Where did this money come from?
UAE dirham
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
9 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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DocumentedQualified
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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 liraDocumentedPredecessor1835–1838
Calcutta sicca rupeeDocumentedMultiple connectionsINR
Indian rupee2 connectionsLater contribution1966
Saudi riyalDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1973
Bahraini dinarDocumentedPredecessor1973
Qatar and Dubai riyalDocumentedThis currencyAED
UAE dirhamDates, conversion terms and evidence 10 connections
Indian rupee Bahraini dinar
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.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Bahraini dinar UAE dirham
1973Documented0.1 BHD = 1 AEDAbu Dhabi converted Bahraini dinars into ten UAE dirhams each. Territorial adoption, not replacement of Bahrain’s currency in Bahrain.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Calcutta sicca rupee Indian rupee
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Dutch lion-dollar trade account unit Turkish lira
1690QualifiedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Turkish lira Saudi riyal
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 ↗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.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.