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Mughal Empire |
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- (title Padshah, sometimes Padshah-e Hind =
Emperor of India)
- Eventually, Delhi and almost all the rest of
India fell under a dynasty arising out of the far northwest, the Mughals
["Mongols", from the fact that Babur was a great-great-great grandson of
Timur (Tamburlane)]. Capital:
Agra 1526-1540, 1555-1570, 1616-1648; Fatehpur Sikri 1570-1585; Lahore
1585-1599; Delhi: 1599-1613, 1648-1858; Ajmer 1613-1616).
- Zahir ud-Din
Muhammad Babur Mirza S/o Umar Shaykh...27 May 1526 - 26 Dec 1530
- He was the ruler of
Samarqand briefly from 1497-1498 (AH 903) and again 1500 (AH 905-906),
Eastern Khorasan and Transoxian 1500-1530. After the Battle of panipat
on 21 Apr 1526,
the Battle of Khanwa (Khanua) was the second in a series of three major
battles, fought near the village of Khanwa, about 60 km west of Agra on
March 17, 1527. Babur defeated a formidable army raised by Rana Sanga of
Mewar in this ten hour battle and firmly established his rule over
northern India. Battle of Ghaghra, which is the third and last battle,
occurred on May 6, 1529 mainly Babur, Humayun and Askari on one side
while Sultan Mahmud Lodi, Sultan Nusrat Shah, Sultan Jalal ud-Din Lohani
and Sher Shah Suri on the other side. Mughal won this battle as well.
Babur died at the age of 47 on December 26, 1530 of an unknown illness
and was succeeded by his eldest son, Humayun. Babur's silver Tankas,
also known as Shahrukhis were struck at Khorasanian and Transoxianan
mints AH 906-933 (1500-1530). After invading India, this Tankas or
Shahrukhis were struck principally at Kabul, Lahore, Agra, Jaunpur and
Delhi. These first Mughal coins of India are considered reasonably
common.
See one of his
Shahrukh minted at
Qanadar AH 933 (1527).
- Naseer ud-din
Muhammad Humayun S/o Babur (1st
time).28 Dec
1530 - 17 May 1539 d. 1556
- Humayun silver
shahrukis (4.7g) were struck at various Indian mints and are considered
common. Humayun after 1539, was forced to seek Safavid protection as a
vassal of the Safavid Tahmasp I at the end of AH 950 and returned with
Safavid reinforcement to Qandahar late in AH 951. He had to produce
extremely rare Shahruki and half Shahruki at Qandahar with Shiite Kalma.
He abandoned the Safavid alliance early in AH 952. A
scarce
1/4 gold Ashrafi were also struck at Badakhshan but without mint name AH
937-963 (1530-1556). Humayun lost his Indian territories to the Pashtun
noble, Sher Shah Suri, and, with Persian aid, regained them fifteen
years later.
- Kamran Mirza S/o
Babur [Kabul &
Lahore]....................1530
- 1555
- According to the Mughal
historian Abul Fazl, Babur’s last words to Humayun were “do nothing
against your brothers, even though they may deserve it.” His brother
Kamran Mirza rebelled against him as he governor of Kabul and Qandahar.
In 1538 Kamran first crossed into India, bringing with him 12,000
soldiers, while Humayun was away fighting in Bengal. He appeared to have
come in order to put down the rebellion of his brother Hindal against
Humayun. However, despite Humayun’s calls for help, Kamran offered him
no aid whatsoever. After Humayun returned from his defeat at the Battle
of Chausa, Kamran refused to place his troops under Humayun’s command as
he was more interested in taking power for himself. Seeing no chance of
furthering his ambition, Kamran withdrew back to Lahore. Following his
success in the Battle of Kaunaj in 1540, the new ruler of northern
India, Sher Shah, ordered Humayun to leave India and settle in Kabul.
Kamran was unwilling to hand the city over to his brother though. At
this point Kamran went behind Humayun's back and offered to support Sher
Shah, if the latter would give him the Punjab in return. His offer was
refused. At this point Humayun was urged by his advisors to put his
brother to death, but he refused. After a series of disastrous attempts
to retake his throne, Humayun crossed the Indus in 1543. Rather than
welcoming him, Kamran sent his younger brother Askari out to catch him
and bring him to Kabul. Humayun managed to escape his brother’s clutches
though and sought refuge in the court of the ruler of Persia, Shah
Tahmasp I. When Humayun was in Persia, Kamran offered the Shah, the city
of Kandahar if he would hand his brother over to him. Shah Tahmasp
favoured Humayun in this fraternal squabble however, and provided him
with troops with which he defeated Kamran. Humayun was able to enter
Kabul in November 1545 in a bloodless takeover, as Kamran’s rule had
been oppressive, and the population of the city was keen to be rid of
him. Although Humayun resisted the pressure to put his rebellious
brother to death, he was persuaded that something needed to be done
about him so he reluctantly had him blinded. Humayun then sent him off
to perform the Hajj to Makkah, where he died in 1557. Other brothers of
Humayun were Hindal and Askari. An extremely rare 1/4 gold Ashrafi were struck
by Kamran Mirza at Badakhshan AH 937-962 (1530-1555).
See one of his
Shahrukhi minted at Kabul AH 937-962 (1530-1555).
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Suri Dynasty.........................................17
May 1539 - 1555
- MUGHAL
EMPIRE (restored)
- Naseer ud-din
Muhammad Humayun S/o Babur (2nd
time)..22 Feb
1555 - 27 Jan 1556
- While Sikandar Shah was
busy with his struggle against Ibrahim Shah, Humayun captured Lahore in
February 1555. Another detachment of his forces captured Dipalpur. Next,
the Mughal army occupied Jalandhar and their advanced division proceeded
towards Sirhind. Sikandar sent a force of 30,000 horses but they were
defeated by the Mughal army in a battle at Machhiwara and Sirhind was
occupied by the Mughals. Sikandar, then led an army of 80,000 horses
himself and met the Army at Sirhind. On June 22, 1555, Sikandar was
defeated by the Mughal army and was compelled to retreat to the Sivalik
Hills in northern Punjab. The victorious Mughals marched to Delhi and
occupied it. Full title:
Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Jam-i-Sultanat-i-haqiqi wa
Majazi, Sayyid al-Salatin, Abu'l Muzaffar Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun
Padshah Ghazi, Zillu'llah.
Coronation on 30 December 1530 at Agra.
- Hem Chandra
Vikramaditya [Hemu] (Hindu
Emperor).........Dec
1555 - 05 Nov 1556
- The son of a food
seller, and himself a vendor of saltpetre at Rewari, he rose to become
Chief of Army and Prime Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri Dynasty.
He fought Afghan rebels across North India from the Punjab to Bengal and
the Mughal forces of Akbar and Humayun in Agra and Delhi, winning 22
battles continuously, without a single setback.
Hemu is known to struck
coins bearing his title.
After the victory of the Mughal ruler Humayun over Adil Shah's brother
Sikander Suri, Mughals regained Punjab, Delhi and Agra after a gap of 15
years on July 23, 1555. At the battle of Chhapparghatta in December
1555, Hemu routed the Bengal forces under Muhammad Shah, who was killed
in the battle. Hemu was in Bengal when Humayun died on January 27, 1556.
Humayun's death gave Hemu an ideal opportunity to defeat the Mughals. He
started a winning march from Bengal through present day Bihar, Eastern
UP and Madhya Pradesh. The Mughal fauzdars evacuated their positions and
fled in panic. In Agra, an important Mughal stronghold, the commander of
Mughal forces Iskander Khan Uzbeg ran away from Agra hearing about
Hemu's invasion without a fight. Etawah, Kalpi, Bayana, in the present
day central and western UP, all came under Hemu's dominion.
In the words of
K. K. Bhardwaj in Hemu the Napoleon of Medieval India, if Vincent A Smith
describes Samudragupta as Indian Napoleon, we can certainly call Hemu
"the Napoleon of Medieval India" as the victor of 22 battles before
dying fighting at Panipat due to sheer bad luck.
Hemu won Delhi after a day's battle on October 06, 1556. Some 3000
soldiers died in this battle. However, Mughal forces led by Tardi Beg
Khan vacated Delhi after a day's fight and Hemu entered Delhi victorious
under a royal canopy. Hemu was crowned at Purana Qila, on 07 October
1556, in the presence of all Afghan Sardars and Hindu Senapatis
(military commanders). On hearing about Hemu's continuous victories and
fall of large territories like Agra and Delhi from Akbar's control, the
Mughal army at Kalanaur lost heart and many commanders refused to fight
Hemu. Most of the commanders advised Akbar to retreat to Kabul as he
would be safer there. However, Bairam Khan, the guardian of Akbar and
chief strategist for army matters, insisted on fighting Hemu in an
effort to gain control of Delhi. On November 5, 1556, the Mughal army
met Hemu's army at the historic battle field of Panipat. Bairam Khan
motivated his army by a religious speech and ordered them to move for
battle; Akbar and Bairam Khan stayed back eight miles from the battle
ground. However, Hemu led his large army himself, sitting atop an
elephant. He was poised to achieve victory, when he was wounded in the
eye by an arrow, and collapsed unconscious. This led to extreme
confusion in the soldiers, as no commander was able to make coordinated
decisions. Thus a sure victory was converted by a stroke of chance into
defeat. Unconscious, the almost dead Hemu was captured by Shah Qulin
Khan and carried to the camp of Akbar and Bairam Khan to be executed.
After Hemu's death, a massacre was ordered by Bairam Khan of the
followers of Hemu. Thousands of persons were killed to create terror
among Hindus.
- Abu'l Fath
Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar I S/o Humayun...14 Feb 1556 - 29 Oct 1605
- Akbar had three sons:
Jahangir [Salim], Murad and Daniyal. Bairam Khan is known to be Akbar's
regent 1556-1561. Akbar was a follower of Salim Chishti, a holy man who
lived in the region of Sikri near Agra. Believing the area to be a lucky
one for himself, he had a mosque constructed there for the use of the
saint. Akbar celebrated the victory over Chittor and Ranthambore by
laying the foundation of a new city, 23 miles (37 km) of Agra in 1569.
It was called Fatehpur Sikri (city of victory), honoring the Saint. The
Mughal army also conquered Kabul (1581), Kashmir (1586), and Kandesh
(1601), among others. Akbar installed a governor over each of the
conquered provinces. From the discussions he led there in 1575, Akbar
concluded that no single religion could claim the monopoly of truth.
Therefore inspired and interaction with various religious theologians
had convinced him that despite their differences, all religions had
several good practices, which he sought to combine into a new religious
movement known as Din-i-Ilahi in 1581. On 03 October 1605, Akbar fell
ill with an attack of dysentery, from which he never recovered. He is
believed to have died on or about 29 October 1605, after which his body
was buried at a mausoleum in Sikandra, Agra.
- Hakim Mirza S/o
Humayun (Kabul,
Bihar and Bengal)...........1581
- 10 Aug 1581
- In 1580, some prominent
Muslim officers of Akbar, displeased with his liberal religious
policies, started to conspire against him. Qazi Muhammad Yazdi declared
it the duty of every Muslim to rebel against Akbar. In Bihar and Bengal
they declared Mirza Hakim, Akbar's stepbrother and Governor of Kabul, to
be the emperor. Akbar sent armies to Bihar and Bengal to crush this
rebellion, while he himself started towards Kabul; Man Singh (Kacchwaha
King of Amber, a state later known as Jaipur) with him. Akbar himself
arrived at Kabul on August 10, 1581. Hakim was pardoned by Akbar, but
his sister "Bakhtunissa Begum" was appointed Governor of Kabul. After
Akbar returned to Fatehpur Sikri; Bakhtunissa remained as the nominal
head of state, while Hakim acted as the Governor (Hakim died in July,
1582).
- Nur-ud-din
Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar [Rebel]................1600
- 1605
- In 1600, when Akbar was
away from the capital on an expedition, Salim broke into an open
rebellion, and declared himself Emperor. Akbar had to hastily return to
Agra and restore order. There was a time when Akbar thought of putting
his eldest grandson Khusrau Mirza on the throne instead of Salim. Prince
Khusrau Mirza, when he attempted to claim the throne based on Akbar's
will to become his next heir. Khusrau Mirza was defeated in 1606 and
confined in the fort of Agra. As punishment Khusrau Mirza was blinded,
and the Sikh Guru Arjun (the religious fifth guru) tortured for five
days until he had disappeared while taking a bath in a river. Coins were
produced under Salim's name mainly at Ahmadabad, Kabul and Allahabad
during Ilahi year (IE) 45-50 (1600-1605).
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Naseer ud-din
Muhammad
Humayun coinage: 1530 - 1539 and 1555 - 1556 [AH 937- 946 and
962-963]. |
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MM# 3014 Bahloli (½ Dam).
Year:
AH 937 (1530).
Weight: 9.04g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
16.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Agra.
Observe:
"Fi Tarikh Sanat 937" (In date year 937).
Reverse:
"Dar al Khilafat zarb Agra" (Struck at the Seat of Leadership/Rule,
Agra).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
937-939 and 941-942. Ruler:
Humayun S/o Babur (1530-1556). |
Note: The coins
of Humayun and Babur are almost similar - specially the ones from
Agra. The only way to distinguish between the two is the date -
before AH 937 is Babur and after AH 937 are Humayun. AH 937 are a
problem as it is a year that covers both rulers. He has come to a
conclusion that the coins of Humayun are those with the epithet Dar
al Khilafat - seat of the capital. Babur's capital was Delhi and
hence the coins of Agra during his rule were having epithet Dar al
Darb or Qilla Agra for Agra. MM reference is taken from Michael
Mitchiner's book "Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of
Islam" by Hawkins Publications 1977 (ISBN 0904173151). |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 942 (1535).
Weight: 8.94g.
Alignment: Rotated. |
Note: Humayun's coin with Shia
Kalima during his exile at Qandahar under Persian ruler, Shah Tahmasp
I, can be seen under
Afghanistan listing. |
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Jalaluddin Muhammad
Akbar I coinage: 1556
- 1605 [AH 963-1014]. |
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"Adl Akbar"
countermarked coinage |
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SA#2991 / MM# 1982 Tanka.
Year:
ND (1561-1583).
Weight: 4.60g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
27.50 mm x 26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Bokhara.
Obverse: "Adl Akbar" countermarked in
the center.
Reverse:
Kalima in the center circle.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A (1561-1583). Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Type: Rare.
Note: These type of Tanka were
countermarked with "adl' on Iskandar Shaybanid (ruled: 1561-1583)
coins. Uzbek Shaybanid rulers were the enemy of the Timurid. Timurid
ruler Babar created the Mughal Empire in India and used
the opportunity to reconquer their ancestral territories in South
Central Asia several times.
This and earlier reigns / rulers coins were occasionally
countermarked in the Mughal Empire, sometimes with the name of Akbar.
More commonly with just the name of the city (always Kabul or
Qandahar) and the Date. "Adl Akbar 983" countermark on Bokhara Tanka
(MM# 1982) and "Adl Akbar 984" countermark on Balkh Tanka (MM# 1981)
of Iskandar Shaybanid are known. |
Mahmudi coinage |
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KM#71.1 Half Mahmudi.
Year:
AH 1026 (1617).
Weight: 2.69g [2.70 - 2.80g].
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
12.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Mulher.
Obverse: "جلال الدین محمد اکبر بادشاہ غازی" (Jalal ud-Din
Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi) written within square. This
coin has a clear date which is unlisted in Krause publications. It
is clearly a posthumously issue of Akbar. |
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written within square
/ AH 1026.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
ND (1575-1810) and AH1025
(1616). Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605).
This Mahmudi coin was made to trade with
Persian merchants at port Surat and were continuously produced even
after Akbar's death. Akbar conquered Gujarat in AH 980 (1572) and
then temporarily lost control during Muzaffar Shah's revolt of AH
991 (1583).
Note:
Mulher (Mayurnagari) is a village in the Nashik district of
Maharashtra, India. It is located on the right (south) bank of the
Mausam River, 3.5 km by road east (downstream) of the village of
Vide Digar and the Haranbari Dam. It is 9 km by road west (upstream)
of Taharabad. It is located on State Highway 14. The Mulher Fort is
located in the Mulher village. |
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KM#72.1 / MM#3042a Unit / Mahmudi Baglana
/ Half Rupee.
Year: AHxx16 = 1016 or 1216 (1607 or
1801).
Weight: 5.56g [5.40 - 5.60g].
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
14.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Mulher.
Obverse: "جلال الدین محمد اکبر بادشاہ غازی" (Jalal ud-Din
Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi) written within square. |
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written within square
/ AHxx16.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1010-1029 (1600-1620) and later posthumously AH1215-1217
(1800-1802). Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year: ND (1600-1620 and 1800-1802).
Weight: 5.63g. Diameter:
14.25 mm.
Alignment: Coin. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year: ND (1600-1620 and 1800-1802).
Weight: 5.65g. Diameter:
15.50 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
General Mughal
coinage |
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KM#13.1 Damri (1/8 Dam).
Year:
ND (1556-1605).
Weight: 2.34g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
12.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Urdu Zafar
Qarin.
Obverse: Urdu Zafar
Qarin.
Reverse:
Zarb Falus.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A (1556-1605). Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
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Dam. Year:
ND (1556-1605).
Weight: 20.30g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Obverse:
Falus Mint:
N/A.
Unknown coin, most probably issued by Akbar. |
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MM# 3121 / KM#28.41 Dam / Falus.
Year:
AH 964 (1557).
Weight: 20.67g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Narnol.
Obverse:
"Nuhshad wa Shast wa Chahaar" (900 + 60 + 4) with digit Date AH 964.
Reverse:
Falus
Zarb Narnol.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
962 and 964. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
Note: Narnaul is a city, a
municipal council and headquarters of the Mahendragarh district in
the Indian state of Haryana. |
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MM# 3080 / KM#29.1 Dam / Falus.
Year:
AH 987 (1579).
Weight: 20.52g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmedabad.
Obverse:
"Nuhshad Hashtad Haft" (900 + 80 + 7) with digit Date AH
987 at the bottom.
Reverse:
"Falus Zarb Dar al-Sultanat Ahmedabad".
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
981-987. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Dotted line in the center within two bars on both sides. |
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MM# 3082 / KM#28.3 Dam / Falus.
Year:
AH 996 (1588).
Weight: 20.66g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ajmer.
Obverse:
"Nuhshad Wa Navad Wa Shesh" (900 + 90 + 6) with digit
Date AH 996 at the bottom.
Reverse:
Zarb Ajmer Sharif.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
980-996. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
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MM# 3126 Dam / Falus.
Year:
AH 1000 (1592).
Weight: 20.12g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Urdu
Zafar-e-Qarin.
Obverse:
Zarb Alif Falus (Falus struck in Thousand).
Reverse: Urdu
Zafar-e-Qarin.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
Note: Urdu Zafar-e-Qarin was a
military camp mint which remained with the soldiers / warriors
during war to mint coins. |
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KM#32.3 Dam / Falus.
Year:
Ilahi Year 3x [AH 994 or 1586 CE].
Weight: 20.63g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Allahabad.
Obverse:
"Sanah" written above. "Ilahi" written in the center. "3x"
written at the right side.
Reverse: Mihr - Falus Allahabad.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Most of these coins seen are dated Ilahi Year 31. Mihr is the
seventh month of Ilahi calender. |
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KM#23.4 / MM# 3149 Nisfi / Half Dam.
Year:
Ilahi Year 33 [AH 996 or 1588 CE].
Weight: 9.95g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
18.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Kabul.
Obverse: Ilahi year 33.
Reverse:
Falus Kabul.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
Ilahi Year 41 [AH 1004 or 1596 CE].
Weight: 10.06g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal. |
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Falus (Dam).
Year:
Ilahi Year 37 [AH 1000 or 1592/1593 CE].
Weight: 20.07g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Multan.
Obverse:
Ilahi 37 / (بَهمَن) Bahman.
Reverse:
Falus / Zarb Multan.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Bahman is the eleventh month
of Ilahi calendar. |
Ilahi months:
1) Farwardin. 2) Ardibihisht.
3) Khurdad. 4) Tir. 5) Amardad / Mordad. 6) Shahrewar. 7) Mihr. 8) Aban. 9)
Azar. 10) Di. 11) Bahman. 12) Isfandarmuz. |
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Falus (Dam).
Year:
Ilahi Year 38 [AH 1000/1001 or 1593/1594 CE].
Weight: 19.92g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Delhi.
Obverse:
Ilahi 38 / (فروردی) Farwardin.
Reverse:
Falus / Zarb Delhi.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Farwardin is the first month
of Ilahi calendar. |
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Falus (Dam).
Year:
Ilahi Year 40 [AH 1003/1004 or 1595/1596 CE].
Weight: 20.61g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Atak-Banaras.
Obverse:
Ilahi 40 / (اِسفَندارمُذ) Isfandarmuz.
Reverse:
Falus / Zarb Atak Banaras.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Isfandarmuz is the last
month of Ilahi calendar. |
Note: The fort was built by Akbar in
1581, to protect his empire against the inroads of his brother,
Hakim Mirza, governor of Kabul; and he named it Atak-Banaras (now
known as Attock) in contrast to Katak-Banaras, the fort which lay in
the south-east corner of his empire. Another story goes that Akbar,
finding the Indus river impassable, named the fortress Atak, 'the
obstacle,' and that when he effected a crossing he founded Khairabad,
'the abode of safety,' on the western bank of the river. Attock is
located on the bank of the Indus, 80 km (50 mi) from Rawalpindi, 100
km (62 mi) from Peshawar, and 10 km (6 mi) from the Pakistan
Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. The road and railway bridge at Attock
over the Indus river were completed in 1883. |
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KM#66.2 Half Rupee.
Year:
IE48 [1604].
Weight: 5.59g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (5 o' clock).
Mint:
Kabul.
Obverse:
"Azar Ilahi 48" written at the top line. "zarb Kabul"
(Struck at Kabul) written at the bottom line. Dots in circular form
between two circles. Produced in
the month of Azar of Ilahi Year 48. Azar = Sagittarius. |
Reverse: "للہ اکبر" (Allah Akbar
= Allah is the Greatest) written at the top line within the center
circle. "جل جلاله" (Jalla Jalaluhu =
May He be Glorified) written at the bottom line within the center circle.
Dots in circular form between two circles.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
IE45 (1600-1601), IE46 (1601-1602), IE47 (1602-1603),
IE48 (1603-1604), IE49 (1604-1605) and IE50 (1605-1606).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
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Same as above coin KM#66.2 Half Rupee,
but...
Year:
IE50 [1605].
Weight: 5.48g.
Diameter:
17.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated.
Produced in
the month of Farwardin of Ilahi Year 50. Farwardin = Aries. |
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KM#66.3 Half Rupee.
Year:
IE41 [1597].
Weight: 5.69g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
17.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (3 o' clock).
Mint:
Lahore.
Obverse:
"Isfandarmuz Ilahi 41" written at the top line. "zarb
Lahore"
(Struck at Lahore) written at the bottom line. Dots in circular form
between two circles. Produced in
the month of Isfandarmuz of Ilahi Year 41. Isfandarmuz = Pisces. |
Reverse: "للہ اکبر" (Allah Akbar
= Allah is the Greatest) written at the top line within the center
circle. "جل جلاله" (Jalla Jalaluhu =
May He be Glorified) written at the bottom line within the center circle.
Dots in circular form between two circles.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
IE39 (1594-1595), IE40 (1595-1596), IE41
(1596-1597), IE42 (1597-1598), IE43 (1598-1599), IE44 (1599-1600),
IE45 (1600-1601), IE46 (1601-1602), IE47 (1602-1603), IE48
(1603-1604) and IE49 (1604-1605).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
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KM#67.1 Half Rupee.
Year:
IE48 [1604].
Weight: 5.68g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
16.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (7 o' clock).
Mint:
Lahore.
Obverse:
"Mihr Ilahi 48" written at the top line. "zarb
Lahore"
(Struck at Lahore) written at the bottom line. All legends within
octagon (8 sided shape) design. This coin is known as
"Complete Sunburst design". My coin was produced in
the 7th month: Mihr of Ilahi Year 48. Mihr = Libra. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
All legends within octagon (8 sided shape) design.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: IE48 (1603-1604),
IE49 (1604-1605) and IE50 (1605-1606).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Scarce. |
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KM#50.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 975 [1567].
Weight: 11.32g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
28.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (2 o' clock).
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat, Agra.
Obverse:
"Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah
Ghazi" written from bottom to top in the center square. Date
"975" written at the top within 12-curve design circle.
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written within
10-curve design circle.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Perhaps one year type.
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Rare. |
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KM#80.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 980 [1572].
Weight: 11.16g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat, Agra.
Obverse:
"Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah
Ghazi" written from bottom to top in the center square. Date at the right
bottom side anti-clockwise within the center square.
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written within
12-curve design square.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
963 (1556) - 985 (1577). Some issues do
not have complete visible Date.
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Very common type. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 984 [1577].
Weight: 11.21g.
Diameter:
25.00 mm. |
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KM#80.1A Rupee.
Year:
AH xx8 = 978 [1570].
Weight: 11.35g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (9 o'clock).
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat, Agra.
Obverse:
"Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah Ghazi" written from bottom
to top in the center. "khallada allah ta’ala" (may Allah the most
high protect his sovereignty) written at the top.
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written within
5-curved design circle..
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). It has different design and
style from above two coins. |
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KM#80.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH 984 [1577].
Weight: 11.16g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Dar al-Sultanat - Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
"Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah
Ghazi" written from bottom to top in the center dotted square
design. Date at the right
bottom side clockwise.
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in the
center dotted square design.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 980-985 (1573-1578).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Very common type. |
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KM#80.7 Rupee.
Year:
AH 968 [1561].
Weight: 11.35g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
27.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (9 o'clock).
Mint: Dehli
(Delhi).
Obverse:
"Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah Ghazi" written from bottom
to top in the center margin design. Date digits separated within the
center margin design.
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in the
center quatrefoil.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
963 (1556) - 986 (1579).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Unfortunately there is a
test mark on second digit on Obverse side of the displayed coin. |
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Same as above coin
KM#80.7, but on smaller and thicker die. Even the size, position and
style of some words differ.
Rupee.
Year:
AH 984 [1577].
Weight: 11.33g.
Diameter:
22.75 mm.
Alignment: Coin.
Obverse:
"Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah Ghazi" written from bottom
to top in the center square. Date at the bottom right side within
the center square.
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written within
12-curve design square. |
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KM#80.10 / MM# 3036 Rupee.
Year:
AH 977 [1569].
Weight: 11.43g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
27.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafa - Juanpur.
Obverse:
"Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah Ghazi" written from bottom
to top in the center margin design. Date at the top left side within
the center margin design. "Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafa Juanpur" written at
the bottom.
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in the
center quatrefoil. Names of the first four caliphs in the four
corner margins.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 974-983 (1566-1575).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Common type. |
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KM#80.11 Rupee.
Year:
AH 964 [1557].
Weight: 11.29g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (5 o'clock).
Mint:
Kalpi.
Obverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in the
center square. Date at the bottom left side within the center square.
Reverse: "Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah
Ghazi" written from bottom to top in the center square. "zarb
Kalpi" (Struck at Kalpi) written at the bottom outside center
square.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A.
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Scarce second year of
Akbar's Reign. Akbar's First Rupee issue from Kalpi. |
Kalpi is a town and a municipal board in Jalaun district in the
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kalpi is located at 26.12°N 79.73°E.
It has an average elevation of 112 metres (367 feet). It is on the
right bank of the Yamuna. It is situated 78 kilometer south-west of
Kanpur from which it is connected by both road and rail.
