currency Flashcards

1
Q

coins used in mewar region

A

coins from sassian iranian empire and gadhiya coins of gujarat were used later mughal coins gained prominence

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2
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who introduced copper coins in mewar

A

maharana kumbha and had devnagri script wriiten on it

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2
Q

who introduced copper coins in mewar

A

maharana kumbha

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3
Q

which king had no coins incribed in his name in mewar

A

king udai singh

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4
Q

what were the coins that were brought by babur called

A

tankas and shahrukhi

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5
Q

who incribed shia kalema in coins

A

humayaun under treaty with safavid treaty

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6
Q

who started coins as rupaiya

A

sher shah suri

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7
Q

who centralized rupaiyaa

A

akbar

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8
Q

dam falus

A

copper coin during akbar

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9
Q

rupaaiya was

A

silver coin

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10
Q

who introduced poetry and calligraphy in coins

A

jahangir

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11
Q

who included zodiac signs in coins

A

jahangir

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12
Q

nur jahan coins by

A

jahangir

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13
Q

who developed scatter coins nazar lagna

A

jahangir

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14
Q

british obtained permission of which king to make coins

A

venkat raya chandragiri king

and obtained in condition that 1.5% profit to be given

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15
Q

first coins of eic called

A

pagodas which were very similar to vijaynagar coins

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16
Q

what is fanam

A

silver coins by EIC

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17
Q

what were copper coins called

A

cash

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18
Q

dudu and fanam were

A

copper coins by EIC
10 cash =1 dudu
8 dudu = 1 fanam

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19
Q

how much fanam was one pagoda

A

36 and these copper coins were also called pies or paise

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20
Q

what was mint bastian

A

st george fort and was called so as they minted coins

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21
Q

when did european style coins emerge `

A

1672 in bombay

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22
Q

carolina , angelina, copperoon, tinny

A

coins

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23
Q

till 1834 brishers used which coins

A

mughal coins

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24
Q

what was fanam in vijaynagar kingdom

A

gold coins

25
Q

silver coins in vijaynagar were called

A

tara

26
Q

what was ratti

A

weight measurement which was equal to 0.11gm

27
Q

who issued vishnu coins which disc and conch on each sides

A

krishnadevraya it was also called durgi pagoda

28
Q

gandberunda coins by

A

achuyta devraya

29
Q

gandhikata pagoda

A

aliyar ram raya released it

30
Q

triswami pagoda was minted by

A

vijaynagar

31
Q

where did danish first attack

A

ceylon

32
Q

which european power attacked the triconamalle temple konaswaram

A

danish

33
Q

fano

A

lead coins issued by dutch

34
Q

tarangambadi also called

A

tranqebar

GIVEN BY TANJORE KING RAGUNNATH NAYAK TO DUTCH

35
Q

what was kas

A

lead coin by danes

36
Q

which european ruler conquered nicobar

A

danish

37
Q

andaman was under which rule

A

british

38
Q

danish also incribed hindu gods

A

yes

39
Q

when was serampore and tranqebar sold to british

A

serampore in 1839 and tranqebar in 1845

40
Q

who was the first king who inscribed himself on the coin

A

alexander

41
Q

from where did bactria arise

A

selucid empire

42
Q

what was speciality of greek coins

A

greek goddess as well as lakhmi devi

43
Q

who issued coins on buddhism (stupa )and hindusim (god and godess )

A

agathocles

44
Q

which king issued largest gold coin during the indo greek

A

eucratides I

45
Q

meander I had which goddess incribes

A

athena

46
Q

what did meander 2 inscribed

A

elephant and dharma chakra

47
Q

2 main cities of pandyan empire was

A

korakai and pandya

48
Q

earlier coins of mauryian were in which shape

A

square

49
Q

common pandyan currency

A

kasu

50
Q

which language was used in pandyan coins

A

sankrit or bramhi in gold or silver

and tamil in copper coins

51
Q

which delhi sultanate ruler had greek influence in coins

A

ittutmish

52
Q

who was the first sultan who was gifted robes from sultan of baghdad

A

ittutmish and therefore started prinitng certifate of caliph in coins

53
Q

gold was less circulated during slave dyasty ?

A

yes

54
Q

who started gold coins during khiljis

A

alauddin khilji

55
Q

who called himself sikander al saani

A

alauddin khilji

56
Q

who experimented by releasing square coins in khilji

A

qutubuddin khilji

57
Q

who printed in his coins great real khalif of muslim

A

qutubuddin khilji

58
Q

who was first ruler to incribe in coins messiah of religion

A

ghiyasuddin tuqluq

59
Q

which coins had arab influence

A

lodi coins