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Qatar and Dubai riyal
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Predecessor1700–1794
Mughal rupee–dam accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contribution1818–1835
Madras pagoda–fanam accountingQualified · Later contributionLater contribution1690
Dutch lion-dollar trade account unitQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1928–1936
Turkish liraDocumentedLater contribution1793–1802
Patna Sanwat / Azeemabadee rupee accountDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1835–1838
Calcutta sicca rupeeDocumentedLater contribution1955
Hyderabad Osmania / Hali sicca rupeeDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1966
Indian rupeeDocumentedLater contribution1966
Saudi riyalDocumented · Later contributionThis currency
Qatar and Dubai riyalDates, conversion terms and evidence 9 connections
Calcutta sicca rupee Indian rupee
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1690QualifiedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Turkish lira Saudi riyal
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Hyderabad Osmania / Hali sicca rupee Indian rupee
1955DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Saudi riyal Qatar and Dubai riyal
1966DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Indian rupee Qatar and Dubai riyal
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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Qatar and Dubai riyalSuccessor or branchQAR
Qatari riyal1973Documented1 Qatar and Dubai riyal = 1 QAR
Successor or branchAED
UAE dirham1973Documented1 Qatar and Dubai riyal = 1 AED
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Qatar and Dubai riyalSuccessor or branch1973
Qatari riyalDocumentedSuccessor or branch1973
UAE dirhamDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 2 connections
Qatar and Dubai riyal Qatari riyal
1973Documented1 Qatar and Dubai riyal = 1 QARQatar continued with a separate riyal at par after the joint issue ended.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Qatar and Dubai riyal UAE dirham
1973Documented1 Qatar and Dubai riyal = 1 AEDQatar–Dubai riyals converted into UAE dirhams at par. The non-Abu Dhabi branch; day precision remains unresolved.
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