It is believed that the city was known as Kalap dev ki kalpi in the
ancient times, later abbreviated to Kalpi. Kalpi is also known as
the birthplace of Maharishi Veda vyas, the writer of Mahabharata and
Puranas. He collected the chants of Vedas and assembled them in an
arranged manner. Kalpi is said to have been founded by King Vasudeva
at the end of the 4th century.
In 1196 it fell to Qutb-ud-din Aybak, the viceroy of Mohammed Ghori,
and during the subsequent Muslim period it played a significant part
in the history of central India. During Akbar's reign, Kalpi was a
governor's seat and had a mint for copper and silver coinage. The
witty Birbal of Akbar's court is considered to be born near this
city. About the middle of the 18th century it passed into the hands
of the Marathas.
The town was captured by the British in 1803, and after 1806
remained in British possession until India's independence in 1947.
Kalpi was a part of Bundelkhand Agency, formed in 1811, and also
housed its headquarters from 1818 to 1824. During this period the
political agent to Governor General of India was appointed and
headquartered in Kalpi. The British East India Company made it one
of their principal stations for providing "commercial investment".
In May 1858 Hugh Rose (Lord Strathnairn) defeated here a force of
Indian rebels led by the Rani of Jhansi. The fortified post of Kalpi,
the former residence of the rulers of Jalaun State, was dismantled
in 1860 by the British and its place was taken by a market known as
Whiteganj. There are many places for visiting like Vyas temple,
Lanka Meenar, 84 Gumbaj and lots of Dargah like Khankah the Dargah
of Sayyad Meer Tirmiji. Kalpi is also birthplace of Ved Vyas ji.
There is a Kali Haveli and Rang Mahal of Birbal. |
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KM#80.12 Rupee.
Year:
AH 986 [1578].
Weight: 11.32g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (5 o'clock).
Mint:
Lahore.
Obverse: "Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah
Ghazi" written from bottom to top in the center square. Date at the
bottom right side within the center square.
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written within
12-curve design square.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 964-986 (1557-1578).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). |
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MM#3043 Rupee.
Year:
AH 992 [1584].
Weight: 11.25g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.00 mm x 18.00 mm.
Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Dar al-Sultanat
- Ahmadabad. Obverse:
"khallad Allah te'ala mulkahu" [(May)
Allah on high perpetuate (his) Kingdom]
written at the top. "Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah Ghazi"
written from bottom to top in the center. Date at the right top
side. Mint name: "Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafa - Ahmadabad" written at the
bottom. |
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in the
center square.
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 992, AH995-996 and AH999 (1584, 1587-1588
and 1591).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Common type. |
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Probably same as above coin from Ahmadabad, but...
Year:
AH 993 [1585]. Diameter:
18.50 mm x 18.50 mm.
Weight: 11.48g.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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MM#3045 Rupee.
Year:
AH 987 [1579].
Weight: 11.25g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.00 mm x 18.00 mm.
Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Dar al-Sultanat - Fatehpur.
Obverse: "khallad Allah te'ala mulkahu"
[(May) Allah on high perpetuate (his) Kingdom]
written at the top. "Jalal ed-din Mohammed Akbar Badshah Ghazi"
written from bottom to top in the center. Date at the right top
side. Mint name: "Zarb Dar al-Sultanat - Fatehpur" written at the
bottom. |
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in the
center square.
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 986-989 (1578-1581).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Common type. |
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MM# 3049-3050 / Lane-Poole 151-155 / Liddle S-35 / Whitehead
220-222. Dam / Falus.
Year:
AH 1000 (1592).
Weight: 11.35g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm x 20.00 mm.
Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: ?.
Mint: Urdu
Zafar-e-Qarin.
Obverse: "khallad Allah te'ala mulkahu"
[(May) Allah on high perpetuate (his) Kingdom]
written at the top with Year "alif" (Thousand). "Jalal ed-din Ghazi Mohammed Akbar
Badshah" written in the center. Mint name: "Zarb Urdu Zafar Qarin"
written at the bottom. |
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in the
center square.
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type. Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note: Very Common
type. |
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KM#82.5 Rupee.
Year: AH 987 [1579].
Weight: 11.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm x 20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Lahore.
Obverse: "khallad Allah te'ala mulkahu"
[(May) Allah on high perpetuate (his) Kingdom]
written at the top (off-flan from the coin). Year "987"
and "Jalal ed-din Ghazi Mohammed Akbar
Badshah" written in the center. Mint name: "Zarb Dar-es-Sultanate
Lahore"
written at the bottom. |
Reverse: la ilaha illa l-Lahi
Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi [Shahada
in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in the
center square.
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
986-988 (1578-1580). Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note: Very Common
type. |
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KM#82.x Rupee.
Year:
AH 998 [1590].
Weight: 10.99g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
19.00 mm x 16.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: unknown as
it is off-flan.
Obverse: "khuld allahu ta'ala" written
above the thick line. "Jalal ud din Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi"
written below the thick line. Date "998" written below the thick
line. |
Reverse:
Kalima.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Common type.
Note:
Similar coin was also on auction on
Numisbids.com. Auction#23 held between 24-25 Feb 2018. Lot: 747. |
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KM#83.3 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 37 [1592-1593].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
16.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Lahore.
Obverse:
"الهی" (Ilahi) indicating the Akbar's calendar written on the left
top side. Ilahi First month "فروردی" (Farwardin) written at the top
right side. "Lahore" mint name written at bottom while Ilhai year
(37) on its right side. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
Mintage: N/A.
Known Mintage Years:
Ilhai 36-38 [1591-1594] with various month
names.
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Common type. Ilahi 37 year matches with
year AH 1000. |
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KM#88.7 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 41 [1596-1597].
Weight: 10.98g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
15.00 mm x 15.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Tatta.
Obverse:
"الهی" (Ilahi) indicating the Akbar's calendar written on the left
top side. Ilahi 8th month "آبان" (Aban) written at the top
right side. "Tatta" mint name written at bottom while Ilhai year
(41) on its right side. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Ilhai 37-50 [1592-1605] with various month
names.
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Common type. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
Ilahi 43 [1598-1599].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
15.00 mm x 15.75 mm.
Alignment: Medal.
Ilahi 9th month "آذَر" (Azar)
written at the top right on Obverse side. |
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KM#93.2 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 3x [1593-1595].
Weight: 11.38g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
"الهی" (Ilahi) indicating the Akbar's calendar written on the left
top side. Ilahi First month "فروردی" (Farwardin) written at the top
right side. "Ahmadabad" mint name written at bottom while Ilhai year
(3x) on its right side. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Ilhai 38-50 [(AH 1000- 1014) 1593-1605].
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Very common type. |
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KM#93.2 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 3x [1593-1595].
Weight: 11.39g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
"الهی" (Ilahi) indicating the Akbar's calendar written on the left
top side. Ilahi Third month "خوُرداد" (Khurdad) written at the top
right side. "Ahmadabad" mint name written at bottom while Ilhai year
(3x) on its right side. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Ilhai 38-50 [(AH 1000- 1014) 1593-1605].
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Very common type. |
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KM#93.2 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 43 [1598-1599].
Weight: 11.23g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
"الهی" (Ilahi) indicating the Akbar's calendar written on the left
top side. Ilahi Fourth month "تیر" (Tir) written at the top right
side. "Ahmadabad" mint name written at bottom while Ilhai year (43)
on its right side. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Ilhai 38-50 [(AH 1000- 1014) 1593-1605].
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Very common type. |
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KM#93.2 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 3x [1593-1595].
Weight: 11.34g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
"الهی" (Ilahi) indicating the Akbar's calendar written on the left
top side. Ilahi Eighth month "آبان" (Aban) written at the top right
side. "Ahmadabad" mint name written at bottom while Ilhai year (3x)
on its right side. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Ilhai 38-50 [(AH 1000- 1014) 1593-1605].
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Very common type. |
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KM#93.2 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 49 [1604-1605].
Weight: 11.39g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
"الهی" (Ilahi) indicating the Akbar's calendar written on the left
top side. Ilahi Ninth month "آذَر" (Azar) written at the top right
side. "Ahmadabad" mint name written at bottom while Ilhai year (49)
on its right side. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Ilhai 38-50 [(AH 1000- 1014) 1593-1605].
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Very common type. |
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KM#93.2 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 4x [1595-1605].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.20 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal; Slightly Rotated.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
"الهی" (Ilahi) indicating the Akbar's calendar written on the left
top side. Ilahi Tenth month "دَی" (Di) written at the top right
side. "Ahmadabad" mint name written at bottom while Ilhai year (4x)
on its right side. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Ilhai 38-50 [(AH 1000- 1014) 1593-1605].
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Very common type. |
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KM#94.3 Rupee.
Year:
Ilahi 48 [1603].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Lahore.
Obverse:
"Farwardin Ilahi 48" written at the top line. "zarb
Lahore"
(Struck at Lahore) written at the bottom line. All legends within
octagon (8 sided shape) design. Produced in
the month of Farwardin of Ilahi Year 48. |
Reverse: "اللہ اکبر جل جلالہ" [(Allah
Akbar, Jalla Jalaluhu) Allah is most great, may He be glorified].
All legends within octagon (8 sided shape) design.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: IE47 (1602-1603),
IE48 (1603-1604) and IE49 (1604-1605).
Ruler:
Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). Note:
Common type. |
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- Nur-ud-din
Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (continued)....03
Nov 1605 - 28 Oct 1627
- Married: Mihrunissa
(Nur Jahan) d/o Ghiyath ud-Din Muhammad Himad ud-Daula. He had fours
sons: Khusrau, Parwiz, Khurram [Shah Jahan I] and Shahryar. Full title:
Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal
Khaqan al-Mukarram, Khushru-i-Giti Panah, Abu'l-Fath Nur-ud-din Muhammad
Jahangir Padshah Ghazi [Jannat-Makaani]).
Coronation on 24 October 1605 at Agra. In 1622, Khurram (Shah Jahan),
younger brother of Khusrau Mirza, had Khusrau murdered in a conspiracy
to eliminate all possible contenders to the throne. Taking advantage of
this internal conflict, the Persians seized the city of Kandahar and as
a result of this loss, the Mughals lost control over the trade routes to
Afghanistan, Persian and Central Asia and also exposed India to
invasions from the north-west. Jahangir opened first relations with the
British East India Company.
- Nur Jahan [wife
of Jahangir]................................1624
- 28 Oct 1627
- Coins of Nur Jahan by
authority of Jahangir were produced from AH 1034-1037 (1624-1627). Nur
Jahan died in 1645.
- Dawar Bakhsh S/o
Khusrau S/o Jahangir (Lahore)..........Nov
1627 - Jan 1628
- Proclimed Badshah, as a
stopgap measure in AH 1037 (1627) by Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan (father of
Arjumand Banu Begum, also known as Mumtaz Mahal, who was the wife of the
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan). Prince Sheharyar was the youngest son of
Jahangir by his wife Ladli Begum. Sheharyar was the stepson and
son-in-law of Jahangir's empress, Nur Jahan. Following Jahangir's death, Nur Jehan supported Shahriyar's attempt to become emperor, but they were
defeated by Shah Jahan. Dewar Bakhsh abdicated in favour of Shah Jahan
on his arrival to Agra from Deccan and retired to Persia, ruling for
three months. A very rare silver Rupee on the name of Dawar Bakhsh is
known dated AH 1037 from Lahore mint.
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Salim
[Jahangir] S/o Akbar
Rebellion coinage: 1600 - 1605. |
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KM#97.1 Rupee.
Year: ND [1600-1605].
Weight: 11.26g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Ilahabad
(Allahabad).
Obverse:
"ھمیشہ ھمچو زرمهروماه رائج باد" (Always
like the gold of the sun and moon, may
ever rule). |
Reverse: "بہغرب و شرق جہان سکہ الہ اباد"
(In the World's east to west, coin of Ilahabad) with Ilahi Year at
the bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
Ilahi Year 45-49 (1600-1605).
Ruler:
Salim [Jahangir] S/o Akbar. |
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Nur-ud-din
Jahangir
coinage: 1605 - 1627 [AH 1014-1037]. |
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KM#126.1B Dam (Falus).
Year:
AH 1022 - RY 8 [1613].
Weight: 19.89g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (5 o' clock).
Mint: Agra.
Obverse:
Zarb Agra, Sannah AH 1022 (Struck at Agra in Year AH 1022).
Reverse: "Jahangir" written at
top line. "Falus" and "RY8" written at bottom line.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1022//8 (1613), AH1023//9 (1614), AH1024/11
(1616) and AH1030//15 (1621).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). |
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KM#145.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1026 - RY 13 [1617].
Weight: 9.33g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Agra.
Obverse:
Ma Bahman Ilahi - Zarb Agra, 1026 RY 13 (month Bahman of Ilahi year,
mint: Agra, year 1026 in the 13th reign year of the accession).
Reverse: "نور الدین جهانگیر شاه اکبر
شاه" (Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1020//6 - 1028//13 (1611-1619).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). |
Note:
Scarce type. The reignal year looks more like
11 rather than 13 without magnifying glass. |
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KM#140.2 Rupee.
Year: ND [1606].
Weight: 11.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Ahmedabad.
Obverse:
"مالك الملك سکه زد بر زر" (The lord of the realm struck money of
Gold).
Pre-accession name "Selim Shah" in couplet.
Scarce type. |
Reverse: "شاه سلطان سلیم شاه اکبر"
[Shah Sultan Selim (son of) Shah Akbar] written in the top line. "ماه
حورداد" (Month Khurdad) written as bottom line.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH xxxx//2 (1606).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627).
Note: Months of Farwardin to Tir
(first four months) only associated with reign year 2 of this year. |
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KM#149.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1024 - RY 10 [1615].
Weight: 11.45g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
19.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Ahmedabad.
Obverse: "نورالدین جهانگیر بادشاه
غازی" (Nur-ud-din Jahangir
Badshah Ghazi) / 1024. |
Reverse: "ماه آذَر الهی"
(Month Azar of Ilahi Year) written at the top section.
"بنام شاه نورالدین جهانگیر مزین باد" (May it be beautified by the
name of Shah
Nur-ud-din Jahangir) written at the bottom section.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1022//8, AH1022//9, AH1023//9, AH1023//10,
AH1024//10, AH1024//11, AH1025//11, AH1025//12 and AH1026//12
(1613-1617).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Somehow Scarce type. "Muzaiyan" poetic couplet. |
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KM#149.4 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1033 - RY xx [1624].
Weight: 11.34g [11.4440g].
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse: "سکہ زد در احمداباد از عنایات
الہ" (Struck money at Ahmadabad by the blessing of God).
Reverse: "شاه نورالدین جهانگیر ابن
اکبر بادشاه" (Shah Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah, son of Akbar
Badshah). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1016//3, AH1022//8, AH1027//13, AH1027//14,
AH1028//14, AH1028//15, AH1029//15, AH1029//16, AH1030//15,
AH1030//16, AH1030//17, AH1031//61 (error for 16), AH1031//16,
AH1031//17, AH1032//18, AH1032//19 and AH1033//19 (1607-1624).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
"Inayat" poetic couplet. Common type.
Irresistible Note: The details
of the life of Inayat Khan are obscure. In March, 1618, Jahangir
mentions in his memoirs that he made Inayat Khan
Bakhshi of the abadis, or paymaster of
the imperial cavalrymen. Jahangir writes that Inayat Khan was "one
of my closest servants and subjects, when he begin the description
of his death in Agra on October 10, 1618, but does not otherwise
mention him anywhere in his diary (Jahangirnama). Jahangir's
description of the death of Inayat Khan is as follows written at
Ajmer: On this date
news came of the death of Inayat Khan. He was one of my closest
servants and subjects. In addition to eating opium he also drank
wine when he had the chance. Little by little he became obsessed
with wine, and since he had a weak frame, he drank more than his
body could tolerate and was afflicted with diarrhea. While so
weakened he was overcome two or three times by something like
epileptic fits. By my order Kakim Rukna treated him, but no matter
what he did it was to no avail. In addition, Inayat Khan developed a
ravenous appetite, and although the doctor insisted that he not eat
more than once a day, he couldn’t restrain himself and raged like a
madman. Finally he developed cachexia and dropsy and grew terribly
thin and weak. Several days prior to this he requested that he be
taken ahead to Agra. I ordered him brought to me to be given leave
to depart. He was put in a palanquin and brought. He looked
incredibly weak and thin. “Skin stretched over bone.” Even his bones
had begun to disintegrate. Whereas painters employ great
exaggeration when they depict skinny people, nothing remotely
resembling him had ever been seen. Good God! How can a human being
remain alive in this shape?... It was so strange I ordered the
artist to draw his likeness. Apart from giving this detailed
account, he ordered the court painter Balchand to draw the likeness
of Inayat Khan. What emerged was a drawing, perhaps one of the best
linear works of Mughal School, along with a painting in colour. In
the painting , Inayat Khan rests on a charpoy. Large bolsters
support his torso and ample pillows steady his head and hands. The
loose jama that Inayat Khan wears falls open to reveal the
courtier’s sickly pallor, skeletal ribcage, and extraordinarily
weakened condition. Although these rare images of death are
routinely included in studies of Mughal painting, scholars fail to
account for their place within the tradition of Mughal miniature
painting, or for the motivations underlying their commission. This
paper examines Dying Inayat Khan’s resonances with Jahangir’s
personal and political interests through three lenses. The first
considers the images in light of Jahangir’s scientific inquiries
into nature and natural life-and-death processes, which are evident
in Jahangir’s commissions of depictions of flora and fauna. The
second investigates ways in which Dying Inayat Khan abides by and
challenges conventions and functions of traditional Mughal court
portraiture. Finally, the third critical lens reveals how Dying
Inayat Khan evokes spiritual concerns that resonate with an
allegorical mode of Mughal portraiture and with Jahangir’s
spiritually-guided perceptions of his own mortality and political
potency. Ultimately, the reality and representations of Inayat
Khan’s death foretell formidable personal and political troubles for
Jahangir and his reign. In the Jahangirnama, Jahangir’s unmistakable
fascination with Inayat Khan’s dying body likely arose in part from
the emperor’s own experience with opium and alcohol addiction.
Jahangir had a great love of wine and opium, and his memoirs include
numerous accounts of large drinking parties where wine and opium
were openly consumed. This miniature "Dying Inayat Khan" (Watercolour
and gilt on paper Bodleian Library, Oxford) which has
inspired many painters over centuries still enchants the artists. |
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KM#141.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH xxx0 [1611].
Weight: 11.29g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmednagar.
Obverse:
Kalima with mint name: Ahmednagar.
Reverse: "نورالدین جهانگیر بادشاه
غازی" (Nur-ud-din Jahangir
Badshah Ghazi) /xxx0.
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Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1014 (1605), AH 1020 (1611) and AH 1027 (1618).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Somehow Scarce type. Note:
Ahmednagar is a city in Ahmednagar district in the state of
Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from
Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who
founded the town in 1494 on the site of a battlefield where he won a
battle against superior Bahamani forces. It was close to the site of
the village of Bhingar. With the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate,
Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam
Shahi dynasty. |
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Same as above coin but Date missing (another variety).
Weight: 11.39g.
Diameter:
18.25 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#145.4
Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 19 [1623].
Weight: 11.32g. Diameter:
20.00 .mm.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Akbarnagar.
Ilahi Month: "فروردی" (Farwardin).
Obverse: "ضرب برهانبور ماه فروردی"
(Zarb Akbarnagar Ma Farwardin) [Struck at Akbarnagar, in month: Farwardin]
/ 19.
Reverse: "شاه نورالدین جهانگیر ابن
اکبر بادشاه" (Shah Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah, son of Akbar
Badshah) /xxxx.
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Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1017/x, AH1021/7,
AH1021/8, AH1022/8, AH1022/9, AH1023/9, AH1023/10, AH1024/10, AH1024/11, AH1025/xx, AH10xx/13,
AH10xx/15, AH10xx/17, AH10xx/18, AH10xx/19, AH10xx/20, AH10xx/21 and
AH10xx/22 [1608-1627].
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Common type. |
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KM#145.5 Rupee.
Year:
ND [1610-1628].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Burhanpur.
Obverse: "شاه نورالدین جهانگیر ابن
اکبر بادشاه" (Shah Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah, son of Akbar
Badshah) /xxxx.
Reverse: "ضرب برهانبور ماه فروردی"
(Zarb Burhanpur Ma Farwardin) [Struck at Burhanpur, in month: Farwardin]
/ xx.
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Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1019/x, AH1020/6, AH1020/7, AH1021/7,
AH1021/8, AH102x/9, AH102x/11, AH102x/14, AH10xx/15, AH103x/16,
AH103x/17, AH103x/18, AH103x/19, AH103x/20, AH1035/21 and AH1037/22
(sic). [1610-1628].
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Common type. |
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KM#149.10 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 4 [1608].
Weight: 11.39g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Burhanpur.
Obverse: "شاه نورالدین جهانگیر ابن
اکبر بادشاه" (Shah Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah, son of Akbar
Badshah).
Reverse: "سکہ زد درشهربرهانپورشاه
دین پناه" (The Shah, Refuge of the Faith, struck coin in the
city of Burhanpur).
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Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1014//(1), AH 1017//3, AH101x//4 and 101x//5 (1605
and 1607-1609).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
"Din Panah" poetic couplet type - Somehow Scarce type. |
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KM#145.6 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1025 -RY 11 [1616].
Weight: 11.25g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (11 o' clock).
Mint: Delhi.
Obverse: Ma Di Ilahi - Zarb Delhi, AH
1025 - RY 11 (month Di of Ilahi year, mint: Delhi, AH 1025 reign year 11).
Reverse: Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah
Akbar Shah.
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH 1018//4 (1609), AH 1020//6 (1611), AH
1020//7 (1611), AH 1021//7 (1612), AH 1021//8 (1612) AH 1022//8
(1613), AH 1022//9 (1613), AH 1023//9 (1614), AH 1023//10 (1614), AH
1024//10 (1615), AH 1024//11 (1615), AH 1025//11 (1616), AH 1025//12
(1616), AH 1026//12 (1617), AH 1026//13 (1617), AH 1027//13 (1618),
AH 1027//14 (1618), AH 1028//14 (1619), AH 1028//15 (1619), AH
1029//15 (1620), AH 1029//16 (1620), AH 1030//16 (1621), AH 1030//17
(1621), AH 1031//17 (1622), AH 1032//xx (1623), AH 1033//19 (1624)
and AH 1037//23 (1628).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Common type. |
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KM#145.7 Rupee.
Year:
RY x3 [1617].
Weight: 11.33g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Jahangirnagar (now Dhaka in Bangladesh).
Obverse: Ma Isfandarmuz Ilahi - Zarb
Jahangirnagar, RY 13 (month Isfandarmuz of Ilahi year,
mint:
Jahangirnagar, reign year 13).
Reverse: Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah
Akbar Shah.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
RY7 and RY9 - RY20 (1611, 1613-1624).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Common type. |
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KM#145.10 Rupee.
Year:
RY 1023 - RY9 [1614].
Weight: 11.30g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Kashmir.
Obverse:
Ma Aban Ilahi - Zarb Kashmir, RY 9 (month Aban of Ilahi year,
mint: Kashmir, reign year 9).
Reverse: Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah
Akbar Shah.
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH1021//7, AH1022//8, AH1022//9, AH1023//9,
AH1023//10, AH1024//10, AH1024//11, AH1025//11, AH1025//12,
AH1026//12, AH1026//13, AH1027//13, AH1027//14, AH1028//14,
AH1028//15, AH1029//15 and AH1031//17 (1612-1622).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Scarce type. |
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KM#145.11 Rupee.
Year:
RY 8 [1612].
Weight: 11.28g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Lahore.
Obverse: Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah
Akbar Shah.
Reverse:
Ma Bahman Ilahi - Zarb Lahore, RY 8 (month Bahman of Ilahi year,
mint: Lahore, reign year 8).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
RY 5-11 (1609-1615).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). |
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KM#149.14 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1027 - RY 14 [1619].
Weight: 11.18g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Lahore.
Obverse: Ze naame shah jahangir shah
akbar noor (Light, by the name of Shah Jahangir, Shah Akbar's [son])
/ 1030.
Reverse:
Hamesha bad abre ruye sikka e lahore (On the money of Lahore may
there ever be) / 16th year of the accession.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1025//11 - 1029//15 (1616-1620).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). |
Reverse Persian
Legend: "همیشه باد ابر روی سکه لاہور" [Ever may be on
the face (blowing clouds) on the coin of Lahore].
Obverse Persian
Legend: "ژنام شاه جهانگیرشاه اکبرنور" [Light by the name
of Shah Jahangir Shah Akbar('s son)]. Note:
"همیشه"
(Hamesha) written at the top. Mint name at the bottom. Common type. Decoration on both sides. "Bada bar" -
Poetic couplet. Each mint has a distinctive poetic couplets, a
typical word from the center position of the reverse legends of KM#
149 series. There are: Yalt, Muzaiyan, Kishwar, Inayat, Firoz, Fath,
Gardun, Hamisha, Din panah, Sakhat Nurani, Khusro, Mihr, Ruy, Bada
bar, Ta falak and Ba-sharq wa gharb. |
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KM#149.16 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1030 - RY 16 [1621].
Weight: 11.11g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Lahore.
Obverse: Ze naame shah jahangir shah
akbar noor (Light, by the name of Shah Jahangir, Shah Akbar's [son])
/ 1030.
Reverse:
Hamesha bad abre ruye sikka e lahore (On the money of Lahore may
there ever be) / 16th year of the accession.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1029//15 - 1037//24 (1620-1629).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627).
Mint name at the top. Note:
Common type. |
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KM#145.13 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 8 [1613].
Weight: 11.26g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Qandahar
(now in Afghanistan).
Obverse: Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah
Akbar Shah
/ ND.
Reverse:
Ma Khurdad Ilahi - Zarb Qandahar, Sananh 8 (month Khurdad of Ilahi year,
mint: Qandahar, reign year 8).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1020//x, AH1022//8, AH1023//9, AH1024//10,
AH1025//11 and AH1029//15 (1611-1620).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Common type. |
The Safavids had territorial claims
over Qandahar since the reign of Shah Tahmasp. The overthrow of
Humayun, the Mughal Emperor, is known to have gained the support of
Shah Tahmasp in return for his permission to allow the Safavids to
capture Qandahar. Subsequently, conflicts emerged in the region
during the reign of another Mughal emperor, Jahangir. In 1638, the Kurdish
military leader and administrator of Safavid Empire Ali Mardan Khan handed
over Qandahar to
Shah Jahan. Both Kabul and Qandahar came under Mughal control. The
Mughal often viewed Kabul and Qandahar as a painfully small
compensation for the loss of their homeland, Samarkand – which they
had been driven out of by the Uzbeks.
The Mughal–Safavid War of 1649-1653 was fought between the Mughal
and Safavid empires in the territory of modern Afghanistan. While
the Mughals were at war with the Janid Uzbeks, the Safavid army
captured the fortress city of Qandahar and other strategic cities
that controlled the region. The Mughals attempted unsuccessfully to
regain Qandahar, despite repeated attempts. In 1653 Shah Jahan sent
Dara Shikoh, with a large army and two of the heaviest artillery
pieces of the empire, but after a five-month siege the Mughals
couldn't manage to starve the city, and the attempt to breach their
walls by cannon fire also failed. The Mughals finally gave up all
attempts to recover Qandahar. |
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KM#142.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1026 - RY 12 [1617].
Weight: 11.39g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Qandahar
(now in Afghanistan).
Obverse: Sikka Qandahar shud Dilkhawa
(Be desired coin of Qandahar)
/ 1026.
