• Dr. Sukhwinder Kalsi

The history of North East India is a relatively less explored area. During the pre – modern era, six independent dynastic kingdoms viz. Tripura, Cooch Bejhar, Ahom, Kachar, Jaintiapur and Manipur flourished in the region. Each had its own independent government and currency system. The fact that each of these regional kingdoms had their own currencies for a long period indicates that they had developed their trade and trade relation with other areas. As the Ahoms believe in their self sufficiency they did not mix freely with other states and limited quantity of essential commodities were allowed to enter the state. Foreign traders were not encouraged to set within the Ahom Kingdom. Thus issuing of lower denominations indicates the growing use of money in trade where smaller transactions were done in terms of money exchange. The paper attempts to present a study of the coins of lower denominations struck by the Ahom rulers and their use in local trade.

ahoms, paiks, denomination, cowries

"Contextualizing Local Trade through Coins of Lower Denomination by the Ahoms (Medieval Period) ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 5, page no.1145-1148, May-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701577.pdf

"Contextualizing Local Trade through Coins of Lower Denomination by the Ahoms (Medieval Period) ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 5, page no. pp1145-1148, May-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701577.pdf