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Indian rupee

Explore the rupee’s documented branches across South Asia, the Gulf and East Africa.

Grows from Calcutta sicca rupee

20in use today
25dated histories in this lineage

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1765180018501900195020002026CURRENT CURRENCIES / CONTINUATIONSEast African shilling → Kenyan shilling · 1966 · DocumentedEast African shilling → Tanzanian shilling · 1966 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Kenya and Uganda florin · 1920 · DocumentedKenya and Uganda florin → East African shilling · 1922 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Pakistani rupee · 1947–1948 · DocumentedPakistani rupee → Bangladeshi taka · 1972 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Kuwaiti dinar · 1961 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Bahraini dinar · 1965 · DocumentedQatar and Dubai riyal → UAE dirham · 1973 · DocumentedBahraini dinar → UAE dirham · 1973 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Omani rial · 1970 · DocumentedEast African shilling → Ugandan shilling · 1966–1967 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Iraqi dinar · 1932 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Bhutanese ngultrum · 1974 · DocumentedEthiopian birr → Eritrean nakfa · 1997 · DocumentedMauritian rupee → Seychellois rupee · 1914–1947 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Ceylon / Sri Lankan rupee · 1872–1949 · DocumentedEast African shilling → Somali shilling · 1961 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyEast African shilling → Ethiopian birr · 1945 · DocumentedSouth Arabian / South Yemeni dinar → Yemeni rial · 1990–1996 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyCalcutta sicca rupee → Indian rupee · 1835–1838 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Myanmar kyat · 1937–1947 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Mauritian rupee · 1877–1934 · DocumentedCeylon / Sri Lankan rupee → Maldivian rufiyaa · 1947 · DocumentedIndian rupee → Qatar and Dubai riyal · 1966 · DocumentedEast African shilling → South Arabian / South Yemeni dinar · 1965 · DocumentedIndian rupee → German East African rupee–pesa accounting · Evidence period: 1890–1904 · QualifiedGerman East African rupee–pesa accounting → East African shilling · 1922 · Qualified · Later adoption into an existing currencyCalcutta sicca rupee · Dated evidence: 1765–1838. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Calcutta sicca rupeeIndian rupee · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1835–1974. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.INRIndian rupeeIndian rupeeCeylon / Sri Lankan rupee · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1872–1949. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.LKRCeylon / Sri Lankan rupeeMauritian rupee · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1876–1947. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.MURMauritian rupeeGerman East African rupee–pesa accounting · Dated evidence: 1909–1922. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.German East African rupee–pesa accountingSeychellois rupee · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1914–1974. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.SCRSeychellois rupeeKenya and Uganda florin · Dated evidence: 1920–1922. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Kenya and Uganda florinEast African shilling · Dated evidence: 1921–1969. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.East African shillingIraqi dinar · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1932–2003. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.IQDIraqi dinarMyanmar kyat · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1937–1952. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.MMKMyanmar kyatEthiopian birr · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1945–1997. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.ETBEthiopian birrMaldivian rufiyaa · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1947. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.MVRMaldivian rufiyaaPakistani rupee · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1947–1972. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.PKRPakistani rupeeSomali shilling · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1961–1962. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.SOSSomali shillingKuwaiti dinar · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1961. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.KWDKuwaiti dinarSouth Arabian / South Yemeni dinar · Dated evidence: 1965–1996. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.South Arabian / South Yemeni dinarBahraini dinar · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1965–1973. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.BHDBahraini dinarKenyan shilling · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1966–1967. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.KESKenyan shillingTanzanian shilling · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1966. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.TZSTanzanian shillingUgandan shilling · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1966–1987. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.UGXUgandan shillingQatar and Dubai riyal · Dated evidence: 1966–1973. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Qatar and Dubai riyalOmani rial · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1970–1972. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.OMROmani rialBangladeshi taka · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1972. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.BDTBangladeshi takaQatari riyal · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1973. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.QARQatari riyalUAE dirham · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1973. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.AEDUAE dirhamBhutanese ngultrum · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1974. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.BTNBhutanese ngultrumYemeni rial · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1990–1996. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.YERYemeni rialEritrean nakfa · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1997. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.ERNEritrean nakfaQatar and Dubai riyal → Qatari riyal · 1973 · Documented

Connected currencies from other lineages appear as context and are excluded from the lineage count. Historical track lengths follow dated evidence and connections; they do not establish complete lifetimes. Every euro endpoint represents the same currency.

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