Reverse: Ez jahangir shah akbar shah (Through Jahangir Shah, Akbar Shah's [son])
/ 12 (12th year of the accession).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1025//11 - 1030//17 (1616-1621).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). |
Obverse Persian
Legend: "سکه قندهارشد دلخواہ" (The coin of Qandahar
became the heart's desire). Reserve Persian
Legend: "از جهانگیر شاه اکبر شاه" [Through Jahangir
Shah, Akbar Shah('s son)]. Note:
Common type. |
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KM#168.6 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1036 - RY xx [1627].
Weight: 11.34g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Surat.
Issued in the name of Nur Jahan, Jahangir's wife. This coin could be
with reign year 21 or 22. |
Obverse: "زحکم شاه جهانگیر بافت حد زبور" (By order of Shah
Jahangir gained a hundred beauties) / AH 1036
- Reign xx.
Reverse: "بنام نور جهان بادشاه بیگم زر" (Gold by
the name of Nur Jahan, King's wife) written at the bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1033/19, AH1033/91 error for 19,
AH1034/20, AH1035/20, AH1035/21, AH1036/21, AH1036/22 and AH1037/22
(sic) [1624-1628].
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Scarce. In the waning years of his
reign, Jahangir lost himself in drink, and allowed his queen Nur
Jahan to effectively run the administration of the empire. This coin
is tangible proof of Nur Jahan's power, as she places her own name
on the coin, although nominally the issuer is Jahangir. The legend
reads: "By authority of Shah Jahangir, gold gained a hundred
beauties by the name of Nur Jahan Badshah Begum". Upon his
accession, Shah Jahan made it a capital crime to use these coins and
ordered them all to be melted, accounting for their rarity now. |
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KM#145.17 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1026 - RY 12 [1617].
Weight: 11.19g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Tatta (now
in Sindh province of Pakistan).
Obverse: Ma Khurdad Ilahi - Zarb Tatta, RY
12 (month Khurdad of Ilahi year, mint: Tatta, reginal year 12) / 1026.
Reverse: Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah.
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH10xx/3, AH1020/6, AH1020/7, AH1021/7,
AH1021/8, AH1022/8, AH1022/9, AH1023/9, AH1023/10, AH1024/10,
AH1024/11, AH1025/11, AH1025/12, AH1026/12, AH1026/13, AH1027/13,
AH1027/14, AH1028/14, AH1028/15, AH1029/15, AH1029/16, AH10xx/17,
AH10xx/18, AH10xx/19, AH10xx/20, AH1035/21 and AH1037/22 (1607,
1610-1626).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Common type. |
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Same as above coin, KM# 145.17, but...
Year:
ND - RY 15 [1620].
Weight: 11.05g. Diameter:
21.00 mm.
Alignment: Medal.
Month:
اِسفَندارمُذ
(Isfandarmuz). |
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Same as above coin, KM# 145.17, but...
Year:
ND - RY 19 [1623].
Weight: 11.25g.
Diameter:
18.50 mm.
Alignment: Rotated.
Obverse: Ma "دَی" (Di) Ilahi - Zarb Tatta, RY 19 (month
Di of Ilahi year,
mint: Tatta, reginal year 19).
Reverse: Nur-ud-din Jahangir Shah
Akbar Shah.
Mintage: N/A. |
Jahangiri Rupee
KM#152 series |
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KM#152.6 Jahangiri Rupee.
Year:
AH 1019 - RY 6 [1610].
Weight: 13.61g [13.40 - 13.70g].
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Qandahar.
Obverse: Kalima written in top two
lines. "Zarb Qandahar" written at the bottom / 1019.
Reverse:
"Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Badshah" written from bottom to top. "Sannah
6" (Reign Year 6) written at the bottom.
Mintage: N/A. Unlisted Date in
the Krause publication. |
Mintage Years: AH1020/6
(1611) and AH1021/7 (1612).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Rare. Note:
Zodiac Rupee / Gold Mohurs and Jahangiri Rupee (heavy silver Rupee) were
experimented by Jahangir. They failed to be accepted in normal
circulation and show
no importance in trade. Therefore most of them were melted. Zodiac
Rupee / Gold Mohurs are extremely rare and Jahangiri Rupee (heavy
silver Rupee)
are rare. |
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KM#152.7 Jahangiri Rupee.
Year:
AH xx19 - RY 5 [1609].
Weight: 13.52g [13.40 - 13.70g].
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Tatta (now
in Sindh province of Pakistan).
Obverse: Kalima written in top two
lines. "Zarb Tatta" written at the bottom / xx19.
Reverse:
"Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Badshah" written from bottom to top. "Sannah
5" (Reign Year 5) written at the bottom.
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH1015/2, AH1016/2,
AH1016/3, AH1017/3, AH1017/4, AH1018/4, AH1018/5, AH1019/5,
AH1019/6 and AH1020/6 (1606-1611).
Ruler:
Nur-ud-din Jahangir [Salim] S/o Akbar (1605-1627). Note:
Rare. |
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- Shah Jahan I
[Khurram] S/o Jahangir...................24 Feb 1628 - 26 Jun 1658
- Full name:
Shahab-ud-din Muhammad
Shah Jahan I [Khurram].
Malik Ambar assisted Shah
Jahan wrestle power in Delhi from his stepmother, Nur Jahan, who had
ambitions of seating her son-in-law on the throne. Shah Jahan married
Arjumanad Banu Mumtaz Mahaldep [Mumtaz Mahal] d/o Abdul Hassan Asaf Khan
S/o Himad ud-Daula on 10 May 1612. Mumtaz Mahal married when she was 14
years old. Mumtaz Mahal died on 17 June 1731 and Shah Jahan order the
construction of Taj Mahal. On September 6, 1657, the illness of emperor
Shah Jahan triggered a desperate struggle for power among the four
Mughal princes, though realistically only Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb had
a chance of emerging victorious. Dara Shikoh was favoured as a
successor by his father and his sister Princess Jahanara Begum. Shah
Shuja was the first to make his move, declaring himself emperor in
Bengal and marching towards Agra while Murad Baksh allied himself with
Aurangzeb. Despite strong support from Shah Jahan, who had recovered
enough from his illness to remain a strong factor in the struggle for
supremacy, and the victory of his army led by his eldest son Sulaiman
Dara Shikoh over Shah Shuja in the battle of Bahadurpur on February 14,
1658, Dara was defeated by Aurangzeb and Murad at the battlefield of
Samugarh, 13 km from Agra on May 30, 1658. Subsequently Aurangzeb took
over Agra fort and deposed emperor Shah Jahan on June 08, 1658. After
the defeat Dara Shikoh retreated from Agra to Delhi and thence to
Lahore. His next destination was Multan and then to Thatta (Sindh). From
Sindh, he crossed the Rann of Kachchh and reached Kathiawar, where he
met Shah Nawaz Khan, the governor of the province of Gujarat who opened
the treasury to Dara and helped him to recruit a new army. He occupied
Surat and advanced towards Ajmer. Foiled in his hopes of persuading the
fickle but powerful Rajput feudatory, Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Marwar,
to support his cause, the luckless Dara decided to make a stand and
fight Aurangzeb's relentless pursuers but was once again comprehensively
routed in the battle of Deorai (near Ajmer) on March 11, 1659. After
this defeat he fled to Sindh and sought refuge under Malik Jiwan, a
Baluch chieftain whose life had on more than one occasion been saved by
the Mughal prince from the wrath of Shah Jahan. However, Malik betrayed
Dara and turned him (and his second son Sipihr Shikoh) over to
Aurangzeb's army on June 10, 1659. Dara Shikoh was brought to Delhi,
placed on a filthy elephant and paraded through the streets of the
capital in chains. Dara's fate was decided by the political threat he
posed as a prince popular with the common people - a convocation of
nobles and clergy, called by Aurangzeb in response to the perceived
danger of insurrection in Delhi, declared him a threat to the public
peace and an apostate from Islam. Dara Shikoh was murdered by assassins
on the night of August 30, 1659. Under Shah Jahan, Mughal art and
architecture reached their zenith; constructed the Taj Mahal, Jama
Masjid, Red Fort, Jahangir mausoleum, and Shalimar Gardens in Lahore. He
was deposed and imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb. Shah Jahan died on 22
Jan 1666.
- Muhammad Murad Bakhsh S/o Shah Jahan I (Gujarat)............1657
- 1658 and...
- Fourth son of Shah
Jahan, rebelled and proclaimed himself Badshah at Ahmedabad while he was
the governor of Gujarat, Khandesh and Malwa. He was betrayed, imprisoned
and executed by Aurangzeb. Ruled some months in AH 1068 (1657-1658).
Full name:
Murawwij-ud-din Muhammad Murad Bakhsh.
Coins were minted during his reign at Surat, Ahmadabad and Khambayat.
- Shah Shuja S/o
Shah Jahan I (Bengal)........................1657
- 1660
- Third son of Shah
Jahan, proclaimed himself Badshah at Rajmahal (Akbarnagar) while he was
governor of Bengal. He was defeated at Bahadurpur by Aurangzeb and Murad Bakhsh. Shah Shuja ruled for some months AH 1068-1070 (1657-1660). Coins were minted during his reign at Akbarnagar, Patna and Katak.
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Shahab-ud-din Muhammad
Shah Jahan
I coinage: 1628 - 1658 [AH 1037-1068]. |
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KM#220.1 Shahrukhi.
Year: ND [1628].
Weight: 4.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm x 18.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Balkh.
Obverse:
Padshah Ghazi Shah Jahan
/ ND [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Shah Jahan / ND]
written in two lines within the center square.
Dots around outside the square. |
Reverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] written in two
line within the center square. Dots around outside the square.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Scarce. Southern Central Asia
in the 17th century was dominated by the Khanate of Bukhara, ruled
by the Janid dynasty (also known as the Ashtrakhanids, as they
originated from Ashtrakhan). From 1611 to 1642, the Khanate was
ruled by Imam Quli Khan, whose reign was generally a stable one. His
younger brother, Nadr Mohammed, ruled the provinces of Balkh and
Badakhshan in what is now northern Afghanistan as a de facto
independent ruler.
In 1622, Imam Quli Khan sent an offer of alliance to Mughal emperor
Jahangir, proposing a joint offensive against the Safavids in
Khurasan. However, the Mughal Empire at the time was embroiled in
campaigns in the Deccan, and was not particularly interested in
diverting forces away from that front. That same year, Shah Abbas of
Persia launched an invasion of Mughal Afghanistan, and succeeded in
capturing Kandahar. The failure of the Mughals to retake Kandahar
from the Persians was interpreted by the Uzbeks as an indicator of
Mughal weakness, and they soon forgot about their alliance proposal,
choosing instead to attack the Mughals and profit as the Persians
had. The Uzbeks attacked in 1625 and again in 1626, but were
repulsed on both occasions. On 19 May 1628, Nadr Mohammed launched a
large-scale invasion of Mughal territory with the intention of
capturing Kabul. The Uzbek army advanced up to Lamghan, ravaging the
countryside along the way, and laid siege to Kabul in early June.
The Mughal response to the invasion was swift; an army led by
Mahabat Khan, the governor of Peshawar, and Rao Surat Singh was
dispatched with 20,000 men to relieve the besieged city. The Uzbeks
were routed and withdrew in defeat, with the Mughals holding a
triumphal parade in Kabul on 14 September. This, coincidentally, was
the first recorded military victory of Shah Jahan's reign, which
began that same year.
The 1630s saw no further Uzbek invasions, and also saw the
conclusion of the Mughal campaigns in the Deccan. Kandahar, which
had been lost to the Persians the previous decade, came back under
Mughal control in 1638. The Empire was at the peak of its power and
prosperity, and the Mughal position in the northwest was as strong
as it ever had been. Shah Jahan, at this point, became interested in
pursuing his cherished dream and restoring Mughal rule to his
ancestral homelands in Central Asia. The perfect opportunity to do
so seemed to arise with the abdication of Imam Quli Khan in 1642,
who had grown blind with age, and his succession by Nadr Mohammed.
Unlike his older brother, who was content with letting the
subordinate chiefs of Uzbekistan manage their own affairs with
little interference, Nadr Mohammed was determined to strengthen his
authority as Khan. He pursued a policy of transferring and
redistributing the offices and titles of subordinate chiefs, leading
to widespread discontent and rebellion among them The country fell
into civil war, and Nadr Mohammed was ultimately overthrown by his
son, Abdul Aziz, who was proclaimed Khan of Bukhara in April 1645.
However, Nadr Mohammed managed to retain his territories in Balkh
and Badakhshan, which were under his possession even before he
became Khan.
By middle of 1647, both sides had suffered considerably from the
back-and-forth fighting. Given the huge disparity in resources
between the Indian empire of the Mughals and the Uzbeks, however, it
is reasonable to assume that the latter were suffering much more
than the former. The Uzbek armies, which had banded together largely
because of the prospect of easy loot from the Mughals, began
disintegrating when such financial rewards were not forthcoming.
Some of the Uzbek cavalry were even said to have sold their horses
to the Mughals (Central Asian horses were highly valued by Indians
and fetched high prices), and then camped back across the Amu Darya!
However, the Mughals for their part could not take advantage of this
lack of discipline and organization among the Uzbeks and complete
the conquest of Central Asia, for a couple pressing reasons.
Firstly, there was a worry that, if the Mughals succeeded with the
annexation of Central Asia, the Mughal troops and commanders would
be permanently stationed there. Few of the Mughal commanders were
interested in spending their careers in the region, as they all
preferred the wealth, luxury, and familiarity of India. Indeed, some
of the Mughal commanders, like Bahadur Khan, even secretly opposed
Aurangzeb and the war effort, to avoid such a result. Secondly, and
perhaps more pressingly, the Mughal army was faced with a serious
shortage of food, caused by the ravaging effects of warfare on the
countryside over the last couple years. There was great inflation in
the prices of basic foodstuffs, with grain being sold at Rs.10 per
maund at the Mughal camp. The Mughal difficulties were compounded by
the fact that the country lacked proper winter accommodation for a
large army, and that many of the Indian soldiers were not accustomed
to the cold climate. In light of all these issues, the Mughals, as
well as the Uzbeks, both sought to bring the war to a close.
In mid-June, shortly after Aurangzeb had returned to Balkh,
negotiations were opened with Nadr Mohammed, the exiled ex-ruler of
the territories occupied by the Mughals since 1645. The talks moved
slowly, lasting over three months before a settlement was concluded
by Nadr Mohammed's grandsons on 23 September 1647. On 01 October,
Balkh was formally handed over to the grandsons, and the Mughals
began the withdrawal to Kabul two days later, on 03 October. The
Mughal army during the withdrawal was commanded in the following
manner: the right wing under Ali Mardan Khan, the left wing under
Raja Jai Singh, and the rear under Bahadur Khan. The Mughal army
continued to be harassed by roving bands of Uzbeks during the
retreat, with the crossing at Ghazniyak pass being particularly slow
and painful. On 14 October, the Mughals reached Ghori fort. From
there until Kabul, Hazara tribesmen replaced the Uzbeks in harassing
the Mughal columns. An early and unusually severe winter added
greatly to the suffering of the Mughal army. The Mughals were
burdened by a load of 10 lakh rupees and a lack of pack animals,
thousands of whom died during the winter passage through the Hindu
Kush. Aurangzeb crossed the range on 24 October, and reached Kabul
on 27 October. However, large components of the Mughal army were
still several days behind, and were slowed down by the heavy sleet
and snow in the mountain passes. The Mughal column under Raja Jai
Singh, in particular, crossed the Hindu Kush in the midst of a
brutal snowstorm, and suffered immensely. The last Mughal troops
finally returned to Kabul on 10 November 1647, marking the end of
the campaign. |
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KM#213.2 Half Rupee.
Year: ND [1632].
Weight: 5.63g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
16.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines.
"ضرب سورت"
(Struck at Surat) written in bottom line. |
Reverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani
/ ND [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)] / ND
written in four lines top to bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1037//(1) Ahad, AH1038//(1) Ahad, AH1040//3
and AH1042 (1628, 1630 and 1632).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Somehow Scarce. |
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KM#217.1 Half Rupee.
Year: ND [1647].
Weight: 5.71g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
17.50 mm x 18.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: most
probably Surat.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada/Kalima in center (there is no other god but Allah and
Muhammad is the last messenger of Allah)]. First four caliphs names outside square:
bi-sudq
abu bakar
(bottom right) wa adil umar
(bottom left) bi-azram uthman
(top left off-flan) wa ailm
'Ali
(top right off-flan).
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Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi (in center). Muhammad Sahib
(top right). Qiran-e-Sani
(bottom right off-flan). Shahab-ud-Din
(top left). Zarb
[Surat]
(bottom left off-flan).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1057//20 and AH1057//21 (1647).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Scarce. This coin is has
quatrefoil in center on both sides. |
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KM#222.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1038 - Ahad [1628].
Weight: 11.38g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Dar-ul-Khilafa
Agra.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines.
"ضرب دار الخلافہ آگرا"
(Struck at Seat of the Capital -
Agra) written in bottom two lines.
"1038" (Year 1038) written at the center left side. |
Reverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani
/ Ahad [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)] / First Year
written in four lines top to bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1037//1, 1038//1 and 1038//2 (1628-1629).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Somehow Scarce. |
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KM#222.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1037 - Ahad [1628].
Weight: 11.41g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines.
"ضرب أحمد آباد" (Struck at Ahmadabad) written in third line.
"Sanah 1037 Hejri" (Year 1037 Hejri) written at the bottom line. |
Reverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani
/ Ahad [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)] / First Year
written in four lines top to bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1037//1, 1038//1 and 1038//2 (1628-1629).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Somehow Scarce. |
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KM#222.11 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1038 - RY2 [1629].
Weight: 11.32g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Multan.
Obverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani / 1038 [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)] / 1038
written in four lines top to bottom. |
Reverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines.
"Zarb RY2 Multan Ilahi" (Struck in year 2 at Multan in
Ilahi Calendar) written in third line. "شهریور
ماہ" (Shahrewar month) written at the bottom line.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
1037//(1) Ahad, 1038//(1) Ahad, 1038//2 and 1039//2 (1628-1629).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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KM#222.15 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1039 - RY2 [1629].
Weight: 11.39g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm x 23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Ujjain.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines.
"Zarb RY2 Multan Ilahi" (Struck in year 2 at Multan in
Ilahi Calendar) written in third line. "شهریور
ماہ" (Shahrewar month) written at the bottom line. |
Reverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)]
written in four lines top to bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Somehow Scarce. Ujjain is a city in
Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the
fifth largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the
administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain division. It is
a known Hindu pilgrimage centre with the Kumbh Mela held here every
12 years.
An ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River,
which flows into the nearby Chambal. Ujjain was the most prominent
city on the Malwa plateau north of the upper limit of the Vindhya
mountain ranges for much of its history. Ujjain's co-ordinates are
23°10′N 75°46′E with an average elevation of 494 m (1620 ft). The
region is an extension of the Deccan Traps, formed between 60 and 68
million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period. It emerged as
the political centre of central India around 600 BCE. It was the
capital of the ancient Avanti kingdom, one of the sixteen
mahajanapadas. It remained an important political, commercial and
cultural centre of central India until the early 19th century, when
the British administrators decided to develop Indore as an
alternative to it. Ujjain continues to be an important place of
pilgrimage for Shaivites, Vaishnavites and followers of Shakta. The
tropic of cancer also passes through a temple named Karkoteshwar,
located near Harsiddhi Mandir in Ujjain. |
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KM#224.5 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1040 - RY x [1630].
Weight: 11.13g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Akbarnagar.
Obverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani / 1040 [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)] / 1040
written in four lines top to bottom. The Reign Year should
be 4 on this coin. |
Reverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines. "Zarb
RY X Akbarnagar Ilahi" (Struck in year X at Akbarnagar in Ilahi Calendar) written in third line. "ماہ
امرداد" (Amardad month) written at the bottom line.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1038//2, AH1039//2, AH1039//3, AH1040//4,
AH1042//5, AH1042//6, AH1043//6, AH1043//7 and AH1044//7 (1629-1634).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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KM#224.10 Rupee.
Year:
AH xx38 - RY2 [1629].
Weight: 11.24g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Jahangirnagar (now Dhaka, Bangladesh).
Obverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani / xx38 [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)] / xx38
written in four lines top to bottom. |
Reverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines. "Zarb
RY2 Jahangirnagar Ilahi" (Struck in year 2 at Jahangirnagar in Ilahi Calendar) written in third line. "ماہ
امرداد" (Amardad month) written at the bottom line.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH103x//(1) Ahad, AH1038//2, AH1039//2,
AH1039//3, AH1040//3, AH1040//4, AH1041//4, AH1041//5, AH1042//5,
AH1042//6, AH1043//6 and AH1043//7 (1628-1633).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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KM#224.14 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1039 - RY2 [1629].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Lahore.
Obverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani / 1039 [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)] / 1039
written in four lines top to bottom. |
Reverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines. "Zarb
RY2 Lahore Ilahi" (Struck in year 2 at Lahore in
Ilahi Calendar) written in third line. "بهمن
ماہ" (Bahman month) written at the bottom line.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
1038//2 and 1039/2 (1629).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Rare. |
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KM#224.18 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1040 - RY3 [1630].
Weight: 11.05g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Tatta.
Obverse:
Padshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah Jahan
Shahab ud-din Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani
/ 1040 [Emperor and fighter of infidels, Muhammad Shah Jahan,
Star of the Faith, Second Lord of the Conjunction (Venus and
Jupiter)] / 1040
written in four lines top to bottom. |
Reverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is the last
messenger of Allah)] in top two lines. "Zarb
RY3 Tatta Ilahi" (Struck in year 3 at Tatta in
Ilahi Calendar) written in third line. "بهمن
ماہ" (Bahman month) written at the bottom line.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
1038//1 - 1069//33 (1629-1659).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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Same as above coin having Date on the left side but...
Year:
AH 1047 - RY10 [1637].
Weight: 11.40g.
Diameter:
19.50 mm.
Alignment: Rotated.
"آذَر
ماہ" (Azar month) written at the bottom line. |
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Same as above coin but having thin legends on both sides. Same
Date (AH 1047) and month (Azar)
as above coin but the Date in the third line at right side.
Weight: 11.34g.
Diameter:
20.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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Same as above coin but...
Year:
AH 1066 - RY 30 [1656].
Weight: 11.49g.
Diameter:
20.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. This coin
have larger legends on both side if compared with the above coin.
Month name is off flan. |
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KM#226.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH xx42 - RY5 [1632].
Weight: 11.44g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Burhanpur.
Obverse: Names of two Caliphs: "بصدق ابی بکر وعدل عمر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr wa adil Umar) written
as the top line. Kalima with Date on the left as second line. Names
of two Caliphs: "ازرم عثمان وعلم علی" (bi-azram
Uthman wa ailm 'Ali) as bottom line. |
Reverse:
Shahab ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani Padshah Ghazi
/ 5 [Star of the Faith, Muhammad Shah Jahan, Second Lord of
the Conjunction (Venus and Jupiter), Emperor and fighter of infidels]
written as first three lines.
Zarb Burhanpur
(struck at Burhanpur) written at the
bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1040//3, AH1040//4, AH1041//4, AH1041//5,
AH1042//5 and AH1044//x (1630-1634).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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KM#227.5 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1040 - RY3 [1630].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Burhanpur.
Obverse: Names of four Caliphs in outer
circle starting at 3 0'clock clockwise: "بصدق ابی بکر وعدل عمر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr wa adil Umar)
and "ازرم عثمان وعلم علی" (bi-azram
Uthman wa ailm 'Ali). Kalima in the center circle. Date "1040" at 11
o'clock. |
Reverse:
Shahab ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani Padshah Ghazi
/ 3 [Star of the Faith, Muhammad Shah Jahan, Second Lord of
the Conjunction (Venus and Jupiter), Emperor and fighter of infidels
/ RY3]
written as first three lines. "3" written on the third line at
extreme right side.
Zarb Burhanpur
(struck at Burhanpur) written at the
bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1040//3 and AH1042//x (1630 and 1632).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#227.8 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1040 - RY3 [1630].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Multan.
Obverse: Names of four Caliphs in outer
circle starting at 3 0'clock clockwise: "بصدق ابی بکر وعدل عمر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr wa adil Umar)
and "ازرم عثمان وعلم علی" (bi-azram
Uthman wa ailm 'Ali). Kalima in the center circle. Date "1040" in
the center of the circle. |
Reverse:
Shahab ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani Padshah Ghazi
/ 3 [Star of the Faith, Muhammad Shah Jahan, Second Lord of
the Conjunction (Venus and Jupiter), Emperor and fighter of infidels
/ RY3]
written as first three lines. "3" written on the center of second
line.
Zarb Multan
(struck at Multan) written at the
bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1093//3, AH1040//3, AH1041//4, AH1041//5, AH1042//5 and AH1043//6
(1629 and 1633).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Somehow Scarce. |
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Same as above coin, KM#227.8, but...
Year:
AH 1041 - RY4 [1631].
Weight: 11.32g.
Diameter:
21.50 mm.
Alignment: Medal. |
Shah Jahan
KM#235 common coin series |
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KM#235.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1069 - RY 23 [1658].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahamadabad.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in dotted square. Date at the
outside square left top corner. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the bottom,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the top and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi
(in center square).
"23" written at top left corner outside the square upside
down.
Shahab-ud-din (at
the top), Muhammad Sahib-e
(right side), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the bottom) and Zarb Ahmadabad
(struck at Ahmadabad) at the left side.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1041//4 - AH1067//30 (1630-1656).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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KM#235.3 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1045 - RY 8 [1635].
Weight: 11.33g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Akbarabad.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in dotted square. Date at the bottom left within
the center square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the bottom,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the top and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / 8
(in center dotted square).
"8" written at top left corner within the square.
Shahab-ud-din (at
the left side), Muhammad Sahib-e
(at the top), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the right side) and Zarb Akbarabad
(struck at Akbarabad) at the bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1041//4 - AH1067//30 (1630-1656).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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KM#235.5 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1053 - RY 16 [1643].
Weight: 11.39g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Allahabad.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. Date at the bottom right within the
center square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the bottom,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the top and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / 16
(in center square).
"16" written at top right corner within the square.
Shahab-ud-din (at
the left side), Muhammad Sahib-e
(at the top), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the right side) and Zarb Allahabad
(struck at Allahabad) at the bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1042//6 - AH1062//26 (1632-1652; some years
missing).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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KM#235.7 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 14 [1640].
Weight: 11.49g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Bhakkar.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. This coin should
be dated AH 1050. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the right side,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the top, "ازرم عثمان" (bi-azram
Uthman) written at the left side and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm 'Ali)
written at the bottom. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / xx
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the left side),
Muhammad Sahib-e (at the top), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the right side) and
Mint name at bottom:
Zarb Bhakkar Sanah 14
(struck at Bhakkar in reign year 14).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1043//7 - AH1068//32 (1633-1657; some years
missing).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Scarce. Bhakkar (Urdu: بهكّر),
is the principal city of Bhakkar District, Punjab, Pakistan. It lies
on the left bank of the Indus river. Bhakkar was founded probably
towards the close of the fifteenth century by a group of colonists
from Dera Ismail Khan. During the 15th century, Bhakkar saw a
struggle for power between Sher Shah Suri and Humayun. It came under
Humayun's rule after he restored back the Mughal empire and he
appointed Khan Khanan as the governor of the city alongside Multan,
as Multan was a province during Mughal empire which included the
city of Bhakkar in it. |
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KM#235.8 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1057 - RY 20 [1647].
Weight: 10.98g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Bhilsa (Alamgirpur).
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. Date at the bottom left within the
center square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان" (bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm 'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / RY 20
(in center square).
