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Pakistani rupee
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
6 ancestors1 descendantEstablished connections in this atlas
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Predecessor1700–1794
Mughal rupee–dam accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contribution1818–1835
Madras pagoda–fanam accountingQualified · Later contributionLater contribution1793–1802
Patna Sanwat / Azeemabadee rupee accountDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1835–1838
Calcutta sicca rupeeDocumentedLater contribution1955
Hyderabad Osmania / Hali sicca rupeeDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1947–1948
Indian rupeeDocumentedThis currencyPKR
Pakistani rupeeDates, conversion terms and evidence 6 connections
Indian rupee Pakistani rupee
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Calcutta sicca rupee Indian rupee
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Hyderabad Osmania / Hali sicca rupee Indian rupee
1955DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Patna Sanwat / Azeemabadee rupee account Calcutta sicca rupee
1793–1802DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Mughal rupee–dam accounting Calcutta sicca rupee
Evidence period: 1700–1794QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Madras pagoda–fanam accounting Indian rupee
Evidence period: 1818–1835QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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This currencyPKR
Pakistani rupeeSuccessor or branchBDT
Bangladeshi taka1972Documented1 PKR = 1 BDT
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This currencyPKR
Pakistani rupeeSuccessor or branch1972
Bangladeshi takaDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 1 connection
Pakistani rupee Bangladeshi taka
1972Documented1 PKR = 1 BDTBangladesh’s taka succeeded the Pakistani rupee at equal unit value. Year precision distinguishes the accounting transition from first national banknote issue.
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