Medieval Indian Economy and Numismatics
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Exam Year
2022
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UPSC LevelID: ART_MIS_2022_02 Ref: Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals by Satish Chandra
In medieval India, the term 'Fanam' referred to:
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In medieval India, the term 'Fanam' referred to coins. These were standard currency units in South India, specifically Travancore, and the term is still associated with money in Tamil and Malayalam.