Zarb Bhilsa
(struck at Bhilsa) written at the left side clockwise. Rest of the
details are out of margin.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH104x//12 - AH1066//29 (1638-1655; some years
missing).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Scarce. Bhilsa (Bhelsa
or Besnagar) during the medieval period is today known as Vidisha, a
city in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located east of
Betwa River and 56 kilometers
north-east of Bhopal.
It became famous for the temple of Sun god Bhillasvanin. It was
ruled by the Later Gupta king Devagupta and Rashtrakuta king Krishna
III. The name is first noted in an inscription of 878 AD by a
merchant Hatiaka of Paravada community. The 12th century Tri-shashthi-shalaka-purusha-charitra
mentions an image of Bhillasvamin at Vidisa, along with a copy of
Jivant Swami buried in the sand. Minhajuddin's Tabaqat-i-Nusiri
states that the temple was destroyed by Iltutmish in A D. 1233-1234.
In 1293, Alauddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate sacked the city as a
general of Sultan Jalaluddin. It shows that Vidisha had an
importance in the medieval era. In 1532 Bhilsa was sacked by Bahadur
Shah of Gujarat Sultanate. It thus, passed on to the Malwa Sultans
and then to the Mughals and the Scindias. Mughal coins at Bhilsa
were minted by Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb.
Udaygiri is less than 10 km from Vidisha town. It is a
series of at least 20 caves, containing both Hindu and Jain
sculptures from the Gupta Era, sometime between the 4th and 5th
century AD. According to Jain texts Tirthnkar Sheetal Nath attained
nirvana here. It is basically a small hill where intricate sculptures
have but cut out of the rocks.
Maladevi Temple is a grand Portal of Ninth century AD,
situated on the eastern slope of a hill and built on a huge platform
cut out of the hillside and strengthened by a massive retaining
wall, Maladevi temple is in fact imposing and astonishing building,
provides a panoramic valley view, in Gyaraspur, about 40 km from
District Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India, which can be accessed
through NH-86.
Khamba Baba, also known as Heliodorus Pillar, is a stone
column, which was constructed in 110 BC. This stone column was
erected by the Greek ambassador of the Indo-Greek King Antialcidas,
who came to the court of Bhagabhadra, the Sunga king. Dedicated to
Lord Vasudeva, this column was constructed in front of the temple of
Vasudeva.
Hindola Torana as Hindola means a swing and Torana is a
arched gate, is a magnificent art work of 9th-century or medieval
period, situated in Gyaraspur about 40 km from District Vidisha,
Madhya Pradesh, can be accessed via NH-86.
Bajramath Temple is situated in Gyaraspur, about 40 km from
District Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, on NH-146 behind the Sub-Judicial
Magistrate and Tehsildar's Office Gyaraspur, temple is facing to the
East and significantly it was a Hindu Temple, later it was
transformed to Jain Temple. Indeed it is just opposite to the Hill
on which Maladevi temple is situated.
Dashavtar Temple is situated on the north of the local lake,
where ruins of a group of small Vaishnava shrines can be found.
These small Vaishnava shrines are popularly known as Sadhavatara
Temple.
Girdhari Temple, which is known for its sculptures and fine
carvings, is a popular attraction in Sironj. The shrines of
Jatashankar and Mahamaya that belong to the ancient time are located
close to this temple. Jatashankar Temple is situated 3 km towards
the south-west of Sironj in forest area. On the other hand, Mahamaya
Temple is situated 5 km south-west of Sironj.
Udayeshwara Temple, located in Udaipur village of the Basoda
Tehsil, is one of the most prominent Hindu shrines in the region.
The inscriptions found in this temple suggest that the Udaipur Town
was founded by the Parmara King Udayaditya during the 11th century
A.D. Other inscriptions found at the temple suggest that Parmara
King Udayaditya construed this temple and dedicated it to Lord
Shiva.
Vidisha Museum or Vidisha District Museum is the main museum
of the city of Vidisha. The museum has many sculptures, terracottas
and coins, especially from the 9th to the 10th century CE, as well
as Harrappan art. |
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KM#235.9 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1045 - RY xx [1635].
Weight: 11.41g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Burhanpur.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. Date at the bottom left within the
center square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان" (bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm 'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / xx
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the left side),
Muhammad Sahib-e (at the top), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the right side) and
Mint name partial out of margin at bottom left:
Zarb Burhanpur
(struck at Burhanpur).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1042//5 - AH1068//32 (1632-1657; some years
missing).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Common. |
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KM#235.11 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1045 - RY 8 [1635].
Weight: 11.39g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin; Slightly Rotated.
Mint:
Jahangirnagar (now Dhaka in Bangladesh).
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. Date at the bottom left within the
center square.
|
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان" (bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm 'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / RY 8
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the top),
Muhammad Sahib-e (at the left side), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the bottom) and
Mint name at left side:
Zarb Jahangirnagar
(struck at Jahangirnagar).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1043//7 - AH106x//31 (1633-1656; some years
missing).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Somehow Scarce. Unlisted Date in Krause publications. |
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KM#235.13 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1053 - RY 17 [1643].
Weight: 11.37g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Kabul.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. Date at the bottom left within the
center square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the right side,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar)
written at the bottom, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the left side and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the top. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / 17
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the left side),
Muhammad Sahib-e (at the top), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the right side) and
Mint name at the bottom:
Zarb Kabul
(struck at Kabul).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1047//10, AH1047//11, AH1048//11,
AH10xx//14, AH1052//16, AH1053//16, AH1053//17, AH1054//17,
AH1062//25, AH1065//28 and AH1067//30 (1637-1657).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#235.17 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1048 - RY 12 [1638].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Lahore.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. Date at the bottom right outside
the center square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the bottom,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the top and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the left side),
Muhammad Sahib-e (at the top), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the right side) and
Zarb Lahore
(struck at Lahore) and Reginal year 12 at the bottom.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1042//5 - AH1069//33 (1632-1658).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Extremely Common. |
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Same as above coin but...
Year:
AH 1053 - RY 17 [1643].
Weight: 11.39g.
Diameter:
22.25 mm.
Alignment: Coin. Date at the
bottom right outside the center square. |
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Same as above coin but...
Year:
AH 1055 - RY 18 [1645].
Weight: 11.42g.
Diameter:
21.25 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. Date at the
bottom right outside the center square. |
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KM#235.19 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 7 [1634].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Multan.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square.
This coin can be dated AH 1043 or AH 1044. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / 7
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the top),
Muhammad Sahib-e (right side), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the bottom) and
Mint name partial out of margin on left side:
Zarb Multan
(struck at Multan).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1042//5 - 1069//33 (1632-1658).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Extremely Common. |
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Same as above coin, KM#235.19
Year:
AH xxx7 - RY 10 [1637].
Weight: 11.42g.
Diameter:
21.75 mm.
Alignment: Coin.
Note: The mint name is off-flan
but from decorative designs it belongs to Multan. |
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KM#235.20 Rupee.
Year:
AH xxxx - RY 13 [1640].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Patna.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / 13
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the top),
Muhammad Sahib-e (right side), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the bottom) and
Zarb Patna
(struck at Patna) at the left side.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1042//5 - 1069//33 (1632-1658).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Extremely Common.
This coin could be dated AH 1049 or 1050. |
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KM#235.22 Rupee.
Year:
AH xxxx - RY 16 [1642].
Weight: 11.34g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Kandhar.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in the center. |
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / 16
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the top),
Muhammad Sahib-e (right side), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the bottom) and
Mint name "zarb Kandhar"
written on left side.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1042//5 (1632), AH 1044//5 (1634), AH
1044//8 (1634), AH 1048//12 (1638), AH 1049//12 (1638), AH 1049//13
(1638), AH 1050//13 (1639), AH 1050//14 (1639), AH 1051//14 (1640),
AH 1051//15 (1641), AH 1052//16 (1641), AH 1053//16 (1642), AH
1053//17 (1643), AH 1054//17 (1643), AH 1054//18 (1643), AH 1055//18
(1644), AH 1055//19 (1644), AH 1056//19 (1645), AH 1056//20 (1646),
AH 1056//21 sic (1646), AH 1057//16 sic (1647), AH 1057//21 (1647),
AH 1058//21 (1648) and ND (1658) [1632-1658]. Note: Scarce. This coin could be dated AH 1052 or 1053.
Note: Kandhar is a town and a municipal
council in Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Kandhar fort is 556 kilometers east of Mumbai and 267 kilometers
northwest of Hyderabad. Kandhar lies near the
western shore of Manyad Reservoir. The fort construction is
attributed to the Rashtrakuta King Krishna III of Malkhed. Kandhar was famous as a major
Jain centre in the Rashtrakuta kingdom, having Malkhed or Manyakheta
as its capital. A huge statue of Kshetrapala (deity related to Jains)
is found near the bhuikot; the statue is broken but from the toenail
that survives, its height is estimated to be more than 50 feet.
Presently, there is an old Digambar Jain Temple in Kandhar which is
awaiting for its renovation. In 1649, Shah Jahan aimed to recapture
Kandhar and sent Aurangzeb with 60,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry.
The resultant Siege of Kandhar lasted for three months and 20 days. |
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KM#235.23 Rupee.
Year:
AH xxxx - RY 19 [1646].
Weight: 11.06g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: probably
Surat.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at the top,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar) written at
the right, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the bottom and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the left side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / 19
(in center square). Shahab-ud-din
(at the top),
Muhammad Sahib-e (right side), Qiran-e-Sani
(at the bottom) and
Mint name out of margin on left side.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1042//6 - 1069//32 (1633-1658).
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Extremely Common.
This coin could be dated AH 1055 or 1056. |
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KM#258.2 Mohur.
Year:
AH 1062 - RY 26 [1652].
Weight: 10.84g.
Metal: Gold.
Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin; slightly rotated.
Mint:
Akbarabad.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada/Kalima in center (there is no other god but Allah and
Muhammad is the last messenger of Allah)] /
1026
within center. First four caliphs names outside square:
bi-sudq
abu bakar
(top right) wa adil umar
(bottom right) bi-azram uthman
(bottom left) wa ailm
'Ali
(top left).
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Reverse:
Shah Jahan Badshah Ghazi / 26
(in center). Muhammad Sahib
(top right). Qiran-e-Sani
(bottom right). Shahab-ud-Din
(top left). Zarb Akbarabad
(bottom left).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1051//15, AH1062//26 and AH1064//28.
Ruler:
Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Note: Scarce.
This coin is has quatrefoil in center on both sides, but having
dents in between. Note:
Akbarabad is known today as Agra. It is generally accepted
that Sultan Sikandar Lodī, the Ruler of the Delhi Sultanate founded
Agra in the year 1504. After the Sultan's death the city passed on
to his son Sultan Ibrahīm Lodī. He ruled his Sultanate from Agra
until he fell fighting to Mughal Emperor Babar in the First battle
of Panipat fought in 1526. The golden age of the city began with the
Mughals. It was known then as Akbarabad and remained the capital of
the Mughal Empire under the Emperors Akbar, Jahangīr and Shah Jahan.
Shah Jahan later shifted his capital to Shahjahanabad (walled old
Delhi) in the year
1689. Agra is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the
northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 378 kilometres (235
mi) west of the state capital, Lucknow, 206 kilometres (128 mi)
south of the national capital New Delhi and 125 kilometres (78 mi)
north of Gwalior. |
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Muhammad Murad
Bakhsh coinage: 1657 - 1658 [AH 1068]. |
Muhammad Murad Bakhsh was born on 09 October
1624, at the Rohtasgarh Fort in Bihar, as the youngest son of Emperor Shah
Jahan and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. He was appointed to Subadar of
Multan (1642), of Balkh (16 February 1646 to 09 August 1646), of Kashmir (20
August 1647 to July 1648), of Deccan (25 July 1648 to 14 September 1649),
and Kabul (23 January 1650 to 1654), of Gujarat (March 1654), and Malwa.
On 30 November 1657, he proclaimed himself emperor at Ahmadabad, after
reports that his father was ill. During the same year he received the
Ottoman ambassador Manzada Husain Agha, who arrived in the port of Surat and
was on his way to meet Shah Jahan in Agra. Manzada Husain Agha mentions his
disappointment regarding the wars between Shah Jahan's sons. Murad Bakhsh
joined hands with Aurangzeb to defeat Dara Shikhoh, the eldest son of Shah
Jahan. In fact it was the ferocious charge led by Murad Bakhsh and his
Sowars that eventually turned the outcome of the battle in favor of
Aurangzeb during the Battle of Samugarh. On 07 July 1658, while he was in a
tent with his brother Aurangzeb, he was intoxicated and was secretly sent to
the prison and transferred to Gwalior Fort from January 1659. He faced a
trial that sentenced him to death for having murdered former Diwan clerk
named Ali Naqi, on 14 December 1661. Aurangzeb then replaced Murad Bakhsh as
the Subedar of Gujarat and placed Inayat Khan as the new Mughal commander of
Surat. |
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KM#272.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1068 [1657-1658].
Weight: 11.44g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at right side,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar)
written at the bottom, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the left and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the top side with Date 1068. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse: Muhammad Murad Bakhsh Badshah
Ghazi
(in center square). Abul Muzaffar
(right).
Murawwij-ud-din
(bottom).
Zarb Ahmadabad (struck at Ahmadabad) on left.
Sanah Ahad
(First Year) at the top.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Muhammad Murad Bakhsh at Gujarat (1657-1658). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#A272.2 Rupee.
Year:
ND - Ahad [1658].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (3 o' Clock).
Mint: Khambayat
(Kanbayat).
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. The Date on the
coin should be AH 1068 (1658). |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at bottom,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar)
written at the left side, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the top and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the right side. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse: Muhammad Murad Bakhsh Badshah
Ghazi
(in center square). Abul Muzaffar
(right).
Murawwij-ud-din
(bottom). Zarb Khambayat
(struck at Khambayat) on left.
Sanah Ahad
(First Year) at the top.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Muhammad Murad Bakhsh at Gujarat (1657-1658). Note: Rare. |
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KM#272.3 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1068 [1657-1658].
Weight: 11.43g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: probably
Surat.
Obverse:
la ilaha illa l-Lahi Muḥammadan rasulu l-Lahi
[Shahada in center (there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is
the last messenger of Allah)] in square. |
Four caliphs names outside square:
"بصدق ابی بکر" (bi-sudq Abi Bekr)
written at right side,
"وعدل عمر" (wa adil Umar)
written at the bottom, "ازرم عثمان"
(bi-azram
Uthman) written at the left and
"وعلم علی" (wa ailm
'Ali)
written at the top side with Date 1068. The total sentence
meaning: By the Truth of Abu Bakr,
and the Justice of Umar; by the Modesty of Usman and the Wisdom of
Ali.
Reverse: Muhammad Murad Bakhsh Badshah
Ghazi
(in center square). Abul Muzaffar
(right).
Murawwij-ud-din
(bottom). Zarb Surat
(struck at Surat) on left.
Sanah Ahad
(First Year) at the top.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Muhammad Murad Bakhsh at Gujarat (1657-1658). Note: Scarce. |
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Same as above coin, but thick legends on both sides. Visible Mint
name at the left side on Reverse side.
Weight: 11.27g. Diameter:
22.00 mm.
Alignment: Coin. |
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- Aurangzeb Alamgir
[Muhiuddin] S/o Shah Jahan I.......31 Jul 1658 - 02 Mar 1707
- Title:
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din
Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir Padshah-e-Ghazi.
His five sons was known: Muhammad Sultan, Muazzam Shah Alam I Bahadur,
Muhammad Azam Shah (killed 1707), Muhammad Akbar (died 1704 in Persia)
and Kam Bakhsh (killed 1708).
He was the first Mughal
Emperor to completely remove the word "Allah",
Shahada and Kalima
from his coins and the later Mughal rulers followed him.
The Battle of Saraighat was fought in 1671 between the Mughal empire
(led by the Kachwaha king, Raja Ramsingh I), and the Ahom Kingdom (led
by Lachit Borphukan) on the Brahmaputra river at Saraighat, now in
Guwahati. Although much weaker, the Ahom Army defeated the Mughal Army
by brilliant uses of the terrain, clever diplomatic negotiations to buy
time, guerrilla tactics, psychological warfare, military intelligence
and by exploiting the sole weakness of the Mughal forces, especially its
navy. The Battle of Saraighat was the last battle in the last major
attempt by the Mughals to extend their empire in to Assam. Though the
Mughals managed to regain Guwahati briefly after a later Borphukan
deserted it, the Ahoms wrested control in 1682 and maintained it till
the end of their rule. In 1699, on his orders the Mughal governor of
Sarhind surrounded the fort of Anandpur in Punjab, which was occupied by
Guru Gobind Singh and well armed Sikhs. After oaths of safety by the
Mughal forces, Guru Gobind Singh decided to leave the fort. However the
Mughal forces broke their promises and attacked the Guru and the Sikhs,
causing a great damage to them. He reinterpreted Islamic law and
presented the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri; he captured the diamond mines of the
Sultanate of Golconda; he spent more than 20 years of his life defeating
major rebel factions in India; his conquests expanded the empire to its
greatest extent; the over-stretched empire was controlled by Nawabs, and
faced challenges after his death. He made two copies of the Qur'an using
his own calligraphy.
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Aurangzeb
Alamgir coinage: 1658 - 1707 [AH 1068-1119]. |
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KM#285.6 Paisa.
Year:
AH1117 - RY 49 [1705].
Weight: 13.52g [12.30 - 14.10g].
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Macchlipattan.
Obverse:
Mubarak julus sanah / 1117.
Reverse:
Zarb bandar machhlipatan sanah
49 (struck at port machhlipatan in the reign year 49). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1079//11, AH1087//18, AH1110//-, AH110x//34,
AH110x//41, AH1110//42, AH1111//43, AH1111//44, AH1112//44,
AH1112//45, AH1113//45, AH1113//46, AH1114//46, AH1115//47,
AH1115//48, AH1116//48, AH1116//49, AH1117//49, AH1117//50,
AH1118//50 and AH1118//51 (1668-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common.
Note: Machilipatnam also known as
Masulipatnam, Masula and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of
the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The ancient port town served as
the settlement of European traders from the 16th century, and it was
a major trading port for the British, Dutch and French in the
seventeenth century. |
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KM#285.7 Paisa.
Year:
AH1107 - RY 39 [1695].
Weight: 13.72g [12.30 - 14.10g].
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Multan.
Obverse:
Aurangzeb Alamgir Falus / 1107.
Reverse:
Zarb Multan
Mubarak julus sanah 39 (struck at Multan in the auspicious reign year
39). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage
Years: AH 1107//39 (1695), AH 1107//40 (1695)
and AH 1108//40 (1696).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#286.4 Dam.
Year:
AHxx82 - RY xx [1671].
Weight: 21.08g [19.70 - 20.20g].
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse:
Aurangzeb Alamgir
Mubarak Falus sanah / xx82.
Reverse: Zarb Surat sanah xx (struck at
Surat in the reign year xx). This coin coin should be dated
AH 1082 / RY14 |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH106x//(1) Ahad, AH107x//3, AH107x//4,
AH107x//5, AH1075//7, AH1075//8, AH107x//9, AH107x//10, AH107x//11,
AH108x//13, AH1083//15, AH//29 and ND (1658-1703).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1686). Note: Common. |
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KM#294.1 Half Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 19 [1676].
Weight: 5.71g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / ND.
Reverse: Zarb Ahmadabad
Sanat 19 julus maimanat manus (struck at Ahmadabad in the year
19 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1075//7, AH1079//12, AH10xx//18, AH109x//23,
AH1091//23, AH1103//3x and AH1109 (1760-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Scarce and unlisted RY
in Krause publication. |
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KM#294.6 Half Rupee.
Year:
AH xxx8 - RY 1x [1667].
Weight: 5.71g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / xxx8.
Reverse: Zarb Surat
Sanat 1x julus maimanat manus (struck at Surat in the year 1x of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
This coin might be dated: AH1078//11 |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 107x//3 - AH 1118//51 (1660-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common. |
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Same as above coin but...
Year:
AH 1107 - RY 39 [1695].
Weight: 5.76g.
Diameter:
20.85 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#298.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1087 - RY 20 [1676].
Weight: 11.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Akbarabad.
Obverse: Alamgir Badshah Ghazi
(written in the center square). Outside the center square:
Abul Muzaffar (at left side),
Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad (at the top), Aurangzeb
(at the right side) and
Bahadur - Sanat 1087 (Brave in the Year AH 1087). |
Reverse: "Zarb Akbarabad" in the center
square. Outside the center square: Julus (at
the left side), maimanat (at the
top), manus (at the right side)
and
Sanah 20 (at the bottom) [struck at
Akbarabad in the year 20 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity].
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1069//(1) Ahad, AH1070//1 and AH1070//3 -
AH1097//29 (1658-1685).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Scarce. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH xx94 - RY 26 [1682].
Weight: 11.37g.
Diameter:
20.50 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#300.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1077 - RY 9 [1666].
Weight: 11.53g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Ahmadabad.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1077.
Reverse: Zarb Ahmadabad
Sanat 9 julus maimanat manus (struck at Ahmedabad in the year 9 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1069//(1) Ahad - AH 1119//51 (1658-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common with
"Badr" couplet. Obverse Persian
Legend: "شاہ اورنگزیب عالم گیر" (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir) at
the top. "سکہ زد درجہان چو بدر منّير" (Struck coin in the world like
shinning moon) mentioned in the middle and bottom line.
Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
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Same as above coin but having more circular dot decorations /
designs on Reverse side.
Year:
AH1083 - RY 15 [1672].
Weight: 11.48g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm.
Alignment: Medal. |
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KM#300.3 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1108 - RY 40 [1696].
Weight: 11.48g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Ahmednagar.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1108.
Reverse: Zarb Ahmednagar
Sanat 40 julus maimanat manus (struck at Ahmednagar in
the year 40 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1072//8, AH1074//6, AH1079//12, AH108x//19,
AH1090//22, AH1091//23, AH109x//27, AH1095//28, AH1096//28,
AH1096//29, AH1097//29, AH1097//30, AH1098//30. AH1098//31,
AH1099//31, AH1099//32, AH1100//32, AH1100//33, AH1101//32,
AH1108//40 and AH1108//41, AH1115//47, AH1115//48, AH1116//48,
AH1116//49, AH1117//49, AH1117//50, AH1118//50 and AH1118//51
(1662-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common with
"Badr" couplet. |
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KM#300.5 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1110 - RY 43 [1699].
Weight: 11.46g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khair - Ajmer.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1110.
Reverse: Zarb Dar-ul-Khair Ajmer
Sanat 43 julus maimanat manus (struck at Dar-ul-Khair Ajmer in
the year 43 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Note: Dar-ul-Khair (Seat of Welfare). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1097//29 - AH 1118//51 (1686-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common with
"Badr" couplet. |
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KM#300.7 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 33 [1690].
Weight: 11.60g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Akbarnagar.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho mihr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full sun)
/ ND.
Reverse: Zarb Akbarnagar
Sanat 33 julus maimanat manus (struck at Akbarnagar in
the year 33 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1070//3 - AH1118//51 (1660-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common
even with
"Mihr" couplet.
It has "Mihr" couplet like other gold coins. The displayed
coin has the mint name off flan.
Note: The
"مہر"
(Mihr) couplet used for gold Mohur seems to have been regularly used
for silver Rupee coins instead of
"بدر"
(Badr) during the earlier years of Aurangzeb's reign at Alamgirpur,
Bhilsa, Islamabad, Jahangirnagar, Katak, Lahore, Multan, Patna and
Shahjahanabad. Best example of its use late in the reign are the
result of error on the part of die-striker at Kabul mint. At Kabul
mint Gold Mohur are also seen with "Badr" couplet. The silver Rupee
coins minted at Akbarnagar had the gold (Mihr) couplet used up to
the 41st reignal year and also again from 45th to 51st reignal year. |
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KM#300.100 Rupee.
Year:
AH1115 - RY 47 [1703].
Weight: 11.56g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Akbarnagar.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho Badr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon)
/ x115.
Reverse: Zarb Akbarnagar
Sanat 47 julus maimanat manus (struck at Akbarnagar in the year
47 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). Note:
unlisted date in Krause publication. |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1109//42, AH1110//42, AH1111//43,
AH1111//44, AH1112//45 and AH1113//45 (1660-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common
having
"Badr" couplet. |
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KM#300.13 Rupee.
Year:
AH1076 - RY 9 [1665].
Weight: 11.45g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Aurangabad.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon)
/ 1076.
Reverse: Zarb Aurangabad
Sanat 9 julus maimanat manus (struck at Aurangabad in the year
9 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mint name at the top type. |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1071//3 (1660), AH1071//4 (1660), AH1072//4
(1661), AH1072//5 (1661), AH1073//5 (1662), AH1073//6 (1662),
AH1074//6 (1663), AH1074//7 (1663), AH1075//7 (1664), AH1075//8
(1664), AH1076//8 (1665), AH1076//9 (1665), AH1077//9 (1666),
AH1077//10 (1666), AH1079//12 (1668), AH1080//13 (1669), AH1081//13
(1670), AH1081//14 (1670), AH1082//14 (1671), AH1082//15 (1671),
AH1083//15 (1672), AH1083//16 (1672), AH1084//16 (1673), AH1086//18
(1675), AH1086//19 (1675), AH1087//19 (1676), AH1087//20 (1676),
AH1088//20 (1677), AH1090//xx (1679), AH1092//25 (1681), AH1093//26
(1682) and AH1099//30 (1687).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common
type having
"Badr" couplet. |
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KM#300.14 Rupee.
Year:
AH1096 - RY 29 [1684].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Aurangabad.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon)
/ 1096.
Reverse: Zarb Aurangabad
Sanat 29 julus maimanat manus (struck at Aurangabad in the year
29 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mint name at the bottom type. |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1091//24 AH1093//25, AH1093//26, AH1094//27,
AH1096//xx, AH1097//30, AH1098//30, AH1098//31 and AH1099//31
(1680-1687).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common
type having
"Badr" couplet. |
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KM#300.19 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 30 [1687].
Weight: 11.32g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Bareli (Bareilly).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / ND.
Reverse: Zarb Bareli
Sanat 30 julus maimanat manus (struck at Bareli in
the year 30 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1097//29 - AH 1119//51 (1686-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common. This
coin can be AH 1097 or 1098 based on the Reginal year 30.
Note: Bareilly is a city in Bareilly
district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located on
the Ramganga river, it is the capital of Bareilly division and the
geographical region of Rohilkhand. The city is 252 kilometres (157
mi) north of the state capital, Lucknow, and 250 kilometres (155 mi)
east of the national capital, New Delhi. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1117 - RY 50 [1706].
Weight: 11.36g. Diameter:
24.50 mm.
Alignment: Coin. |
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KM#300.23 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 33 [1690].
Weight: 11.45g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Bijapur (with epithet name: Dar-uz-Zafar).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / ND.
Reverse: Zarb Dar-uz-Zafar Bijapur
Sanat 33 julus maimanat manus (struck at Dar-uz-Zafar Bijapur in
the year 33 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Note: Dar-uz-Zafar (Seat of Victory). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1097//29 - AH 1118//51 (1686-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707. Note: Very Common. This
coin can be AH 1100 or 1101 based on the Reginal year 33.
Note: Vijayapur city, formerly Bijapur,
is the district headquarters of Bijapur District of Karnataka state
of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluka. Bijapur
city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural
importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Bijapur
is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore and about 550 km from
Mumbai, and 384 km west of the city of Hyderabad. Silver rupees were
introduced into southern India by Aurangzeb after his conquest of
Golconda and Bijapur in 1687. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1105 - RY 37 [1694].
Weight: 11.45g.
Note: Obverse side is double strike. |
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KM#300.24 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1106 - RY 39 [1694].
