COIN OF EMPEROR JAHĀNGĪR
Sep 10, 2020
2 minutes
Influenced by Shēr Shah, the sultan of the Suri Empire, Mughal Emperor Akbar introduced a tri-metallic currency with coins – dams, rupees and mohurs – made out of copper, silver and gold respectively. Dams were the small, basic coins used for small payments in the 16th century, but by the 17th century silver rupees
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