Coins play an important role in the development of mankind. After serving their role as currency in their respective periods, they assume a new character as a reliable and unbiased source of history. The importance of coins as a source for ancient Indian historiography has long been realized by the historians. However, for medieval Indian historiography the numismatic evidence provided by the coins have so far not achieved its due position – a fact underlined throughout the writings of Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta – the world renowned doyen of Indian numismatics. The essays presented in this Volume cover various aspects of medieval Indian history-from the Sultans of Delhi to the East Indian Company and have been selected amongst Dr. Gupta’s large number of learned writings contributed in various prestigious journals over a span of fifty years. The Volume will, thus, command the interest of historians, numismatists, coin-collectors and the students of Indian history in general.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Parmeshwari Lal Gupta
Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta was the Founder-Director of the Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, Nasik. Presently he is the Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the Institute. His academic contributions range from archaeology, history, epigraphy, paleography, sigllography and numismatics to Political Science, Sociology, Law, Popular Science, Hindi literature and linguistics.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sanjay Garg
Sanjay Garg had his earliest lessons in numismatics from Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta at the Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, Nasik. His pubpished works include The Coins of Dal Khalsa and Lahore Darbar (1989) which he coauthored with Dr. Gupta. Besides, he has edited Indian Numismatics, History, Art and Culture: Essays in Honour of Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta 2 vols. (1992). He is also an Associate Editor of the Numismatic Digest (since 1990). Shri Garg is at present an Assistant Director of Archives in the National Archives of India, New Delhi.
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