Question

Under whose rule, Tanka, the silver coin and Jital, the copper coins were used?
(A) Mughal period
(B) Delhi Sultanate period
(C) Gupta period
(D) Maurya period

Answer 1

Hint: IItumishi was the leader who controlled the dynasty from 1211 to 1236 AD. He was one of the slaves of Qutb-ud din Aibak who later evolved the Santa. He overthrew Multan and Bengal from challenging rulers and Ranthambhore and Siwalik from their leaders

Complete step-by-step solution:
Iltutmish brought Silver Tanka and Copper Jital, the two coins of the Delhi Sultanate. The coins before Iltutmish were inaugurated by the invaders which assume the Sanskrit symbols and even Bull and Shivalinga. Iltutmish was the primary first-person to inaugurate a “Pure Arabic Coin” in India. The Coins were inscribed with “The Mighty Sultan, Sun of the Empire and the Faith, Conquest-laden, Il-tutmish,” after he obtained an investiture of Sovereign Sultan of Delhi from the Caliph of Baghdad. The Silver Tanka published by Iltutmish which weighs 175 grains. Gold Tanka of the similar weight was later published by Balban.
Hence, Tanka, the silver coin and Jital, the copper coins were utilized during the Delhi Sultanate rule. They were inaugurated by Iltutmish. The Silver Tanka issued by Iltutmish which weighs 175 grains. The new system worked as the purpose of coinage for much of the Sultanate period and even beyond.
From the above statement it is clear that Under Delhi sultanate rule, Tanka, the silver coin and Jital, the copper coins were used.

Thus, option (B) is correct.

Note: Delhi sultanate, chief Muslim sultanate in north India from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century. Its innovation owed much to the movements of Muḥammad ibn Sām and his lieutenant Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak from 1175 to 1206 and extremely to successes at the wars of Taraōrī in 1192 and Chandawar in 1194.