Evolution of Coin Design in India(900-999) C.E
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Rajput Kingdoms
by Gahadavala Dynasty
by Gahadavala Dynasty
The Gahadavala dynasty (IAST: Gahadavalas) also known as the Gahadavalas of Kannauj, was a Rajput dynasty that ruled parts of the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during the 11th and 12th centuries. Their capital was located at Banaras (now Varanasi) in the Gangetic Plains, and for a brief period, they also controlled Kannauj. The coins of various Rajput princes's ruling in Hindustan and Central India were usually of gold, copper, or billon, very rarely silver. These coins had the familiar goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, on the obverse. In these coins, the goddess was shown with four arms rather than the usual two arms of the Gupta coins; the reverse carried the Nagari legend. The seated bull and horseman were almost invariable devices on Rajput copper and bullion coins.
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