Weight: 11.50g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Burhanpur.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1106.
Reverse: Zarb Burhanpur
Sanat 39 julus maimanat manus (struck at Burhanpur in
the year 39 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 107x//3 - AH 1118//51 (1661-1707; some years in between
were not minted).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common with
"Badr" couplet. This coin is not listed with Year and Reignal combination in Krause publication. |
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KM#300.27 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1098 - RY 31 [1687].
Weight: 11.43g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Gulbarga (Ahsanabad).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1098.
Reverse: Zarb Gulbarga
Sanat 31 julus maimanat manus (struck at Gulbarga in the year
31 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1096//xx, AH1097//30, AH1098//30,
AH1098//31, AH1099//31, AH1099//32, AH1101//33, AH1101//34,
AH1102//34, AH1102//35, AH1103//35, AH1103//36, AH1104//36(sic),
AH1104//38, AH1104//37, AH1105//37, AH1105//38, AH1106//38,
AH1106//39, AH1107//39, AH110x//40 and AH1111//44 (1661-1699).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1685-1699). Note: Common. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1111 - RY 44 [1699].
Weight: 11.45g.
Diameter:
21.00 mm.
Alignment: Medal. |
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KM#300.28 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1076 - RY 14 sic [1665].
Weight: 11.50g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Gulkanda.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1076.
Reverse: Zarb Gulkanda
Sanat 14 julus maimanat manus (struck at Gulkanda in
the year 14 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 107x//3 - AH 1098//31 [1661-1687; some years
in between were not minted and also having various sic (unmatched AH
year with Regional Year) issues].
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common.
Note: Gulkanda is now know as Golkonda
[or Golconda or Golla konda ("shepherd's hill")], is a citadel and
fort in Southern India and was the capital of the medieval sultanate
of the Qutb Shahi dynasty (c.1518–1687). It is situated 11
kilometers (6.8 mi) west of Hyderabad. It is also a tehsil of
Hyderabad district, Telangana, India. The region is known for the
mines that have produced some of the world's most famous gems and
Diamonds including the Daria-i-Noor, Noor-ul-Ain, Koh-i-Noor, Hope
Diamond, Nassak Diamond, Princie Diamond, Regent Diamond and
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond. |
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KM#300.10 Rupee.
Year:
AH 110x - RY 37 [1693].
Weight: 11.57g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Alamgirpur
(Bhilsa).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 110x.
Reverse:
Zarb Alamgirpur (37) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Alamgirpur in the year 37 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). Mint name at the bottom
type. |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1089//xx, AH1090//22, AH1090//23,
AH1091//23, AH1091//24, AH1092//24, AH1093//25, AH1092//25,
AH1094//26, AH1094//27, AH1093//26, AH1095//27, AH1095//28,
AH1096//28,
AH1096//29, AH1097//29, AH1098//30, AH1098//31, AH1099//31,
AH1099//32, AH1100//32, AH1100//33, AH1101//33, AH1101//34,
AH1102//34, AH1102//35, AH1103//35, AH1103//36, AH1104//36,
AH1104//37, AH1105//37, AH1105//38, AH1106//38, AH110x//39,
AH1107//4x, AHxxxx//41, AH1109//42, AH1111//44 and AH1112//45 (1678-1700).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Somehow Scarce.
This coin can be with Year AH 1114 or 1115 with reginal year 37. |
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KM#300.31 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1115 - RY xx [1703].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Dar-ul-Jihad
(Hyderabad).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1115.
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-ul-Jihad (xx) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Dar-ul-Jihad in the year xx of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1098//xx - AH1118//50 (1687-1706).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Scarce. This coin
with Year AH 1115 can be of reginal year 47 or 48. |
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KM#300.39 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1101 - RY 33 [1690].
Weight: 11.43g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Itawa (Etawah).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1101.
Reverse: Zarb Itawa
Sanat 33 julus maimanat manus (struck at Itawa in
the year 33 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Note: Mint name in Persian as "اتاوہ"
instead of "اتاوا". |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1096//29 - AH1118//51 (1685-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Extremely Common.
Note: Etawah is a city on the banks of
Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the
administrative headquarters of Etawah District. The city was an
important center for the Revolt of 1857 (Allan Octavian Hume, the
founder of Indian National Congress was district collector then).
During the First War of Independence in 1857, major disturbances
occurred in Etawah and the district was occupied by the freedom
fighters from June to December. British rule was not completely
restored till the end of 1858. Also is the place of sangam or
confluence between Yamuna and Chambal. It is also the site of the
remains of the Great Hedge of India. The noted Hindi writer Gulabrai
was a native of Etawah. Etawah is well-connected by roads with the
rest of Uttar Pradesh state. National Highway 2 passes through
Etawah, connecting it to important cities like Delhi, Agra, Kanpur,
Allahabad, Varanasi, Mughalsarai, Dhanbad and Kolkata. There are
three big cities namely Gwalior, Agra and Kanpur, are nearby to
Etawah with well connected roads. Etawah is located 225 km west of
Lucknow, 118 km south-east of Agra, 159 km north-west of Kanpur and
117 km north-east of Gwalior. |
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Same as above coin KM#300.39, but...
Year:
AH 1111 - RY 43 [1699].
Weight: 11.37g.
Diameter:
24.50 mm.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Itawa (Etawah).
Mint name: "اتاوا". |
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Same as above coin KM#300.39, but...
Year:
AH 1113 - RY 45 [1701].
Weight: 11.11g.
Diameter:
24.25 mm.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Itawa (Etawah). Mint name: "اتاوا". |
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KM#300.40 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1110 - RY 42 [1698].
Weight: 11.60g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Jahangirnagar (now Dhaka in Bangladesh).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1110.
Reverse:
Zarb
Jahangirnagar (42) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Jahangirnagar in the year 42 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH107x//10 - AH1118//51 (1668-1706).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Scarce. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1115 - RY 47 [1703].
Weight: 11.38g.
Diameter:
21.25 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#300.43 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1117 - RY 49 [1705].
Weight: 11.47g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Junagadh.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1117.
Reverse:
Zarb Junagadh (49) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Junagadh in the year 49 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1099//31 - AH 1119//51 (1688-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common. |
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KM#300.45 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1102 - RY 35 [1691].
Weight: 11.30g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Dar-ul-Mulk
- Kabul.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1102.
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-ul-Mulk - Kabul (35) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Dar-ul-Mulk - Kabul in the year 35 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Note: Dar-ul-Mulk (Capital; Seat of
Kingdom). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1094//27 - AH 1119//xx (1683-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common. |
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KM#300.48 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 32 [1691].
Weight: 11.35g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Kashmir.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / ND.
Reverse:
Zarb Kashmir (32) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Kashmir in the year 32 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 107x//4 - AH 1117//50 (1661-1707; some
years in between were not minted).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Somehow
Scarce. |
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KM#300.50 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 43 [1698].
Weight: 11.57g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Katak.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / ND.
Reverse:
Zarb Katak (43) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Katak in the year 43 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH xxxx//2 - AH 1118//51 (1658-1707; some
missing years).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Somehow Scarce. It
should be Date AH 1110. |
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KM#300.51 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1105 - RY 37 [1694].
Weight: 11.57g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Khambayat.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1105.
Reverse:
Zarb Khambayat (37) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Khamabayat in the year 37 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1070//(1) Ahad - AH 1118//51 (1660-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very common.
Note: Khambayat is now know as Khambhat
(or Camaby). A port on the north end, Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat
State, India. Khambat is perhaps the only place in India, where the
Harappan craft – the agate bead making is found in the living
tradition. Surprisingly Khambat has no stone deposit. But the craft
has survived mainly through acquiring stones from the Rajpipla
hills, about 200 km away from the town. It also manufactures of
silk, chintz and gold stuffs. The Arab traveler al-Mas'udi visited
the city in 915 AD, describing it as a very successful port; it was
mentioned in 1293 by Marco Polo, who, calling it Cambaet, noted it
as a busy port. He mentions that the city had its own king. Indigo
and fine buckram were particular products of the region, but much
cotton and leather was exported through Cambay. A contemporary
Italian traveler, Marino Sanudo, said that Cambeth was one of
India’s main two ocean ports. Another Italian, visiting in about
1440, Niccolò de' Conti, mentions that the walls of the city were
twelve miles in circumference. The Portuguese explorer Duarte
Barbosa visited the city, which he calls Cambaia, in the early
sixteenth century. Khambhat was the capital of Cambay State, a
princely state of British India. It was the only state in the Kaira
Agency of the Gujarat division of Bombay Presidency. It had an area
of 350 square miles (906 km²). It was founded in 1730, at the time
of the dismemberment of the Mughal Empire. Its Nawabs were
descendents of Mumin Khan, the last of the Mughal governors of
Gujarat who in 1742 defeated his brother-in-law Nizam Khan, governor
of Khambhat, and established himself there. In 1780 Cambay was taken
by the army of general Goddard Richards, but it was restored to the
Marathas in 1783. Finally it was ceded to the British by the Peshwa
under the treaty of 1803. The state was provided with a railway in
1901. |
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KM#300.52 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1115 - RY 47 [1703].
Weight: 11.28g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Khujista Bunyad
(Aurangabad).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1115.
Reverse:
Zarb Khujista Bunyad (47) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Khujista Bunyad in the year 47 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1091//23, AH1091//24, AH1094//26,
AH1096//28, AH1100//32, AH1100//33, AH1101//33, AH1101//34,
AH1102//34, AH1102//35, AH1103//35, AH1106//38, AH1106//39,
AH1107//39,
AH1107//40, AH1108//40, AH1108//41, AH1109//41, AH1109//42,
AH1110//42, AH1110//43, AH1111//43, AH1111//44, AH1112//44,
AH1113//46, AH1115//47, AH1115//48, AH1116//48, AH1116//49,
AH1117//49, AH1117//50, AH1118//50 and AH1118//51 (1680-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common. |
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KM#300.112 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 5 [1661].
Weight: 11.41g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (2 o' clock).
Mint: Lahore
(epithet name: Dar-us-Sultanate).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho mihr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full sun)
/ ND.
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore
Sanat 5 julus maimanat manus (struck at
Zarb Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore in the year 5 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). It has "Mihr"
couplet like gold Mohur coins. |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1069//Ahad (1658), AH1070//Ahad (1658),
AH1070//2 (1659), AH1071//3 (1660), AH1071//4 (1660), AH1072//4
(1661), AHxxxx//5 (1661), AHxxxx//6 (1662), AH1085//18 (1674) and
AH1109//42 (1697).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Dar-us-Sultanate (Seat of
Sovereignty). Note: Scarce with "Mihr"
couplet. |
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KM#300.53 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1109 - RY 41 [1697].
Weight: 11.30g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Lahore
(epithet name: Dar-us-Sultanate).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1109.
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore (41) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore in the year 41 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1072//5 - AH 1118//51 (1662-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Dar-us-Sultanate (Seat of
Sovereignty). Very common with "Badr"
couplet. |
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KM#300.54 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1102 - RY 34 [1691].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Lakhnau (Lucknow).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1102.
Reverse: Zarb Lakhnau
Sanat 34 julus maimanat manus (struck at Lakhnau in
the year 34 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1081//14 - AH 111x//51 (1670-1707; some years
in between were not minted).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common. |
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KM#300.55 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1100 - RY 33 [1689].
Weight: 11.51g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment:
Rotated.
Mint:
Macchlipattan (Machilipatnam).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1100.
Reverse: Zarb Macchlipattan
Sanat 33 julus maimanat manus (struck at Macchlipattan in
the year 33 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1099//31 - AH 1118//51 (1670-1707; some years
in between were not minted).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common.
Note: Macchlipattan is now known as
Machilipatnam. Machilipatnam is a port on East central side of
India. It is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh. |
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KM#300.63 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1093 - RY 25 [1682].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Multan.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1093.
Reverse: Zarb Multan
Sanat 25 julus maimanat manus (struck at Multan in the year 25 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1072//4 - AH 1119//51 (1662-1706).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1095 - RY 27 [1684].
Weight: 11.49g. |
Note: Multan is Pakistan's 5th most
populous city. The city is located on the east banks of the Chenab
River. Multan is known as the City of Sufis or City of Saints and
Madinat-ul-Auliya because of the large number of shrines and Sufi
saints from the city. Multan is famous for its crops: wheat, cotton
and sugar cane, mangoes, citrus, guavas, and pomegranates. Multan is
one of the oldest cities not only in the Asian subcontinent but also
in the world dating back 6000 years when it was known as Maloha, a
cultural and trade hub between Central Asia and South Asia.
According to Hindu legends, it was the capital of the Trigarta
Kingdom at the time of the Mahabharata war, ruled by the Katoch
Rajput Dynasty. Multan has had various names over the years.
According to Hindu mythology, it was originally called Kashtpur (Kashyapapura)
after a Hindu sage named Kashyapa, which is also the Gotra used by
the Katoch dynasty. Other names were Hanspur (Hamsapura), Bagpur (Vegapura),
Sanb or Sanahpur (Sambapura). It has been postulated that the
current name is derived from the Sanskrit name Mulasthana named
after a Sun Temple. Multan has frequently been a site of conflict
due to its location on a major invasion route between South Asia and
Central Asia. It is also known as the last conquered place by
Alexander the Great in 326 BC. Multan was conquered along with Sindh
by Muhammad bin Qasim, from the local ruler Chach of Alor circa 712
AD. Following bin Qasim's conquest, the city was securely under
Muslim rule. |
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KM#300.64 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1097 - RY 30 [1686].
Weight: 10.28g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Muradabad.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1097.
Reverse: Zarb Muradabad
Sanat 30 julus maimanat manus (struck at Muradabad in the year
30 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1097//29 (1686).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Rare. The displayed
Reign Year of the above coin is unlisted in Krause publications.
Note: Moradabad is a city,
commissionary, and a municipal corporation in Moradabad district of
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1625A.D. by
Rustam Khan and is named after prince Murad Baksh, the son of the
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Moradabad is situated on the banks of the
Ramganga river, at a distance of 167 km (104 miles) east from the
national capital, New Delhi and 344 km north-west of the state
capital Lucknow. The city is known as Pital Nagri ("Brass City") for
its famous brass handicrafts industry. |
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KM#300.65 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1117 - RY 49 [1705].
Weight: 11.61g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Murshidabad.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1117.
Reverse: Zarb Murshidabad
Sanat 49 julus maimanat manus (struck at Murshidabad in the
year 49 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1116//48 - AH 1118//51 (1704-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common. |
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KM#300.66 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1098 - RY 30 [1687].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Narnol (Narnaul).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1098.
Reverse: Zarb Narnol
Sanat 30 julus maimanat manus (struck at Narnol in the year 30 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1098//30 - AH 1102//34 (1687-1691).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common. |
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KM#300.81 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1081 - RY 14 [1671].
Weight: 11.33g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Shahjahanabad (with epithet name: Dar-ul-Khilafat).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1081.
Note: Dar-ul-Khilafa (Capital; Seat of
Caliphate). |
Reverse: Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad
Sanat 14 julus maimanat manus (struck at Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad in the year 14 of the accession associated with tranquil
prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1069//2 - AH 1119//51 (1659-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common with
"Badr" couplet.
Note: The walled old Delhi area was
founded as Shahjahanabad by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639. It
remained the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal
dynasty. |
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KM#300.82 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1116 - RY 4x [1704].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Sholapur.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1116. |
Reverse: Zarb Sholapur
Sanat 4x julus maimanat manus (struck at Sholapur in the year 4x of the accession associated with tranquil
prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1085//18 - AH 1118//51 (1674-1706).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common. This coin
with date AH 1116 can have reign year 48 or 49. |
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KM#300.85 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1070 - Ahad [1660].
Weight: 11.35g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Surat
(with epithet name: Bandar-i-Mubarak).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / ND.
Reverse: Zarb Bandar-i-Mubarak Surat
Sanat ND julus maimanat manus. (struck at Bandar-i-Mubarak Surat
in the year ND of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1069//(1) Ahad, AH1070//(1) Ahad, AH1070//2,
AH1071//x, AH1090//22, AH1093//25 and AH1094//26 (1659-1661, 1679,
1682-1683).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Somehow Scarce. |
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KM#300.86 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1082 - RY 14 [1671].
Weight: 10.95g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Surat
(without epithet name: Bandar-i-Mubarak).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1082.
Reverse: Zarb Surat
Sanat 14 julus maimanat manus. (struck at Surat in the year
14 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1070//2 - AH 1118//51 (1759-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common with
"Badr" couplet. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
ND - probably RY 19 [1676].
Weight: 11.47g. Diameter:
22.50 mm.
Alignment: Medal. |
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KM#300.87 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1097 - RY 29 [1686].
Weight: 11.41g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Tatta (Thatta).
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1097.
Reverse: Zarb Surat
Sanat 29 julus maimanat manus. (struck at Surat in the year 29 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1072//4 - AH 1119//51 (1662-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Very Common with
"Badr" couplet.
Note: Thatta's major monument, the
necropolis at Makli Hill (build on 1559), is listed among the World
Heritage Sites. The Shah Jahan Mosque at Thatta is also an
attraction. Thatta is Located 100 km (62 mi) east of Karachi
(Pakistan's provincial capital of Sindh). The city was destroyed by
Mirza Jani Beg in the 16th century. During the Samma dynasty, Thatta
was the capital of Sindh for 95 years. Between 1592 and 1739, it was
governed in the name of the Mughal emperors of Delhi. In 1739,
however, following the Battle of Karnal, the province was ceded to
Nadir Shah of Persia. Between 1652 and 1660, the Dutch East India
Company had a small trading post (comptoir or factory) in Thatta.
This competed with the English one, which was established in 1635
and closed in 1662. A second British 'factory' was set up during the
Kalhora period, in 1758, which lasted until 1775. In the early 19th
century Thatta had declined to a population of about 18,000. To the
Arabs it was known as Dibal and the remnants of the brick wall from
the Mirza Isa Tarkhan period were visible at that time. On 23 April
2014, the People's Party government announced to form Sindh's sixth
division "Banbhore Division" with Thatta as capital. |
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KM#300.93 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 26 [1683].
Weight: 11.44g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Zafarabad.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / ND.
Reverse: Zarb Zafarabad
Sanat 26 julus maimanat manus. (struck at Zafarabad in the year
26 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AHxxxx//(1) Ahad - AH 1118//51 (1658-1707;
some years in between were not minted).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707).
Note: Somehow
Scarce.
Note: Zafarabad is a town that lays 8.5
kilometers South-East of Jaunpur Fort and 57 kilometers North-West
of Varanasi city's main junction. Zafarabad is a place in Jaunpur
district of Varanasi Division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Zafarabad (IR
Station code ZBD) is an important railway junction station under
Allahabad division of Northern Railway (India) zone of Indian
Railways. It connects Jaunpur Junction on north direction, Janghai
junction, Phaphamau Junction, Allahabad of east direction, Varanasi
Junction on south-east direction and Sultanpur junction on
North-west direction. |
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KM#300.94 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1097 - RY 30 [1686].
Weight: 11.52g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Zafarpur.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho bedr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining full moon) / 1097.
Reverse: Zarb Zafarpur
Sanat 30 julus maimanat manus. (struck at Zafarpur in the year
30 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH109x//28, AH1097//30, AH1098//30,
AH1098//31, AH1099//31, AH1099//32, AH1100//32, AH1100//33,
AH1101//33, AH1101//34 and AH1102//34 (1684-1691).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Scarce.
Note: Zafarpur is a village that lays
on the banks of river Reth. It is approximately 32 km east of
Lucknow, 9 km south of Barabanki and north-west of Satrikh. Zafarpur
was battle field of Saiyed Salar Dawood Ghazi. Unknown graves are
present and remains of dead ones emerge if anyone digs the battle
field. The property is now owned by family of Zamindar, late Fareed
Ahmed who use it as their ancestral graveyard. The mausoleum of
Saiyed Salar Dawood Ghazi father of Muslim invader Saiyed Salar
Masood Ghazi (commander in the army of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi who
came to the South Asia in the early 11th century) is situated in
Satrikh. At his grave the people gather to pilgrimage during the
full moon of the Hindu month of Jyeshta during the summer. There is
a five-day-long urs during which thousands of devotees pray. His
tomb is known as "Budhe Baba ki mazar" (Grand Master's Mausoleum). |
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KM#301.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1079 - RY 14 [1669].
Weight: 11.41g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Junagadh.
Obverse: "Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir"
written in
center square. "1079" (top above, but upside down). "Junagadh"
written on the left side clockwise.
Reverse:
Julus maimanat manus (the accession associated with tranquil
prosperity) written in center.
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1071//3 -1108//41 (1661-1697).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Common. |
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KM#315.3 Mohur.
Year:
AH 1115 - RY 47 [1704].
Weight: 10.97g.
Metal: Gold.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Ahsanabad.
Obverse: Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir sikkah
zad dar jehan cho mihr monir (Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in
world like the shining sun) / 1115.
Reverse: Zarb Ahsanabad
Sanat 47 julus maimanat manus. (struck at Ahsanabad in the
year 47 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH 1113//45 -1118//50 (1702-1707).
Ruler:
Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707). Note: Scarce as compared to
other mints and years of mintage. It has "Mihr" couplet like other
gold coins.
Note: Ahsanabad is now known as
Kalaburagi (officially Kalaburagi City, also known as Gulbarga), a
city in the Indian state of Karnataka, India. Kalaburagi is 623 km
north of the state capital of Bengaluru and 220 km from Hyderabad.
Although previously part of Hyderabad State, it was incorporated
into a newly formed Mysore State (now known as Karnataka) through
the States Reorganization Act in 1956. |
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- Muhammad Azam Shah
S/o Aurangzeb.....................14 Mar 1707 - 27 Apr 1707
-
Ruled at Gujarat, Khandesh and Malwa in AH 1118-1119 (1707). Title:
Padshah-i-Mumalik Abu'l Faiz Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam Shah-i-Ali Jah
Ghazi. Rebelled
along with his son Bidar Bakht till both of them were killed on 18 Jun
1707. Silver Rupees were struck at Haidarabad, Khujista Bunyad, Surat,
Ahmadnagar, Alamgirpur, Dar-ul-Jihad - Haidarabad, Junagarh, Dar-ul-Fath
- Ujjain, Ahmadabad and Burhanpur. Gold Mohur were struck at Alamgirpur,
Asir, Burhanpur, Dar-ul-Jihad - Haidarabad, Surat, Ahmadnagar and
Khujista Bunyad.
- Bidar Bakht S/o
Muhammad Azam (rebel)................27
Apr 1707 - 18 Jun 1707
- Sultan Muhammad Bidar
Bakht Mirza, Bidar Shah Bahadur, was born at Agra on 16th August 1670
(s/o Jahan Zeb Banu). He was acting Subadar of Agra and Khandesh 1704,
Subadar of Malwa 03 August 1704 - March 1706, and Gujarat 01 April
1706-08 February 1707. Granted the title of Bidar Shah Bahadur in March
1707. He was killed in battle with his father at Jajau on 18 June 1707
(buried: Mausoleum of Humayun, Delhi). He had five sons and four
daughters. No coins are known on his name.
- Muhammad Kam
Bakhsh S/o Aurangzeb (Bachapur
& Deccan)27 Apr
1707 - 13 Jan 1708
- Ruled during AH
1119-1120 (1707-1708) at Deccan and issued silver Rupees at Ahsanabad,
Dar uz-Zafar - Bijapur, Gokak, Imtiyazgarh, Nusratabad, Surat, Toragal,
Gulbarga and Dar-ul-Jihad - Haidarabad. Copper paisa coins at Bijapur
and gold Mohurs at Dar-ul-Jihad - Haidarabad, Nusratabad and Bijapur.
Title:
Mohammad Kam Bakhsh-e
Dinpanah ibn Aurangzib Alamgir Padshah.
- Shah Alam I
Bahadur Shah I [Muazzam] S/o Aurangzeb...27 Apr 1707 - 27 Feb 1712
- Title:
Qutb ud-din Abu'n Nasr
Sayyed Mohammad Shah Alam I Bahadur Shah Padshah-e-Ghazi.
Without appointing a crown prince, Aurangzeb died in 1707 when Mu'azzam
was governor of Kabul and his half-brothers Muhammad Kam Bakhsh and
Muhammad Azam Shah were the governors of the Deccan and Gujarat
respectively. All three sons intended to win the crown. Kam Bakhsh and
Azam Shah began minting coins on their names. Azam prepared to march to
Agra and declare himself successor, but was defeated by Mu'azzam at the
Battle of Jajau in June 1707. Azam and his son, Ali Tabar, were killed
in the battle. Mu'azzam ascended the Mughal throne at age 63 on 19 June
1707, with the title of Bahadur Shah I. He was enthroned on 23 Mar 1707 at Lahore. He had four known sons: Jahandar
Shah (killed 1713), Azim-ush-Shah, Rafi ul-Qadr (Rafi ush-Shah) and
Khujistan Akhtar Jahan Shah. His original name was Qutb ud-Din Muhammad
Mu'azzam later titled as Shah Alam by his father. First of the Mughal emperors to preside over
a steady and severe decline in the territories under the empire's
control and military power due to the rising strength of the autonomous
Nawabs. After his reign, the emperor became a progressively
insignificant figurehead. Reigning just five years, he made settlements with the Marathas,
tranquilized the Rajputs, and became friendly with the Sikhs in the
Punjab. He was traveling throughout his reign and only came to rest in
Lahore in the last few months of his life.
- Azim-ush-Shan S/o
Shah Alam I (Bengal)...............29
Feb 1712 - 17 Mar 1712
- Governor of Bengal,
proclaimed Badshah in AH 1124 (1712). Two kinds of rare silver Rupees
are known to be struck on his name at Katak and Jahangirnagar. Title:
Mohammad Azim-ush-Shan
ibn Bahadur Shah Padshah.
- Jahan Shah
[Khujistan Akhtar] S/o Shah Alam I (rebel)29
Feb 1712 - 27 Mar 1712
- Khujaista Akhtar Jahan
Shah (04 October 1673 - 30 March 1712) was the fourth son of Emperor
Shah Alam I Bahadur Shah I. He was made Subahdar of Malwa (1707–1712)
and raised to an Imperial Mansab of 30,000 Zat and 20,000 Sawar. After
his father's death, he sided with his brother Mu'izz-ud-Din and defeated
his other brother, Azim-ush-Shan in 1712. But Mu'izz-ud-Din disagreed
with him over the distribution of the Imperial treasury and fought a
battle against him in which he was killed along with his eldest son
Farkhunda Akhtar. His youngest son Muhammad Shah was later ruled as
emperor for 28 years. A few coins are known by Jahan Shah produced with
title Jahan Sultan.
- Rafi ush-Shah S/o
Shah Alam I (rebel)................29
Feb 1712 - 28 Mar 1712
- Shahzada Rafi ush-Shan
Bahadur (before 12 January 1671 – 29 March 1712) was the third son of
Mughal emperor Shah Alam I Bahdur Shah 1 (Muzzam) and Nur un-Nisa Begum,
the daughter of sultan of Ahmednagar. Rafi ush-Shah was 10 when he was a
appointed by her grandfather Aurangzeb as Qiledar of Malakand pass. He
was killed with his elder brother Jahandar Shah by his nephew
Farrukhsiyar. He was buried at Agra fort. His sons later became emperors
of India for brief peroids. No coin are known for
Rafi ush-Shah.
- Jahandar Shah S/o
Shah Alam I........................30 Mar 1712 - 10 Jan 1713
- His title was
Shahanshah-i-Ghazi Abu'l Fath Muiz-ud-Din Muhammad Ma'az-ud-Din Jahandar
Shah Sahib-i-Quran Padshah-i-Jahan (Khuld Aramgah).
