Panchtoliya

Panchtoliya was an old cotton cloth of the Mughal period.

The credit of Panchtoliya goes to the Mughal empress Nur Jahan.

She was very fashion enthusiastic, encouraged, and introduced many styles and varieties of cloths of her interest.

Few examples are Panchtoliya, badla (silver-threaded brocade), kinari (silver-threaded lace), and Dudami ( a flower-patterned muslin, used for gowns) weighing just two dams.

[1][2][3][4][5] Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak mentioned Panchtoliya in Ain-i-Akbari with a price of 1-3 Muhr.