Iltutmish is credited with introducing the pure Arabic coinage in India. He introduced the silver *Tanka*, which weighed 175 grains and was the standard coin, and the copper *Jital* as the lower-denomination coin. This marks a significant development in the coinage of the Sultanate.
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Who introduced the first Islamic currency (Dinar and Dirham) with Arabic inscriptions?
Urdu developed as a 'Lashkari' (camp) language, blending Persian, Arabic, and Turkish vocabulary with local Indian dialects (Khariboli) during Muslim rule in India.
Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Its name translates to 'Gate of Tears' in Arabic, referring to the dangers attending its navigation.
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Which country is the top producer of Coffee beans?
Mandarin uses Hanzi (logographic characters). While Hindi is also a major language using Devanagari, Mandarin's native speaker population is significantly larger.