Who was appointed to oversee the imperial mints under Akbar?

Khwaja Abdus Samad Shirazi, a renowned calligrapher and artist, was tasked with standardizing the minting process.

Akbar's Currency Reforms and the Copper Dam (2019 PYQ)

ID: MED_MUG_2019_50 Ref: Irfan Habib, The Agrarian System of Mughal India

Assertion (A): Akbar, like Shershah, tried to regulate the currency. Reason (R): The chief copper coin of Akbar's time was the Dam.

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Correct Option: C

Akbar successfully regulated Mughal currency by standardizing mints and coin purity, continuing reforms started by Sher Shah Suri. While the Dam was a major copper coin, it was not the only chief coin in use.