His court was depraved. He was a mere puppet in the hands of his favourite wife, Lal Kunwar, who, before her elevation to the position of
Queen Consort was a mere dancing girl. Her children were promoted to the
highest offices of the Empire. He was also highly influenced by his
Grand Vizier Zulfikar Khan. He was defeated in the battle at Agra on
10 January 1713 by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of
Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Syed Brothers. Various mint have
produced coins on his name despite his short reign.
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Shah Alam I Bahadur
Shah I coinage: 1707 - 1712 [AH 1119-1124]. |
Note: KM#347 series indicates the
ruler's name as "Shah Alam", while KM#348 series indicates "Shah Alam Bahadur".
The heavy rupees of Shah Alam Bahadur were struck at a few mints,
principally in AH1123 with regnal year 5, more rarely 1123 year 6, plus a
very few examples of 1122 year 4 and 1122 year 5, and only Azimabad for 1124
year 6. The analysis of these heavy rupees by Alan Deshazo was published in
the JONS #220. He shows that at least 10 mints produced these, all very
rare, and production was mandated by an Imperial Farman that was retracted
very shortly afterwards. One of example is from Tatta AH1124 year 6, having
Fancy Hexagonal Borders on both sides. His earlier coins dated AH 1119
(1707) Pre-Accession are also known with title: "شاه جهان ثانی سلطان معظم
بادشاه" (Shah Jahan the second, Sultan Mu'azzam, the King). |
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KM#345.1 Rupee.
Year:
ND - Ahad [1707].
Weight: 11.06g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Tatta. |
Obverse: "سکه زد
درهفت کشور بر مهروماه"
(Sikka zad dar Haft Kishwar bar Mihr wa Mah) [Struck coin
in the seven climes like sun and moon]. "شاه جهان ثانی سلطان معظم
بادشاه" (Shahjahan Thani Sultan
Muazzam Badshah) [Shah Jahan the second, Sultan Mu'azzam, the King]
/ ND.
Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Reverse:
Zarb Tatta (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Tatta in the year
First of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad (1707).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Rare. |
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KM#348.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1121 - RY 3 [1709].
Weight: 11.54g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Badshah Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur Shah) / 1121.
Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Reverse:
Zarb Ahmadabad (3) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Ahmadabad in the year
3 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1119//2, AH1120//2,
AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4, AH1122//4, AH1122//5 and AH1123//5 (1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. |
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KM#348.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1120 - RY 2 [1708].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Ahmadnagar.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Badshah Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur Shah) / 1120.
Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Reverse:
Zarb Ahmadnagar (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Ahmadnagar in the year
2 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AHxxxx//2, AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4,
AH1122//4, AH1122//5 and AH1123//5 (1708-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Scarce. |
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Same as above coin KM#348.2, but...
Year:
AH 1122 - RY 4 [1710].
Weight: 11.54g.
Diameter:
24.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#348.6 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 2 [1708].
Weight: 11.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Akbarabad
(epithet name: Mustaqir-ul-Mulk).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Shah Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah
Alam Bahadur Shah) / 11xx. Note: Mustaqir-ul-Mulk
(Abode of the Kingdom). |
Reverse:
Zarb Mustaqir-ul-Mulk - Akbarabad (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Mustaqir-ul-Mulk - Akbarabad in the year
2 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1119//2, AH1120//2,
AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4, AH1122//4 and AH112x//5 (1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type.
This coin can be of dated AH 1119 or AH 1120
with RY 2. |
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KM#348.8 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 6 [1712].
Weight: 11.45g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.75 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Alamgirpur (now Vidisha).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Shah Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah
Alam Bahadur Shah) / ND |
Reverse:
Zarb Alamgirpur (6) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Alamgirpur in the year
6 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//x Ahad, AH1120//3, AH1121//3,
AH1123//x and AH1123//5 (1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Scarce.
This coin with RY6 is unlisted in Krause
Publications. Note:
Vidisha is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India,
located near the state capital Bhopal. Vidisha is 56.5 kilometers
North east of Bhopal. Vidisha was the administrative headquarters of
Bhelsa or Bhilsa, during the Medieval period. |
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KM#347.4 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1120 - RY2 [1708].
Weight: 11.20g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Azimabad (now Patna).
Obverse: Shah Alam Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam] / 1120. Sanah (Year)
with Date written at the bottom. |
Reverse:
Zarb Azimabad (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Azimabad in the year 2 of the accession associated with tranquil
prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1120//2, AH1120//3,
AH1121//3, AH1121//4, AH1122//5, AH1123//5 and AH1124//6 (1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. Note:
Azimabad (Hindi: अज़ीमाबाद, Urdu: عظیم آباد) was the name
of modern-day Patna during the eighteenth century, prior to the
British Raj. Today, Patna is the capital of Bihar, a state in North
India. In ancient times, Patna was known as Pataliputra. This was
the capital of the Maurya and Gupta Empires. |
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KM#347.6 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1119 - Ahad [1707].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Bareli (Bareilly).
Obverse: Shah Alam Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam] / 1119. Sanah (Year)
with Date written at the bottom. |
Reverse:
Zarb Bareli (Ahad). (Struck
at Bareli in the year
First). "Mubarak" (Auspicious) written at the top.
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1119//2, AH1120//2,
AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4 and AH1122//4
(1707-1710).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1120 - RY 2 [1708].
Weight: 11.37g. Diameter:
22.25 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#348.14 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 5 [1711].
Weight: 11.16g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Burhanpur
(epithet name: Dar-us-Sarur).
Obverse: Shah Alam Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam] / ND. "Sikka
Mubarak" (Auspicious Coin) written at the bottom. Note:
Dar-us-Sarur
(Seat of Delight). |
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-us-Sarur - Burhanpur (5) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Dar-us-Sarur - Burhanpur in the year Five of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1119//2, AH1120//2,
AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4, AH1122//4, AH1122//5, AH1123//5,
AH1123//6 and AH11xx//6 (1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. |
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KM#347.8 Rupee.
Year:
ND - Ahad [1707].
Weight: 11.18g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Itawa (Etawah).
Obverse: Shah Alam Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam] / ND. Sanah (Year)
with Date written at the bottom. |
Reverse:
Zarb Itawa (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Itawa in the year
First of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) - AH1123//5 (1707-1711) +
AH1124//6 (1712 - unpublished).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. |
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KM#348.21 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1121 - RY 3 [1709].
Weight: 11.59g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Junagarh.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur Shah) / 1121. |
Reverse:
Zarb Junagarh (3) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Junagarh in the year
3 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1119//2, AH1120//2,
AH1120//3 and AH1121//3 (1707-1709).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. |
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KM#348.22 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1121 - RY 3 [1709].
Weight: 11.34g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.25 mm x 23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Kabul.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur
Shah) / 1121.
Note: Dar-ul-Mulk (Capital; Seat of
Kingdom). |
Reverse:
Zarb Dar ul-Mulk Kabul (3) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Dar ul-Mulk Kabul in the year
3 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AAH1120//2, AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4,
AH1122//4, AH1122//5 and AH1123//5 (1708-1711).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Somehow
Scarce. |
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KM#348.23 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 4 [1710].
Weight: 11.48g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Metal.
Mint:
Kanbayat.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur
Shah) / ND. Note: Bahadur
written as "بهادور" instead of "بہادور". |
Reverse:
Zarb Kanbayat (4) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Kanbayat in the year
4 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AHxxxx//(1) Ahad, AHxxxx//2, AH1120//3, AHxxxx//4
and AHxxxx//5 (1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. |
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KM#347.11 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 2 [1708].
Weight: 11.20g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Karimabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur
Shah) / ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Karimabad (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Karimabad in the year
2 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1120//2, AH1121//3 and AH1123//5 (1708, 1709
and 1711).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type.
Karimabad was mint operational during Shah Alam's reign around
Cossimbazar, a suburb north of Berhampore and south of Murshidabad in
West Bengal State of India. Karimabad was where all the foreigners had
important factories, especially Dutch. |
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KM#348.25 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1120 - RY 2 [1708].
Weight: 11.16g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Khujista Bunyad (Aurangabad).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur Ghazi (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur Shah) / 1120. Note:
Khujista Bunyad (Of Fortunate Foundation) for city:
Aurangabad. |
Reverse:
Zarb Khujista Bunyad (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Khujista Bunyad in the year
2 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1119//2, AH1120//2,
AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4, AH1122//4, AH1121//5,
AH1122//5, AH1123//5, AH1123//6 and AH1124//6
(1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. |
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KM#347.14 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 3 [1709].
Weight: 11.38g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Lakhnau (Lucknow).
Obverse: Shah Alam Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam] / ND. Sanah (Year)
with Date written at the bottom. |
Reverse:
Zarb Lakhnau (3) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Lakhnau in the year
3 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AHxxxx//2, AHxxxx//3 and
AHxxxx//4 (1707-1710).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common type. |
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KM#347.16 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1121 - RY 3 [1709].
Weight: 11.26g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Peshawar.
Obverse: Shah Alam Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam] / 1121. Sanah
(Year) with Date written in the center. Fork (Khanda) Like Symbol at
center left side. Note:
Perhaps this coin was part of ex-Jewellry, as it has a cut at the
edge. |
Reverse:
Zarb Peshawar (3) julus maimanat manus (Struck
at Peshawar in the year 3 of the accession associated with tranquil
prosperity). Mintage:
N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1121//3 and AH1121//4 (1709).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Scarce. |
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Same as above coin KM#347.16, but smaller and thicker in size.
Weight: 11.27g.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. |
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KM#347.18 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1121 - RY 3 [1709].
Weight: 11.30g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Shahjahanabad.
Obverse: Shah Alam Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam] / 1121. Sanah
(Year) with Date written at the bottom. "Sikka" (Coin) is written on
the right side of the Date.
Note: Dar-ul-Khilafa (Capital; Seat of
Caliphate). |
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad (3) (Struck
at Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad in the year
3). "Mubarak" (Auspicious) written
at the bottom. Mintage:
N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1119//2, AH1120//2,
AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4, AH1122//4, AH1122//5, AH1123//5 and
AH1123//6 (1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#348.34 Rupee.
Year: ND [1707-1712].
Weight: 11.50g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse: Shah Alam Bahadur Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam, the Strong] /
ND. "Sikka Mubarak" (Auspicious Coin) written at the
bottom. |
Reverse:
Zarb Surat (x) julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the year x
of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity]. Mintage:
N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1119//2, AH1120//2,
AH1120//3, AH1121//3, AH1121//4, AH1122//4, AH1122//5, AH1123//5,
AH1123//6 and AH1124//6 (1707-1712).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Common. |
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KM#348.36 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1120 - RY 2 [1708].
Weight: 11.51g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Dar ul-Fath Ujjain.
Obverse: Shah Alam Badshah Ghazi
[Fighter of infidels (Ghazi), Emperor Shah Alam] / 1120. Date written
in the center left side.
Note: Dar-ul-Fath (Capital; Seat of
Conquest). |
Reverse:
Zarb Dar ul-Fath Ujjain (2) julus maimanat manus [Struck at Dar ul-Fath Ujjain in the year
2 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity]. Mintage:
N/A. Mintage Years:
AH1119//(1) Ahad, AH1120//2,
AH1121//3 and AH112x//5 (1707-1709 and 1711).
Ruler:
Shah Alam Bahadur S/o Aurangzeb (1707-1712). Note: Somehow Scarce. |
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Jahandar
Shah
coinage: 1712 - 1713 [AH 1124-1125]. |
KM#363 series are of "Abu-Fathi
Ghazi Jahandar Shah" type while KM#364 series are of "Jahandar
Shah Badshah-i-Jahan" type. |
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KM#363.9 Rupee.
Year:
ND - Ahad [1712].
Weight: 11.47g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Dar-us-Sarur, Burhanpur.
Note:
Dar-us-Sarur
(Seat of Delight). |
Obverse:
"سکہ زد درافاق چون مهروماه"
[Struck coin in the horizons like the Sun and Moon] / ND written at the bottom and
middle lines. " ابو الفتع غازی جهاندار شاه" (Abu-Fathi Ghazi
Jahandar Shah) [The victorious Jahandar Shah, Defender of the Faith]
written at the top and middle line.
Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Reverse: Zarb Dar-us-Sarur, Burhanpur (Ahad) julus maimanat manus
[Struck
at Dar-us-Sarur, Burhanpur in the year
(First) of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity].
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Jahandar Shah S/o Shah Alam I Bahadur Shah I (1712-1713).
Note: Common. |
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KM#364.12 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1124 - Ahad [1712].
Weight: 11.34g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Itawa.
Obverse:
"بزد سکہ برمد چو صاحب قران" [Struck coin on the moon (silver) like
the Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction] written at the bottom and
middle lines. "جهاندار شاه
بادشاه جهان" (Jahandar
Shah Badshah-i-Jahan) [Jahandar Shah, monarch of
the World] written at the top line / 1124.
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Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Reverse: Zarb Itawa (Ahad) julus maimanat manus
[Struck
at Itawa in the year
(First) of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity].
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Jahandar Shah S/o Shah Alam I Bahadur Shah I (1712-1713).
Note: Common. |
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KM#363.17 Rupee.
Year:
AH11xx - Ahad [1712].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Dar es-Sultanate,
Lahore.
Obverse:
"سکہ زد درافاق چون مهروماه"
[Struck coin in the horizons like the Sun and Moon] / 11xx written at the bottom line. " ابو الفتع غازی جهاندار شاه" (Abu-Fathi Ghazi
Jahandar Shah) [The victorious Jahandar Shah, Defender of the Faith]
written at the top line.
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Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Reverse: Zarb Dar es-Sultanate, Lahore (Ahad) julus maimanat manus
[Struck
at Dar es-Sultanate, Lahore in the year
(First) of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity].
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Jahandar Shah S/o Shah Alam I Bahadur Shah I (1712-1713). Note:
Somehow Scarce. This coin is double strike on both sides. |
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KM#363.21 Rupee.
Year:
AH1124 - Ahad [1712].
Weight: 11.28g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad.
Obverse:
"سکہ زد درافاق چون مهروماه"
[Struck coin in the horizons like the Sun and Moon] / 11xx written at the bottom line. " ابو الفتع غازی جهاندار شاه" (Abu-Fathi Ghazi
Jahandar Shah) [The victorious Jahandar Shah, Defender of the Faith]
written at the top line.
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Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Reverse: Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad (Ahad) julus maimanat manus [Struck at Dar-ul-Khilafat
- Shahjahanabad in the year
(First) of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity].
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Jahandar Shah S/o Shah Alam I Bahadur Shah I (1712-1713).
Note: Somehow Scarce. |
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KM#363.22 Rupee.
Year:
AHxx24 - Ahad [1712].
Weight: 11.48g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse:
"سکہ زد درافاق چون مهروماه" [Struck coin in the horizons like
the Sun and Moon] / xx24 written at the bottom and
middle lines. " ابو الفتع غازی جهاندار شاه" (Abu-Fathi Ghazi
Jahandar Shah) [The victorious Jahandar Shah, Defender of the Faith]
written at the top line.
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Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Reverse: Zarb Surat (Ahad) julus maimanat manus
[Struck
at Surat in the year
(First) of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity].
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Jahandar Shah S/o Shah Alam I Bahadur Shah I (1712-1713). Note:
Somehow Scarce. |
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KM#364.19 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1124 - Ahad [1712].
Weight: 11.51g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse:
"بزد سکہ برمد چو صاحب قران" [Struck coin on the moon (silver) like
the Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction] written at the bottom and
middle lines. "جهاندار شاه
بادشاه جهان"
(Jahandar Shah Badshah-i-Jahan) [Jahandar Shah, monarch of
the World] written at the top line / 1124.
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Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the
year of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Reverse: Zarb Surat (Ahad) julus maimanat manus
[Struck
at Surat in the year
(First) of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity].
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Jahandar Shah S/o Shah Alam I Bahadur Shah I (1712-1713).
Note: Common. |
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- Farrukh-Siyar S/o
Azim-ush-Shah......................11 Jan 1713 - 01 Mar 1719
- Title:
Mo'in ad-Din [Jalal ad-Din]
Abu'l Mozaffar Mohammad Farrukh-Siyar Alim Akbar Sani Wala Shan
Padshah-i-bahr-u-bar [Shahid-i-Mazlum].
The Sayyid Brothers refers to In 1717 he granted a firman to the English
East India Company granting them duty free trading rights for Bengal and
confirmed their position in India. Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha (afterwards
Abdullah Khan) and Syed Hussain Ali Khan Barha, powerful army generals
in the late Mughal Empire. They turned king-makers in the anarchy
following the death of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 CE and created
and dethroned Emperors at their will (1714–1720). First they helped
Farrukhsiyar (r. 1713 - 1719) take the throne in 1713, after he defeated
his predecessor, Jahandar Shah in the battle at Agra on 10 January 1713.
His reign marked the ascendancy of the Sayyed Brothers, who monopolized state
power and reduced the Emperor to an effective figurehead. Sayyed
Brothers
officially deposed him as the Emperor in 1719 and got him murdered, on
the 19 April 1719 at Delhi (aged 33), establishing his first cousin Rafi ud-Darajat
as the next ruler in March 1719; when he died in June, they made his elder brother Rafi
ud-Daulah (Shah Jahan II) the ruler till September 1719, before getting
him executed as well. Subsequently, Muhammad Shah (r. 1719 -1748)
ascended the throne at the age of seventeen with their help and they
remained his regent from 1719 to 1722. Muhamad Shah, in order to take
back control of his rule, got Sayyed Brothers killed with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk
Chin Qilich Khan; Hussain Ali Khan was murdered at Fatehpur Sikri in
1720. Various mint have produced coins on Farrukh-Siyar's name.
- Rafi-ud-Darajat
S/o Rafi ush-Shah....................01 Mar 1719 - 07 Jun 1719
- He was ruled in AH 1131
with title: Shams
ad-Din Abu'l Barakat Sultan Mohammad Rafi-ad-Darajat Padshah-e-Ghazi.
He died on 09 June 1719 (aged 19). Copper paisas are produced on his name at Peshawar, Surat and Kabul.
Silver half Rupee at Shahjahanabad. Silver Rupees are reported to be
produced by 27 mints and gold Mohur by 11 mints.
- Muhammad Shah
Nikusiyar S/o Muhammad Akbar (rebel)...30
Mar 1719 - 13 Aug 1719
- He was a claimant to
the throne of India. He had been in prison from 1681 to 1719 and
initiated a war to seize the throne in 1719. He was son of rebel
Muhammad Akbar, son of Aurangzeb and was brought up in a harem in Agra.
The local Minister Birbal (not the Birbal of Akbar's fame) used him as
puppet and proclaimed him emperor, but since the prince had spent his
life inside harem and talked like a catamite, he was laughingly ignored
and again put in jail by the Syed Brothers. Nekusiyar was arrested on 13
August 1719 and again placed in his old harem prison at Agra. However,
soon after, he was shifted to Salimgarh in Delhi where he died on 12
April 1723 at the age of 43. One two specimen are
known of this ruler minted at Akbarabad. Also an extremely rare coin
of Nagpur is known for
this ruler.
- Rafi ul-Daulah
Shah Jahan II S/o Rafi ush-Shah...... 08 Jun 1719 - 06 Sep 1719
- He was ruled in AH 1131
with title:
Muhammad Rafi Ad-dawla Shah Jahan Sani Padshah.
He was the third son of Rafi-us-Shan and brother of Emperor Jahandar
Shah. He was enthroned in June 1719 by Sayyed brothers, deposed & killed
by them in September 1719. Died on 19 September 1719 (aged 23) at
Bidyapur. Copper Dam are produced on his name at Akbarabad and Surat. Silver half
Rupee at Surat and Lahore. Silver Rupees are reported to be produced by
33 mints including rare one from Sahib Qiran and gold Mohur by 10 mints.
- Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar.....28 Sep 1719 - 26 Apr 1748
- Title:
Nasir ad-Din Abu'l Fath
(from 1722
Abu'l Mozaffar)
Mohammad Shah Irkhwaz Padshah-e-Ghazi "Roshan Akhtar".
Ascending the
throne at 17 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers, he later got rid of
them with the help of Asaf Jah I. Hussain Ali Khan was murdered at
Fatehpur Sikri in 1720, and Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha was fatally
poisoned in 1722. Nader Shah invaded the Mughal Empire, and defeated the
Muhammad Shah during the Battle of Karnal on February 24, 1739 in less
than three hours and then marched upon the Mughal capital Delhi, and
after a chain of events, he completely sacked and looted it, and
occupied much of the northern regions of the Mughal Empire. The famous
Peacock Throne, the Daria-i-Noor diamond and unimaginable wealth was
looted. In addition, elephants, horses and every thing that was liked
was taken. Muhammad Shah also had to hand over his daughter Jahan Afruz
Banu Begum as a bride for Nader Shah's youngest son. After the whole
event, Muhammad Shah was crowned as emperor by Nader Shah himself on 12
May, and he ceded the area west of river Indus to Nader Shah, although
the Kalhora Nawabs of Sindh continued to fight the invading Afsharids.
Nader Shah then took the Koh-i-Noor diamond and the other aforementioned
famous treasures, and he and his Persian forces started to return to
Persia. In 1748, Ahmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan invaded the Mughal
Empire. Heir apparent Ahmad Shah Bahadur, Grand Vizier Qamaruddin Khan
and his son Muin ul-Mulk, Intizam-ud-Daula and Safdarjung were sent with
75,000 men after the defeat of Shahnawaz Khan in Lahore. At the Battle
of Manipur (1748), Durrani's 12,000 men were defeated, and he was forced
to retreat. There was a great rejoicing for this event throughout the
Mughal Empire. The victory of the Mughal Army during the Battle of
Manipur (1748) came with a heavy price as the Grand Vizier Qamaruddin
Khan fell in battle after being struck by a stray artillery shell on the
battlefield. He died due to this grief on 26 April 1748 (aged 45). Various mint have produced coins on his name.
- Muhammad Ibrahim
S/o Rafi ush-Shah (rebel
at Delhi)..17
Oct 1720 - 13 Nov 1720
- He was ruled in AH
1132-1133 with title:
Zahir ad-Din Abu'l Fath
Mohammad Ibrahim Shah-i-Shahan.
Mohammed Ibrahim was a claimant to the throne of India. The brother of
Rafi ul-Darjat and Rafi Ud-Daulat, he attempted to seize the throne on
17 October 1720 at the behest of the Syed Brothers in order to depose
Emperor Muhammad Shah who had joined Nizam ul-Mulk Chin Kilich Khan Mir
Qamar ud-Din Khan, an enemy of the Syed Brothers. He was defeated by
Emperor Muhammad Shah at the battle of Hasanpur on 13 November of the
same year and deposed the same day. After the Syed Brothers' defeat on
16 November 1720, he was sent back to harem. He died on 31 January 1746
(aged 42). Silver Rupees and gold Mohir were produced by Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjanabad only. Silver Rupees known to be dated AH 1132 - RY1 and AH
1133 - RY1, while the gold Mohur is found only dated AH 1132 - RY1.
- Ahmed Shah Bahadur
S/o Muhammad Shah.................29 Apr 1748 - 03 Jun 1754
- Ruler's title:
Mujahed ad-Din Abu'n
Nasr Mirza Ahmad Shah Bahadur Padshah-e-Ghazi.
He succeeded his father to the throne in the year 1748 at the age of 22. Mughal forces massacred by the Maratha during the Battle of Sikandarabad
in May 1754. This battle resulted in the complete shift of power from
the Emperor to their Ministers. He was deposed by Vizier Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III
in 1754 and later blinded along with his mother. He spent the remaining
years of his life in prison and died of natural causes in January 1775.
Copper Dams, various silver Rupees including 1/16, 1/8/ 1/4 and 1/2
silver Rupees also exists. Gold Mohurs were produced by 15 mints. 2
Mohurs, Fanam and Pagoda rare coins are also known.
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Farrukh-Siyar
coinage: 1713 - 1719 [AH 1124-1131]. |
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KM#375.2 Half Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 5 [1717].
Weight: 5.74g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / xx28.
Reverse:
Zarb Surat (5) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Surat in the year
5 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH xxxx//1, AHxxxx//2, AH1126//3, AHxxxx//4,
AH1128//5, AH1129//6 and xxxx//7 (1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#377.1 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 2 [1714].
Weight: 11.62g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / ND.
This coin could be Dated AH1125 or AH1126. |
Reverse:
Zarb Ahmadabad (2) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Ahmadabad in the year 2 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH112x//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2, AH1126//2,
AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4, AH1128//5,
AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6, AH1130//7, AH1131//7 and
AH1131//8 (1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Common.
Obverse Persian
Legend: "سکہ زد از فضل حق برسیم و زر" (Struck coin
on silver and gold by grace of the Truth). "بادشاہ بحروبر
فرخ سیر" (Monarch of the sea and land, Farrukhsiyar). Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH xx31 - RY 8 [1719].
Diameter:
25.00 mm.
Weight: 11.58g. |
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KM#377.5 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 4 [1716].
Weight: 11.06g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / xx30.
Peculiar Design on Obverse side besides Farrukh-Siyar's
name.
Note: Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat
(Abode of the Caliphate). |
Reverse:
Zarb Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad (7) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad in the year 7 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1124//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2,
AH1126//2, AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4 and
AH1128//5 (1713-1716).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Extremely
Common. |
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KM#377.6 Rupee.
Year:
AHxx30 - RY 7 [1718].
Weight: 11.34g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / xx30.
Note: Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat
(Abode of the Caliphate). |
Reverse:
Zarb Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad (7) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad in the year 7 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH11xx//4, AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6,
AH1130//7 and AHxxxx//8 (1716-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Extremely
Common. |
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KM#377.10 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 7 [1718].
Weight: 11.30g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Arcat (Arcot).
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Arcat (7) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Arcat in the year 7 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1124//(1) Ahad, AH1125//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2,
AH1126//2, AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4,
AH1128//5, AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6, AH1130//7,
AH1131//7 and AH1131//8 (1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#377.13 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 3 [1715].
Weight: 11.46g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Azimabad (now Patna).
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Azimabad (3) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Azimabad in the year 3 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1124//(1) Ahad, AH1125//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2,
AH1126//2 and AH1126//3 (1713-1715).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: somehow Scarce.
Note: Azimabad (Hindi:
अज़ीमाबाद, Urdu: عظیم آباد) was the name of modern-day
Patna during the eighteenth century, prior to the British
Raj. Today, Patna is the capital of Bihar, a state in North
of India. In ancient times, Patna was known as Pataliputra.
This was the capital of the Maurya and Gupta Empires.
Medieval India marked Pataliputra's invasion of Muslim
Pashtun Bakhtiyar Khilji and other Muslim rulers. This event
is arguably seen by modern historians and scholars as a
milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India. Long before
Pataliputra was conquered, however, most of the ancient city
was abandoned in the seventh century of the Common Era but
revived more than 800 years later during the rule of Pashtun
emperor Sher Shah Suri as Patna. Sher Shah Suri had moved
his capital from Bihar Sharif to Pataliputra. Not long after
Sher Shah Suri's death in 1545, Patna and Bihar fell to the
Mughals. The name Pataliputra continued to be used. In 1703,
Prince Azim-us-Shan, the grandson of Mughal Emperor
Aurangzeb came as the Governor of Pataliputra. Azim-us-Shan,
renamed Pataliputra as Azimabad in 1704. Khan Zaman Khan Ali
Asghar ibn Qazi Ghulam Mustafa was later on appointed as
Naib Subahdar by Farrukhsiyar at Azimabad. |
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KM#377.31 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 7 [1718].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Farkhanda-Bunyad (Hyderabad).
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Farkhanda-Bunyad (7) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Farkhanda-Bunyad in the year 7 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1127//3, AH1128//5, AH1129//6 and AH1130//7 (1715-1718).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Somehow
Scarce. |
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KM#377.33 Rupee.
Year:
AH1128 - RY 5 [1716].
Weight: 11.41g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Islamabad
(now Mathura).
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / 1128. |
Reverse:
Zarb Islamabad (5) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Islamabad in the year 5 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AHxxxx//3, AHxxxx//4, AH1128//5, AHxxxx//6 and
AH1130//7 (1715-1718).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Somehow
Scarce. Note: Mathura was renamed
Islamabad in AH 1076 (1665), on the conquest of Arakan by
Shaista Khan. One of the main objectives of Aurangzeb's
policy was to demolish Hindu temples. In 1669, shortly after
the death of Mirza Raja Jai Singh of Amber, a general order
was issued (09th April 1669) for the demolition of temples
and established schools of the Hindus throughout the empire
and banning public worship. Soon after this the great temple
of Keshava Rai was destroyed (Jan.-Feb. 1670). Mathura is a
city in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is
located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Agra,
and 145 kilometres (90 mi) south-east of Delhi; about 11
kilometres (6.8 mi) from the town of Vrindavan, and 22
kilometres (14 mi) from Govardhan. It is the administrative
centre of Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh. Mathura is the
birthplace of Krishna at the centre of Braj or Brij-bhoomi,
called Shri Krishna Janma-Bhoomi, literally: 'Lord Krishna's
birthplace'. It is one of the seven cities (Sapta Puri)
considered holy by Hindus. The Keshav Dev Temple was built
in ancient times on the site of Krishna's birthplace (an
underground prison). Mathura was the capital of the Surasena
Kingdom, ruled by Kansa the maternal uncle of Krishna. |
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KM#377.34 Rupee.
Year:
AH1125 - Ahad [1713].
Weight: 11.38g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Itawa (Etawah).
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / 1125. |
Reverse:
Zarb Itawa (Ahad) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Itawa in the year First of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1124//(1) Ahad, AH1125//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2,
AH1126//2, AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4,
AH1128//5, AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6, AH1130//7,
AH1131//7 and AH1131//8 (1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Common. |
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KM#377.36 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 6 [1717].
Weight: 11.59g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Junagarh.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Junagarh (6) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Junagarh in the year 6 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH xxxx//4, AH 1129//6, AH 1130//6, AH 1130//7
and
AH 1131//7 (1716-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Somehow
Scarce. |
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KM#377.43 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1125 - RY 2 [1714].
Weight: 11.36g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Lahore
(epithet name: Dar-us-Sultanate).
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / 1125.
Note: Dar-us-Sultanate (Seat of
Sovereignty). |
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore (2) julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore in the year 2 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1125//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2, AH1126//2,
AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4, AH1128//5,
AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6, AH1130//7, AH1131//7 and
AH1131//8 (1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Common.
His coins display poetic couplet. This coin
also exists as AH 1126 with same RY2. |
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KM#377.47 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1126 - RY 3 [1715].
Weight: 11.15g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Multan.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / 1126. |
Reverse:
Zarb Multan (3) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Multan in the year
3 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1125//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2, AH1126//2,
AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1129//5, AH1129//6,
AH1130//6, AH1130//7, AH1131//7 and AH1131//8.
(1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Common.
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KM#377.49 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY Ahad [1713].
Weight: 11.53g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Murshidabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Murshidabad (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Murshidabad in the year
First of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1125//x Ahad, AH1125//2, AH1126//2,
AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4, AH1128//5,
AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6, AH1130//7, AH1131//7 and
AH1131//8. (1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Common.
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
ND - RY 3 [1715].
Diameter:
22.50 mm.
Weight: 11.57g.
Alignment: Rotated. This coin
could be Dated AH1126 or AH1127. |
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KM#377.55 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1130 - RY 7 [1718].
Weight: 11.31g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Shahjahanabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / 1130. |
Reverse:
Zarb Shahjahanabad (7) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Shahjahanabad in the year
7 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1125//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2, AH1126//2,
AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4, AH1128//5,
AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6, AH1130//7, AH1131//7 and
AH1131//8. (1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Common. |
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Same as above coin but having thick Date on Obverse
side.
Weight: 11.32g.
Diameter:
22.50 mm.
Alignment: Coin. |
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Same as above coin but thin Date on the
left side.
Weight: 11.40g.
Diameter:
22.50 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#377.59 Rupee.
Year:
AH xx28 - RY 5 [1717].
Weight: 11.49g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / xx28. |
Reverse:
Zarb Surat (5) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Surat in the year
5 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1125//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2,
AH1126//2, AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4,
AH1128//5, AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6, AH1130//7,
AH1131//7 and AH1131//8. (1713-1719).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Common. |
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KM#377.60 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 2 [1714].
Weight: 11.53g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm x 21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Tatta.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Az Fazl-e-Haq Bar Sim-O–Zar Badshah Bahar-O-Bar
Farrukh-Siyar (Struck money of gold and silver by the grace
of God, Emperor of sea and land, Farrukh-Siyar) / ND.
This coin can be dated AH1125 or AH1126. |
Reverse:
Zarb Tatta (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Tatta in the year
2 of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1125//(1) Ahad, AH1125//2, AH1126//2,
AH1126//3, AH1127//3, AH1127//4, AH1128//4, AH1128//5,
AH1129//5, AH1129//6, AH1130//6 and AH1130//7 (1713-1718).
Ruler:
Farrukh-Siyar S/o Azim-ush-Shan (1713-1719). Note: Somehow
Scarce. |
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Same as above coin, but having Crude design.
Year:
AH 1128 - RYx [1717].
Diameter:
20.00 mm.
Weight: 11.20g.
Alignment: Rotated. |
Note: Coins in the name of
Farrukh-Siyar were also produced by East India Company -
Madras Presidency,
Chinapattan (Madras) mint. |
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Rafi-ud-Darajat coinage: 1719 [AH 1131]. |
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KM#405.1 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 1(Ahad) [1719].
Weight: 11.51g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Ahmadabad
(epithet name: Zain-ul-Bilad).
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Bahind Ba Hazarun Barakat - Shahenshah Bahar-o-Bar
Rafi-ud-Darajat (Coinage bond with thousands of blessings -
King of kings on sea and land, Rafi-ud-Darajat) / ND.
Reverse:
Zarb Zain-ul-Bilad - Ahmadabad Ahad julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Zain-ul-Bilad - Ahmadabad in the
First year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Note: Zain-ul-Bilad (Beauty of Cities). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Rafi-ud-Darajat
S/o Rafi ush-Shah
(in 1719 only). Note: Scarce.
Obverse Persian
Legend: "سکہ زد بہند با ہزارن برکات" (Coinage bond with
thousands of blessings) written at
the bottom. "شاہنشہ بحر و بر رفیع الدرجات" (King of kings
on sea and land, Rafi-ud-Darajat) mentioned in the middle and
top line.
Reverse Persian
Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
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KM#405.3 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 1(Ahad) [1719].
Weight: 11.33g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Bahind Ba Hazarun Barakat - Shahenshah Bahar-o-Bar
Rafi-ud-Darajat (Coinage bond with thousands of blessings -
King of kings on sea and land, Rafi-ud-Darajat) / ND.
Reverse:
Zarb Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad Ahad julus maimanat manus (Struck at Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat -
Akbarabad in the
First year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Rafi-ud-Darajat
S/o Rafi ush-Shah
(in 1719 only). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#405.13 Rupee.
Year:
AHxx31 - RY 1(Ahad) [1719].
Weight: 11.01g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Bahind Ba Hazarun Barakat - Shahenshah Bahar-o-Bar
Rafi-ud-Darajat (Coinage bond with thousands of blessings -
King of kings on sea and land, Rafi-ud-Darajat) / ND.
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore Ahad julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore in the
First year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Rafi-ud-Darajat
S/o Rafi ush-Shah
(in 1719 only). Note: Common. |
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KM#405.17 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1131 - RY 1(Ahad) [1719].
Weight: 11.13g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Patna.
Obverse:
Sikka Zad Bahind Ba Hazarun Barakat - Shahenshah Bahar-o-Bar
Rafi-ud-Darajat (Coinage bond with thousands of blessings -
King of kings on sea and land, Rafi-ud-Darajat) / 1131.
Reverse:
Zarb Patna Ahad julus maimanat manus (Struck at Patna in the
First year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Rafi-ud-Darajat
S/o Rafi ush-Shah
(in 1719 only). Note: Rare. |
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Rafi ul-Daulah
Shah Jahan II
coinage: 1719 [AH 1131]. |
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KM#415.3 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1131 - RY 1(Ahad) [1719].
Weight: 11.35g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Akbarabad. (epithet name: Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Shah Jahan (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah
Jahan) / 1131.
Note: Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat
(Abode of the Caliphate). |
Reverse:
Zarb Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad Ahad julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Mustaqir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad in the
First year of the accession associated with tranquil
prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Rafi ul-Daulah Shah Jahan II S/o Rafi ush-Shah
(in 1719 only). Note: Scarce.
Reverse Persian Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
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KM#415.16 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1131 - RY 1(Ahad) [1719].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Lahore
(epithet name: Dar-us-Sultanat).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Shah Jahan (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah
Jahan) / 1131.
Note: Dar-us-Sultanate (Seat of
Sovereignty). |
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-us-Sultanat - Lahore Ahad julus maimanat manus
(Struck at Dar-us-Sultanat - Lahore in the
First year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Rafi ul-Daulah Shah Jahan II S/o Rafi ush-Shah
(in 1719 only). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#415.25 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1131 - RY 1(Ahad) [1719].
Weight: 11.31g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (11 o' clock).
Mint:
Tatta.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Shah Jahan (Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah
Jahan) / 1131. |
Reverse:
Zarb Tatta Ahad julus maimanat manus (Struck at Tatta in the
First year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type.
Ruler:
Rafi ul-Daulah Shah Jahan II S/o Rafi ush-Shah
(in 1719 only). Note: Rare. |
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Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah
coinage: 1719 - 1748 [AH 1131-1161]. |
During his rule, much territories were lost.
- Marathas expanding from the Deccan, consolidated their
occupation of Malwa during the 1730s and were able to blockade
Delhi in 1736. Marathas consolidated their occupation of Gwalior
during 1735-1736. By 1750, the Marathas dominated all lands
below the River Jumna and extended their authority (in some
cases transiently) over the towns of Agra, Itawa and Allahabad
which lay near this river. Gujarat remained for a while under a
Mughal governor. During this period Rajputana acquired effective
independence as local states which still gave titular
acknowledgement to the Mughal sovereign. Jaisalmir (west), Mewar
Udaipur (south), Jodhpur (south), Jaipur (north) and
Bhartpur (north) were the major
states at this period.
- Bengal and adjacent regions became independent under
Alivardi Khan in 1740. The mint: Jahangirnagar (Dacca and
currently Dhaka in Bangladesh) was later passed to the East
India Company until it was closed around 1771.
- Nader Shah of Persia and Afghanistan invaded India and sacked Delhi in 1739. Nader Shah returned Muhammad Shah Delhi but retained control of
northern Pakistan and the Punjab. These provinces, together with
Sind and Kashmir, soon become the eastern region of Ahmad Shah
Durrani, a new Afghan ruler. He had usurped also the east
Persian provinces after Nader Shah's death in 1747. Ahmad Shah
Durrani's further pretensions of eastern conquest were checked
by Muhammad Shah at Sirhind (Battle of Manupur) on 11 March 1748, but the
Afghans remained in control of Sind, the Punjab and Kashmir.
Sikhs looted Ahmad Shah Durrani's booty and horses while they
were on the way back to Kabul. Thus, the first invasion of Ahmad
Shah Durrani proved a failure but it gave an opportunity to the
Sikhs to organize themselves into Dal Khalsa, an army of
Sikh
Confederacy, at Amritsar in March 1748. Multan was taken by
Afghans in 1738, but later possessed by Sikhs and then by the
Amirs of Bahawalpur.
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KM#430.10 ? Paisa.
Year:
ND (1719-1739).
Weight: 12.49g [13.00 - 13.87g].
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Peshawar.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Peshawar (Struck at Peshawar).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
N/A. Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note: Somehow
Scarce. Note: Nadir Shah of
Persia and Afghanistan invaded India in 1738 (Kabul was
taken on 19 June 1738 and Lahore on 12 January 1739 =
Mohammad Shah AH1151/RY.20-21). Nadir Shah entered the city
of Delhi on 09 March 1739 and was proclaimed sovereign.
During the course of one day (March 22) 20,000 to 30,000
Indians were killed by the Persian troops, forcing Mohammad
Shah to beg Nader for mercy. Mohammad Shah paid the
consequence in handing over the keys of his royal treasury,
and losing even the fabled Peacock Throne to the Persian
emperor. Nader also looted the Koh-i-Noor (meaning "Mountain
of Light" in Persian) and Darya-ye Noor (meaning "Sea of
Light") diamonds. On his departure from Delhi (01 May 1739 =
AH1152/RY.21), Muhammad Shah was reinstalled by Nadir Shah,
on agreement that the provinces west of the River Indus were
ceded to Nadir Shah. From that date these provinces (which
includes Peshawar) were permanently lost to the Mughal
Empire. Despite that the rulers name is missing on this
coin, it must be an issue of Muhammad Shah. Nadir's Indian
campaign alerted the British
East India Company to the extreme weakness of the Mughal
Empire and the possibility of expanding to fill the power
vacuum. Peshawar was held by Nadir Shah until his death in
AH 1160 (1747). Peshawar was lost to the Afsharids and
incorporated into the rising Durrani kingdom. Because of its
proximity to the expanding Sikh state, some Sikh influence
soon became apparent at Peshawar, which finally came under
Sikh overlordship in 1818, seceded to the British in 1849. |
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Same as above coin but with smaller legends on both
sides.
Weight: 12.96g [13.00 - 13.87g].
Diameter:
20.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#433.1 Half Rupee.
Year:
AH xxxx - Ahad (RY 1) [1719].
Weight: 5.71g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Ahmadabad Ahad julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Ahmadabad in the First year of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH11xx//1 (Ahad), AHxxxx//9, AHxxxx//12,
AHxxxx//13, AHxxxx//14 and AHxxxx//16 (1719-1733). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note: Rare. |
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KM#433.4 Half Rupee.
Year:
AH xxxx - RY 9 [1727].
Weight: 5.73g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Surat 9 julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Surat in the year 9 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AHxxxx//1 (Ahad), AHxxxx//2, AH113x//3,
AH11xx//4, AH11xx//5, AH11xx//6, AH11xx//8, AH11xx//9,
AH114x//10, AH11xx//11, AH11xx//12, AH11xx//13, AH11xx//15,
AH11xx//17, AH11xx//18, AH11xx//19, AH11xx//20, AH11xx//24,
AH11xx//25, AH11xx//26, AH11xx//27 and AH11xx//3x (1719-1748). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note: Somehow
Scarce. |
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KM#436.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1159 - RY 29 [1746].
Weight: 11.57g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint: Ahmadabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1159.
Reverse:
Zarb Ahmadabad (29) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Ahmadabad in the year 29 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years: AH
1131//1 - 1160//30 (1719-1747). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common. Reverse Persian Legend:
"سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity). |
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KM#436.2 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1132 - RY 2 [1720].
Weight: 11.44g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Dar-ul-Khair
- Ajmer.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1132.
Reverse: Zarb Dar-ul-Khair Ajmer
Sanat 2 julus maimanat manus (struck at Dar-ul-Khair Ajmer in
the year 2 of the accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Note: Dar-ul-Khair (Seat of Welfare). |
Mintage Years:
AH1131//1 (Ahad), AH1132//1 (Ahad), AHxxxx//2,
AH113x//3, AH11xx//4, AH1135//5, AHxxxx//7, AH11xx//8,
AH1140//11, AH1141//11, AH1145//14, AH11xx//16, AHxxxx//17,
AHxxxx//19, AH1150//20, AH1151//21, AH1155//25, AH11xx//26,
AH1159//29, AH1160//30 and AH116x//31. (1719-1748). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common.
This coin has complete date. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1133 - RY 2 [1720].
Diameter:
24.00 mm.
Weight: 11.26g.
Note: This coin has complete date.
It has dotted circle design at the bottom on the Date side instead of
circular waves if compared with the above coin. |
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KM#436.3 Rupee.
Year:
AH 115x - RY 29 [1746].
Weight: 11.40g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Akbarabad
(epithet name: Mustagir-ul-Khilafat).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
115x.
Reverse:
Zarb Mustagir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad (29) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Mustagir-ul-Khilafat - Akbarabad in the year 29 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Note: Mustagir-ul-Khilafat
(Abode of the Caliphate). |
Mintage Years: AH
1131//1 - 1160//30 (1719-1747). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common.
This coin should be dated AH 1159 with RY29. |
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KM#436.6 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 17 [1735].
Weight: 11.46g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Allahabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx.
Reverse:
Zarb Allahabad (17) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Allahabad in the year 17 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years: AH
1135//4 - 1160//31 (1723-1748). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common.
This coin can be dated AH 1147 or
AH1148 with RY17. |
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KM#436.11 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 7 [1725].
Weight: 10.76g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Akhtarnagar Awadh.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx.
Reverse:
Zarb Akhtarnagar Awadh (7) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Akhtarnagar Awadh in the year 7 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH1135//5, AH1136//5, AH1136//6, AH1137//6, AH1137//7,
AH1138//8, AH1140//9, AH1140//10, AH1141//10, AH1141//11,
AH1142//11, AH1142//12, AH1143//12, AH114x//12, AH1143//13,
AH1144//13, AH1144//14, AH1145//15, AH1146//15, AH1147//17,
AH1150//20 and AH115x//21. Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note: Somehow
Scarce. |
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KM#436.12 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - Ahad [1719].
Weight: 10.39g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Azimabad (Patna).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx.
Reverse:
Zarb Azimabad (Ahad) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Azimabad in the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years: AH
1131//1 - 1160//30 (1719-1747). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Common.
This coin should be dated AH 1131 or
AH1132 with RY Ahad. |
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KM#436.15 Rupee.
Year:
AH 115x - RY19 [1737].
Weight: 11.09g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Muhammadabad-Banaras.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
115x.
Reverse:
Zarb Muhammadabad-Banaras (19) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Muhammadabad-Banaras in the year 19 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years: AH
1146//15 - 1161//31 (1733-1748). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Common.
This coin should be dated AH 1149 or
AH1150 with RY 19.
Note: Mint name "Muhammadabad" is written at the top
and "Banaras" at the bottom on Reverse side of the coin. |
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KM#437.3 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1158 - RY27 [1745].
Weight: 11.24g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal; Slight Rotated.
Mint:
Farrukhabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Saheb-e-Qiran Sani Muhammad Shah Badshah
Ghazi. [Auspicious coin of
Second Lord of the Conjunction, Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1158.
Reverse:
Zarb Farrukhabad (27) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Farrukhabad in the year 27 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH1152//22, AH1153//22, AH1153//23,
AH1154//23, AH1154//24, AH1155//24, AH1155//25, AH1156//25,
AH1156//26, AH1157//26, AH1157//27, AH1158//27, AH1158//28,
AH1159//28, AH1159//29, AH1160//29, AH1160//30, AH1161//30
and AH1161//31 (1739-1748). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Scarce. |
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KM#436.25 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 11 [1728].
Weight: 11.32g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.75 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Gwalior.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx.
Reverse:
Zarb Gwalior (11) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Gwalior in the year
11 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
1131//1 - 1159//29 (1719-1746). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common. |
|
Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 15 [1733].
Weight: 11.38g.
Alignment: Rotated. Note:
This coin at the top section
of the date side is double strike. |
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KM#436.28 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 9 [1726].
Weight: 11.25g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Islamabad
(now Mathura).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx.
Reverse:
Zarb Islamabad (9) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Islamabad in the year 9 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH11xx//3, AH1138//8, AH11xx//9, AH11xx//14,
AH11xx//15, AH11xx//16, AH11xx//17, AH11xx//18, AH11xx//19,
AH1150//20, AH1152//22, AH1155//25, AH1156//26, AH1157//26,
AH1157//27, AH1158//27, AH1158//28, AH115x//28 and
AH1159//28 (1721-1746). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Common. |
|
Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1156 - RY 25 [1743].
Weight: 11.26g.
Diameter:
21.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated.
Unlisted Date in Krause publications. |
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KM#436.29 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 19 [1736].
Weight: 11.31g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.75 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Itawa.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx. |
Reverse:
Zarb Itawa (19) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Itawa in the
year 19 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
1131//1 - AH1159//29 (1719-1747). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common. This coin should be dated: AH1149//19. |
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Same as above coin, but... Year:
AH 1157 - RY 26 [1744].
Weight: 11.27g.
Diameter:
25.50 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#436.34 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - Ahad [1719].
Weight: 11.56g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Kanbayat
(now Khambhat).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx. |
Reverse:
Zarb Kanbayat (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Kanbayat in the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1131//1 (Ahad), AH1132//1 (Ahad),
AH1132//2, AH1133//2, AH113x//3, AH1135//5, AH1137//6,
AH1137//7, AH1138//8, AH11xx//10, AH11xx//11, AH11xx//12,
AH1143//13, AH1144//14, AH1145//15, AH11xx//17, AH11xx//21,
AH1155//25, AH115x//26, AH1159//29, AH11xx//30 and
AH1161//31. (1719-1748; missing dates in-between). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common. This coin can be dated: AH1131//1 (Ahad) or
AH1132//1 (Ahad). |
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KM#436.35 Rupee.
Year:
ND [probably 1736].
Weight: 11.45g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Kankurti.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
ND. |
Reverse:
Zarb Kankurti (xx) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Kankurti
in the year xx of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1139//9, AH1142//11 and AH1149//xx (1726,
1729 and 1736). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note: Somehow Scarce.
Note: Kankurti (Kankurthy) is a
village panchayat located North-West in the Mahbubnagar
district of Telangana state of India. It is located 150 km
South-West of Hyderabad near the border of Karnataka state. |
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KM#436.39 Rupee.
Year:
AH 114x - RY 12 [1729].
Weight: 11.24g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Kora.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
114x. |
Reverse:
Zarb Kora (12) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Kora in the
year 12 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
1132//2 - AH11xx//30 (1720-1747). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common. |
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KM#436.40 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1152 - RY 22 [1739].
Weight: 10.99g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (9 o' clock).
Mint:
Dar-us-Sultanat - Lahore.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1152. The coin has same date as the Afghanistan
ruler Nadir Shah rare Rupee of Lahore. |
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-us-Sultanat - Lahore (22) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Dar-us-Sultanat
- Lahore in the year 22 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
1132//1 - AH11xx//30 (1719-1747). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common. Coins dated AH1131/1-1132/2 have mint name in one
line of second row of inscription. Later dates have the mint
name at the top. |
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Same as above coin
KM#436.40, but...
Year:
AH 115x - RY 27 [1744].
Weight: 11.31g.
Diameter:
21.50 mm.
Alignment: Medal. |
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KM#436.44 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1136 - RY 6 [1724].
Weight: 11.48g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (9 o' clock).
Mint:
Multan.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1136. The earlier coins at Multan seems to have the
Date on the Obverse side at top right position. In later
years the Date shifted in the center of second line as shown
in below two coins. |
Reverse:
Zarb Multan (6) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Multan in
the year 6 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
1132//1 - AH1161//31 (1719-1748). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Common. |
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Same as above coin
KM#436.44, but...
Year:
AH 1147 - RY 17 [1734].
Weight: 10.91g.
Diameter:
22.00 mm.
Alignment: Medal.
Date in the center of second line. |
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Same as above coin
KM#436.44, but...
Year:
AH 1157 - RY 27 [1744].
Weight: 10.23g.
Diameter:
22.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. Date in
the center of second line. |
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KM#436.46 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 27 [1744].
Weight: 11.57g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Murshidabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx. This coin should be dated AH1157. |
Reverse:
Zarb
Murshidabad (27) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Murshidabad in the year
27 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH11xx//2, AH1134//3, AH11xx//4, AH11xx//5, AH11xx//6,
AH113x//8, AH11xx//10, AH11xx//12, AH11xx//13, AH11xx//14,
AH11xx//15, AH1147//17, AH114x//18, AH1149//19, AH11xx//20,
AH11xx//21, AH11xx//22, AH11xx//23, AH11xx//24, AH1155//24,
AH11xx//25, AH1155//25, AH11xx//26, AH1157//27, AH1159//28,
AH1160//29 and AH116x//30 (1720-1747). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Common. |
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KM#436.50 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1149 - RY 18 [1735].
Weight: 11.28g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Peshawar.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1149. |
Reverse:
Zarb Peshawar (18) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Peshawar in the year 18 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH11xx//1 (Ahad), AH11xx//2,
AH11xx//4, AH1136//6, AH11xx//7, AH1144//14, AH1145//14,
AH1147//16, AH1149//18, AH1151//20 and AH1152//21
(1719-1739). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Scarce. |
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KM#436.52 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1141 - RY 11 [1728].
Weight: 11.24g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Shahabad Qanauj.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1141. |
Reverse:
Zarb Shahabad Qanauj (11) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Shahabad Qanauj in the year 11 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH11xx//2 - AH1159//29
(1720-1746). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Common. Shahabad is a city and a municipal board in Hardoi
district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Shahabad is
52 kilometers north-east of Farrukhabad and 35 kilometers
north-west of Hardoi. Kannauj is 95 kilometers south of
Shahabad. At one point of time Shahabad was counted among
the few biggest cities of Oudh, but declined rapidly in
later period and now reduced to a town. It is the site of
the Tomb of Diler Khan, a governor in the time of Shah Jahan
and Aurangzeb, Jama-Masjid, Sankta Devi temple, Balaji
temple and Baram Baba temple. The legend has it that this is
also site of ancient village Angadpur after Angada, nephew
of Sugriva.
Shahabad was founded in 1680 A.D. by Nawab Diler Khan, an
Afghan officer of Shah Jahan, who was sent to suppress an
uprising in Shahjahanpur. The same man overthrew Pande
Parwar bandits of Angni Khera. Joseph Tiefenthaler, one of
the earliest European geographers to write on India, visited
the town in 1770 and described it as a town of considerable
circuit, with a palace of bricks in the middle strengthened
by towers like a fortress, with a vestibule and a covered
colonnade. This palace used to be known as Badi Deorhi.
Although the palace no longer exists, the two grand gateways
are still standing. Nawab Diler Khan also erected Jama
Masjid and his own mausoleum. |
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KM#437.4 Rupee.
Year:
AH 115x - RY 20 [1738].
Weight: 11.24g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Shahjahanabad (epithet name: Dar-ul-Khilafat).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Saheb-e-Qiran Sani Muhammad Shah Badshah
Ghazi. [Auspicious coin of
Second Lord of the Conjunction, Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
115x. |
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad (20) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad in the year 20 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
1133//2 - 1161//31 (1720-1748). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common.
This coin can be of dated AH 1150 or AH
1151 with RY20. |
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KM#434.4 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1132 - Ahad [1720].
Weight: 11.54g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
27.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse: "سکہ
زد در جہان باطف الہ" (Struck coin in the world by the favour
of God). "بادشاہ زمان محمد شاہ" (Muhammad Shah, Emperor of
the Age) /
1132.
Reverse:
Zarb Surat (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Surat in
the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years: AH
1131//1 (Ahad) and AH 1131//2 (Ahad) (1719-1720). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note: Rare. This coin
has the early couplet of Muhammad Shah. |
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KM#436.60 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - RY 3x [1748].
Weight: 11.53g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
11xx. |
Reverse:
Zarb Surat (3x) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Surat in the year 3x of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years: AH
1131//1 - 11xx//31 (1719-1748). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Extremely Common.
This coin should be dated AH 1159 or
1160 with RY30 or 31. |
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KM#436.61 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1133 - RY 2 [1721].
Weight: 11.44g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
18.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Tatta.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1133. Crude design. |
Reverse:
Zarb Tatta (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Tatta in the
year 2 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1132//1 (Ahad), AH1132//2, AH1133//2,
AH1133//3, AH1134//3, AH1137//7, AH113x//8, AH1140//xx,
AH1142//xx, AH1143//xx, AH1144//14 and AH1149//xx (1720-1736). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Scarce. |
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KM#436.63 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1135 - RY 4 [1723].
Weight: 11.23g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.00 mm x 26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Zain-ul-Bilad (Ahmadabad).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
1135. Note:
Zain-ul-Bilad
(Beauty of the City) was epithet name for Ahmadabad. |
Reverse:
Zarb Zain-ul-Bilad (4) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Zain-ul-Bilad in the year 4 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1135//4, AH1135//5, AH1136//5, AH1136//6,
AH1137//6 and AH1137//7 (1723-1725). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note: Scarce. |
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KM#438.30 Mohur.
Year:
AH 114x - RY 11 [1728].
Weight: 11.01g.
Metal: Gold.
Diameter:
19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Azimabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Shah. [Auspicious coin of Emperor Muhammad Shah the
fighter of infidels (Ghazi)] /
114x. Unlisted Date in Krause publications. |
Reverse:
Zarb Azimabad (11) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Azimabad in the year 11 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1134//4 (1722). Ruler:
Roshan Akhtar
Mohammed Shah S/o Khujistan Akhtar (1719-1748). Note:
Very Rare. |
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Muhammad Ibrahim
coinage: 1720 [AH 1132 - 1133]. |
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KM#426.1 Rupee.
Year:
ND - Ahad [1720].
Weight: 10.86g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Shahjahanabad. |
Obverse Persian legend from bottom to top:
"سکہ زد درجهان بفضل کریم" (Struck coin in the world through
the grace of the Bountiful One) written in last two lines. "شاهان
شاه محمد ابراهیم" (King of kings, Muhammad Ibrahim) written as first
two lines / ND.
Reverse:
Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad Ahad julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad in
the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
One year type. Ruler:
Muhammad Ibrahim S/o Rafi ush-Shah (1720:
rebel at Delhi).
Note: Very Rare. |
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Ahmad Shah
Bahadur coinage: 1748 - 1754 [AH 1161-1167]. |
Mughal Empire despite losing much of the Western territories and
Kashmir, were still able to mint coins at Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera
Ismail Khan, Kashmir, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar (only copper falus)
and Tatta during Ahmad Shah Bahadur's reign. He also managed to
issue coins from most Eastern mint Jahangirnagar as well. |
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KM#446.4 Rupee.
Year:
AH xxx4 (=1164) - RY3 [1750].
Weight: 11.27g [11.00 - 11.60g].
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (9 o' clock).
Mint:
Allahabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/
xxx4.
Reverse:
Zarb Allahabad Sanah 3 julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Allahabad in
the year 3 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH1161//1 (Ahad) [1748], AH1162//1 (Ahad)
[1749], AH1162//2 (1749), AH1163//2 (1750), AH1163//3
(1750), AH1164//3 (1751), AH1164//4 (1751), AH1165//4
(1752), AH1165//5 (1752), AH1166//5 (1753) and AH1166//6
(1753). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Common. |
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KM#446.5 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1162 - Ahad [1749].
Weight: 11.54g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Azimabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/
1162.
Reverse:
Zarb Azimabad (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Azimabad in
the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH1161//1 (Ahad) [1748], AH1162//1 (Ahad)
[1749], AH1162//2 (1749), AH1163//2 (1750), AH116x//4 (1751),
AH1165//5 (1752) and AH1167//7 (1754). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Common. |
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KM#446.20 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - Ahad [1748].
Weight: 11.32g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Balwantnagar.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/
11xx.
Reverse:
Zarb Balwantnagar (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Balwantnagar in
the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH116x//1 (Ahad), AH116x//2, AH116x//3,
AH1164//4, AH11xx//4, AH11xx//5, AH11xx//6 and AH11XX//7 (1748-1754). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Common.
Note: Jhansi, the original walled city
grew around its stone fort which crowns a neighbouring rock. The
ancient name of the city was Balwantnagar. From 1817 to 1854, Jhansi
was the capital of the princely state of Jhansi which was ruled by
Maratha rajas. The state was annexed by the British Governor General
in 1854; Damodar Rao's claim to the throne was rejected but Rani
Lakshmibai ruled it from June 1857 to June 1858.
Jhansi is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It
lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River,
in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative
headquarters of Jhansi district and Jhansi division. Called the
Gateway to Bundelkhand, Jhansi is situated between the rivers Pahuj
and Betwa at an average elevation of 285 metres (935 feet). It is
about 415 kilometres (258 mi) from New Delhi and 292 kilometres (181
mi) from Lucknow.
Jhansi is well connected to all other major towns in Uttar Pradesh
by road and railway networks. The National Highways Development
Project has supported development of Jhansi. Srinagar to Kanyakumari
North-South corridor passes through Jhansi as does the East-West
corridor; consequently there has been a sudden rush of
infrastructure and real estate development in the city. A greenfield
airport development has been planned. On 28 August, 2015 Jhansi was
selected among 98 cities for smart city initiative by Government of
India. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH 1165 - RY 5 [1752].
Weight: 11.31g. Diameter:
23.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated.
This coin has complete year. |
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KM#446.6 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1161 - Ahad [1748].
Weight: 11.11g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Muhammadabad Banaras.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/
1161.
Reverse:
Zarb Muhammadabad Banaras (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Muhammadabad Banaras in
the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
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Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1161//1 (Ahad), AH1162//1 (Ahad), AH1162//2,
AH(11)63//3, AH1163//2, AH1164//3, AH1164//4, AH1165//4,
AH1165//5, AH1166//5, AH1166//6, AH1167//6 and AH1167//7 (1748-1754). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Common. |
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KM#446.8 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1162 - RY 2 [1749].
Weight: 11.41g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated (5 o' clock).
Mint: Dera.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/
1162.
Date Error AH 116200 for AH 1162. |
Reverse:
Zarb Dera (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Dera in
the year 2 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1162//2, AH1163//2, AH1163//3, AH116x//5 and
AH1164//x (1749-1752). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Rare. The mint
of Dera was located at Dera Ghazi Khan. Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ڈيره
غازي خان), abbreviated as D. G. Khan, is a city in the Punjab
province of Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan was founded in the end of 15th
century and was named after Ghazi Khan Mirrani, son of Haji Khan
Mirrani who was a powerful Baloch chieftain. After the independence
of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India
while many Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Dera
Ghazi Khan District. Many Hindus and Sikhs from Dera Ghazi Khan
settled in Delhi found Derawal Nagar along with the migrants from
Dera Ismail Khan. |
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Same as above coin, but... Opposite "4" in Date. Crude design. Unlisted Date in
Krause publications.
Year:
AH 1164 - RY 3 [1750].
Weight: 11.32g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mintage: N/A. |
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KM#446.23 Rupee.
Year:
AH xxx1 (= 1161) - Ahad [1748].
Weight: 11.18g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Farrukhabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/
xxx1.
Reverse:
Zarb Farrukhabad (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Farrukhabad in
the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH1161//1 (Ahad), AH1162//1 (Ahad), AH1162//2,
AH1163//2, AH1165//5, AH1166//5, AH1166//6, AH1167//6 and
AH1167//7 (1748-1754). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Common. |
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KM#446.14 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1165 - RY 4 [1751].
Weight: 11.37g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Multan.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/
1165.
Reverse:
Zarb Multan (4) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Multan in
the year 4 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A. |
Mintage Years:
AH1161//1 (Ahad), AH1162//1 (Ahad), AH1162//2,
AH1163//2, AH1163//3, AH1164//3, AH1164//4, AH1165//4 and AH1165//5 (1748-1752). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Common. |
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KM#446.39 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY 4 [1751].
Weight: 11.29g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Narwar.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/ ND.
Reverse:
Zarb Narwar (4) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Narwar in
the year 4 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1161//1 (Ahad), AH1162//2, AH1163//2,
AH1163//3, AH1164//3, AH1164//4, AH116x//5 and AH1165//6 (1748-1753). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Rare. Narwar
is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shivpuri district in the
Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Narwar is a historic town
and the Narwar Fort is just east of the Kali Sindh River and
is situated at a distance of 42 km from Shivpuri. Narwar was
known as Narwar District during the times of Gwalior State.
It is mentioned as Nalpura (Nala's town) in many medieval
Sanskrit inscriptions. Narwar Fort is situated atop a hill
about 500 feet above ground level spread over an area of 8
km², which stands on a steep scarp of the Vindhya Range It
is now in a dilapidated condition, but the remains suggest
that, in the flourishing days, it might have been only
second to the Gwalior Fort in magnificence. |
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KM#446.16 Rupee.
Year:
AH xx62 - RY 2 [1749].
Weight: 11.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.25 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Sarhind (Sahrind).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/ xx62.
Reverse:
Zarb Sahrind (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Sahrind in
the year 2 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity). |
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1161//1 (Ahad), AH1162//1 (Ahad), AH1162//2,
AH1163//2, AH1163//3, AH1164//3, AH1164//4, AH1165//4,
AH1165//5, AH1166//5 and AH1166//6 (1748-1753). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Very Common.
Note: Sarhind (Sirhind
or Sahrind)
is now known as Sirhind-Fatehgarh, a city and a municipal
council in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the Indian state of
Punjab. Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib is the main attraction of
the city. Varahamihira (505-587) in his Sanskrit treatise,
Brihat Samhita, mentions the city as 'Satudar Desh', later
it was inhabited by a tribe of 'Sairindhas Aryans, leading
to its present name. According to popular notion, the
present name of the city, Sirhind, comes from 'Sar-i hind',
meaning the Frontier of Hind, as Mughal invaders saw it as
the 'gateway to Hindustan'. According to Huan Tsang, the
Chinese traveller who visited India during the seventh
century, Sirhind was the capital of the district of
Shitotulo, or Shatadru (the present day River Sutlej). In
12th century, Sirhind came under the rule of the Hindu
Chauhan Rajputs of Delhi. During the rule of Prithvi Raj
Chauhan (1168–1192), the Hindu Rajput ruler of Delhi, it
became his military outpost. It further rose in glory during
the Mugha Empire, when it became its provincial capital,
controlling the Lahore-Delhi Highway, the Grand Trunk Road.
During the Mughal era, Sirhind was the name for Malwa, since
it was the area's capital city. Sirhind was the headquarters
of the Mughal administration in Eastern Punjab. Many
European travellers describe its splendours, and it also
developed into a center of cultural activity.
Sirhind was known for the dozens of saints, scholars, poets,
historians, calligraphers and scribes who lived there. This
city is mostly famous to Muslims for Great saint Imam-e-Rabbani
Shaykh Ahmad al-Faruqī al-Sirhindi (1564–1624). He was an
Indian Islamic scholar of Arab origin, a Hanafi jurist, and
a prominent member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. A large
number of buildings survive from this period, including the
fort named 'Aam Khas Bagh'; it is said that in its heyday,
the city had 360 mosques, gardens, tombs, caravansarais and
wells.
Younger sons of tenth Sikh guru Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji
namely Baba Zorawar Singh ji and Baba Fateh Singh ji were
bricked alive at the age of 9 and 7 years respectively on 26
December 1705 by then governor Wazir Khan. Gurudwara Sri
Fatehgarh Sahib is established at that place to commemorate
them. Gurudwara Bhora Sahib marks the site of the wall in
Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and
his Dahiya Jat army on 12 May 1710 destroyed the city of
Sirhind completely and killed Wazir Khan, the governor in the
Battle of Chappar Chiri. The Sikhs occupied Sirhind and made
Bhai Baj Singh the governor. This establish the Sikh rule
from Lahore to the outer of Delhi with capital at Lohgarh (Haryana). |
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KM#446.17 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1162 - RY 2 [1749].
Weight: 11.34g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Shahjahanabad (epithet name: Dar-ul-Khilafat).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Ahmed Shah Bahadur. [Auspicious
coin of Emperor Ahmed Shah the strong, fighter of infidels (Ghazi)]
/
1162.
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Reverse: Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad (2) julus maimanat
manus (Struck at Dar-ul-Khilafat - Shahjahanabad in the year 2 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage: N/A.
Mintage Years:
AH1161//1 (Ahad), AH1162//1 (Ahad), AH1162//2,
AH1163//2, AH1163//3, AH1164//3, AH1164//4, AH1165//4,
AH1165//5, AH1166//5, AH1166//6, AH1167//6 and AH1167//7 (1748-1754). Ruler:
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur S/o Mohammed Shah (1748-1754). Note: Very Common. |
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- Aziz ud-Din
Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah.............03 Jun 1754 - 29 Nov 1759
- Ruler's title:
Aziz ad-din Abu'l Adil
Mohammad Alamgir II (Aghrid Yaldosz) Padshah-e-Ghazi.
Aziz-ud-Din, the second son of Jahandar Shah, was raised to the throne
by Imad-ul-Mulk after he deposed Ahmad Shah Bahadur in 1754. On
ascending the throne, he took the title of Alamgir and tried to follow
the approach of Aurangzeb Alamgir. At the time of his accession to
throne he was an old man of 55 years. He had no experience of
administration and warfare as he had spent most of his life in jail. He
was a weak ruler, with all powers vested in the hand of his Wazir,
Ghazi-ud-Din Imad-ul-Mulk. Regent ruled the Empire during his period: Imad-ul-Mulk (1754–1756), Najib-ul-Daula (1756–1759) and Imad-ul-Mulk
(1759). In 1756, Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India once again and captured
Delhi and plundered Mathura. Marathas became more powerful because of
their collaboration with Imad-ul-Mulk, and dominated the whole of
northern India. This was the peak of Maratha expansion, which caused
great trouble for the Mughal Empire, already weak with no strong ruler.
The relations between Alamgir II and the usurping Vizier, Imad-ul-Mulk,
by this time had deteriorated. He was murdered by Imad-ul-Mulk in 1759
and the Maratha leader Sadashivrao Bhau. Alamgir II's son Ali Gauhar
escaped persecution from Delhi, while Shah Jahan III was placed on the
throne. Various mint have produced coins on his name.
- Shah Jahan III
[Muhyi-e-Millat] S/o Muyhi-e-Sunnat...11 Dec 1759 - 25 Dec 1760
- He also known as
Muhi-ul-millat and was the son of Muhi-us-sunnat, the eldest son of
Muhammad Kam Baksh who was the youngest son of Aurangzeb. He was placed
on the Mughal throne in December 1759 as a result of the intricacies in
Delhi with the help of Imad-ul-Mulk. He was later deposed by Maratha Sardars. Delhi was briefly
captured by Marathas in 1759. The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22
October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East
India Company, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of
Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, the
Mughal Emperor. The battle fought at Buxar, then within the territory of
Bengal, a town located on the bank of the Ganges river, was a decisive
victory for the British East India Company. Shuja-ud-Daulah, the prime
victim, signed the Treaty of Allahabad that secured Diwani Rights for
the Company. Ruler title:
Mohyi-e Millat [Mohyi ad
Din] Shah Jahan III Sani ibn Mohyi-e Sannat Mohammad ibn Kam Bakhsh.
Shah Jahan III died in 1772 . Various coins exists on his name.
- Shah Alam II [Ali
Gauhar] S/o Alamgir II (1st
time)..25 Dec
1760 - 01 Aug 1788
- Ruler's title:
Abdullah Jalal ud-din
Abu'l Muzaffar "Ham ud-din" Muhammad Ali Gauhar Shah-i-'Alam II Padshah.
Since the deposition of this last ruler in 1760, Shah Alam II was
considered the only and rightful emperor, but he wasn't able to return
to Delhi until 1772. Coronation on 24 December 1759 at Gothauli.
- Muhammad Bidar
Bakht S/o Ahmad Shah..................01 Aug 1788 - 09 Oct 1788
-
Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad
Kuchuk Jahan Shah IV Padshah Ghazi also called Bidar Bakht
Mahmud Shah Bahadur, was Mughal Emperor of India for a brief
period in 1788 (AH1202 - 1203) as a puppet of Rohilla revel
Ghulam Qadir Khan. Bidar Bakht was the son of the former Mughal
Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur. He was deposed in the same year by
the Marathas and killed in 1790 on the orders of Emperor Shah
Alam II, though it was he who had helped Shah Alam II during his
brief reign by sending him water and food secretly when Ghulam
Qadir had ordered that no food or water be supplied to the
deposed Emperor. He had been made Subahdar of Punjab on 12
November 1752 as a child. Extremely rare coins produced by
Ahmadabad and Katak mints are known.
- Muhammad Akbar
Shah II S/o Shah Alam II (1st
time)...09 Oct
1788 - 16 Oct 1788
- On his retreat to
Saharanpur following the Maratha occupation of Delhi in Oct 1788, the
Rohilla rebel Ghulam Qadir Khan deposed Bidar Bakht and substituted his
cousin Muhammad Akbar, Shah Alam's favorite son, to rule nominally in
exile. After Ghulam Qadir's capture and execution by the Marathas in
March 1789, they restored the pathetic Shah Alam II to the Mughal throne
at Delhi to reign as a puppet king. Abkar Shah II's only extremely rare
known coins were issued from the temporary capital at Saharanpur in AH
1203.
- Shah Alam II [Ali
Gauhar] S/o Alamgir II (2nd
time)..16 Oct
1788 - 19 Nov 1806
- He was restored by the
Marathas in March 1789 (AH 1203). Shah Alam's Nazarana Rupees and Mohur
are also known. Shah Alam II legends were used by local and Mughal
governors:
- Akbarabad Mint
- Najat Khan Rohilla,
AH 1186-1193 (1773-1779)
- Muhammad Beg
Hamadani, AH 1193-1198 (1779-1784)
- Mahadji Sindhia, AH
1199-1208 (1785-1794)
- Ghulam Qadir
Rohilla, AH 1202-1203 (1787-1788)
- Daulat Rao Sindhia
(with John and George Hessing in charge), AH 1213-1218 (1799-1803)
- Gokulgarh Mint
- Raja of Rewari
- Rohilla Governor
- Sindhia Governor
- Hardwar Mint
- Saharanpur Governor
- Hathras Mint
- Madhoji Sindhia as
Amir-ul-Umara, AH 1199-1203 (1784-1788) and AH 1203-1209 (1788-1794)
- Kora Mint
- Mirza Najaf Khan
- Saharanpur Mint
- Ghani Bahadur, AH
1203-1205 (1788-1791)
- Bhairon Pant
Tantia, AH 1206-1208 (1791-1794)
- Sikh occupation, AH
1209-1210 (1794)
- Bapu Sindhia, AH
1211-1212 (1796-1798)
- Imam Baksh, AH
1213-1214 (1799)
- local governor
General Perron (for Sindhia), AH 1215-1218 (1800-1803)
- East India Company
coins from 18th October 1803 with minted date AH 1218-1220. Coin
produced at Madras presidency with frozen date 1172 RY6 (1812-1835).
- Independent States:
Shah Alam II legends were used by some states even long after his
death, until AH1314 (1879), for example like at Ujjain. This is not
true in case of proper Mughal issues.
- Mohammed Akbar
Shah II S/o Shah Alam II (2nd
time)...19 Nov
1806 - 28 Sep 1837
- Allahabad and
Muzaffargarh mint Rupees are known on his name. Shahjahanabad (walled
city of Delhi) mint has produced Paisa, 1/4 Rupee, 1/2 Rupee, Rupee,
Nazarana Rupees, Mohur and Nazarana Mohur as well. Ruler's title:
Moin ad-Din Abu'n Nasr
Mohammed Akbar II Padshah Saheb Qiran-e Sani.
Coronation on 19 November 1806 at Red Fort, Delhi.
- Bahadur Shah II
Zafar S/o Akbar Shah II..............28 Sep 1837 - 29 Mar 1858
- Title: Siraj ud-Din
Muhammad Badadur Shah II. Nazarana silver Rupees of 11.444g are known to
exist for this ruler from AH 1253-1258 (1837-1842). Ruler's title:
Abu Zafar Seraj ad-Din
Abu'l Mozaffar Mohammad Bahadur Shah II Zafar Padshah.
He rebelled against British Rule from 12 May 1857 to 20 Sep 1857.
British forces led by Major William Hodson surrounded the tomb and
compelled his surrender on 20 September 1857. The next day British
officer William Hodson shot his sons Mirza Mughal, Mirza Khizr Sultan,
and grandson Mirza Abu Bakr under his own authority at the Khooni
Darwaza (the bloody gate) near Delhi Gate. On hearing the news Zafar
reacted with shocked silence along with his wife Zeenat Mahal. Numerous
male members of his family were killed by British forces, who imprisoned
or exiled the surviving members of the Mughal dynasty. Bahadur Shah II
was deposed on 29 Mar 1858 after a show trial. Zafar himself was exiled
to Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Union of Myanmar) in 1858 along with his
wife Zeenat Mahal and some of the remaining members of the family. His
departure as Emperor marked the end of more than three centuries of
Mughal rule in India. Bahadur Shah II Zafar died at Yangon (Rangoon),
Myanmar on 07 Nov 1862.
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Aziz ud-Din
Alamgir II
coinage: 1754 - 1759 [AH 1167-1173] |
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KM#460.25 Rupee.
Year:
AH11xx - RY5 [1758].
Weight: 11.16g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
25.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Akbarabad
(epithet name: Mustaqir-ul-Mulk).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / AH 11xx. Date
written at the top right side. Note: Mustaqir-ul-Mulk
(Abode of the Kingdom). |
Reverse: Zarb Mustaqir-ul-Mulk -
Akbarabad (5) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Mustaqir-ul-Mulk - Akbarabad in the year 5 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1167//1 (Ahad), AH1168//1 (Ahad), AH1168//2,
AH1169//2, AH1169//3, AH1170//3, AH1170//4, AH1171//4, AH1171//5,
AH1172//5 and AH11xx//6 (1754-1759).
Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759).
Note: Common. |
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KM#460.25 Rupee.
Year:
AH1168 - RY2 [1755].
Weight: 11.54g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Slightly rotated.
Mint: Burhanpur
(epithet name: Dar-us-Sarur).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / AH 1168. Date
written at the left side of the center line. Note:
Dar-us-Sarur
(Seat of Delight). |
Reverse: Zarb
Dar-us-Sarur - Burhanpur (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Dar-us-Sarur - Burhanpur in the year 2 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1168//1 (Ahad), AH1169//2, AH1169//3 and
AH117x//4 (1754-1757). Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759). Note:
Scarce. Unlisted date AH1168//2 in Krause publication. |
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KM#460.11 Rupee.
Year:
AH1172 - RY5 [1757].
Weight: 11.15g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Kashmir.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / AH 1172. Date
written at the bottom left side. |
Reverse: Zarb
Kashmir (5) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Kashmir in the year 5 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1169//2, AH1170//3, AH1171//4, AH1172//5 and AH1173//5 (sic) [1754-1757].
Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759).
Note: Scarce. |
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KM#460.32 Rupee.
Year:
AH116x - RY3 [1756].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Khujista
Bunyad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / AH 116x. Date
written at the top left side. Note:
Khujista Bunyad (Of Fortunate Foundation) for city: Aurangabad. |
Reverse: Zarb
Khujista Bunyad (3) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Khujista Bunyad in the year 3 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AHxxxx//x (1754-1759). Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759). Note:
Scarce. Unlisted dates for this coin in Krause publications. |
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KM#460.13 Rupee.
Year:
AH116x - Ahad [1754].
Weight: 11.42g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Lahore
(epithet name: Dar-us-Sultanate).
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / AH 116x. Date written
at the top left side. This coin should be Dated AH 1168. |
Reverse: Zarb
Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Dar-us-Sultanate - Lahore in the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1168//1 (Ahad), AH1168//2, AH1169//2, AH1169//3, AH1170//3,
AH1170//4, AH1171//4, AH1171//5, AH1172//5, AH1172//6 and AH1173//6
(1754-1759). Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759). Note:
Scarce. |
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Same as above coin, but character size and position differ.
Year:
AH11xx - Ahad [1754].
Weight: 11.41g.
Diameter:
21.25 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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Same as above coin, but...
Year:
AH1171 - RY5 [1757].
Weight: 11.33g.
Diameter:
20.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#460.33 Rupee.
Year:
ND - RY3 [1756].
Weight: 11.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
MahaIndrapur.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / ND. This coin
should be Dated AH 1170. |
Reverse: Zarb
MahaIndrapur (3) julus maimanat manus (Struck at MahaIndrapur in the year
3 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1170//3, AH11xx//4, AH1171//5, AH1172//5 and
AH117x//6 (1756-1759). Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759). Note:
Scarce. |
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KM#460.35 Rupee.
Year:
AH11xx - RY6 [1759].
Weight: 11.25g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Najibabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / AH11xx. |
Reverse: Zarb
Najibabad (6) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Najibabad in the year
6 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1169//3, AHxxxx//4, AHxxxx//5 and AH117x//6 (1756-1759). Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759). Note:
Rare. Nawab Najib-ud-Daula, also known as Najib Khan was a noted
Rohilla Muslim warrior and serviceman of both the Mughal Empire and
the Durrani empire, Nawab Najib-ud- Daula was a noted Rohilla tribal
chief in 18th century Rohilkhand, who in the 1740s founded the city
of Najibabad in Bijnor district (currently in the Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh, India). He established the present day city of
Najibabad, a state of Najibabad independent from Rohilla tribes, and
received the title, "Nawab Najib-ud-Daulla". From 1757 to 1770 he
was governor of saharanpur, ruling over Dehradun.Many architectural
relics of the period of Rohilla he oversaw remain in Najibabad,
which he founded at the height of his career as a Mughal minister.
Najibabad city is a city founded by Nawab Najib-ud-Daula, also known
as Najib Khan and the city is also known as "GATEWAY OF HIMALAYAS"
and "shehro ka shehar".
He succeed Safdarjung as Grand Wazir of the Mughal Empire and was a
devoted serviceman of the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II later in his
career he was known as Nawab Najib-ud- Doula. After his death he was
succeeded by his son Zabita Khan. His cemetery is still in present
day, Najibabad.
In Najibabad, there was a fort of great Sultana Daku or "The Sultan
Bandit". The fort is still situated in Najibabad.
Najibabad is also the native place of the illustrious Sahu Jain
family - brothers Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain and Shreyans Prasad Jain
and their nephew Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain were born here. The
descendants of the Sahu Jain family own the Times Group and its
parent company, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. That runs the world's
largest selling newspaper. |
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KM#460.6 Rupee.
Year:
AH11xx - RY2 [1755].
Weight: 11.33g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Muhammadabad Banaras.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / AH 116x. Date written
at the top left side. Note: Double struck on both sides.
This coin can be Dated AH 1168 or AH 1169. |
Reverse: Zarb
Muhammadabad Banaras (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Muhammadabad Banaras in the year 2 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1168//1 (Ahad), AH1168//2, AH1169//2, AH1169//3, AH1170//3,
AH1170//4, AH1171//4, AH1171//5, AH1172//5, AH1172//6, AH1173//6 and
AH1173//7 (1754-1759). Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759). Note:
Somehow Scarce. |
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KM#456.1 Rupee.
Year: ND - RY2 [1755].
Weight: 11.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad. |
Obverse:
"خلد الله ملکه محمد عالم گیر بادشاه غازی العدل عزیزالدین" (May
God Protect His Kingdom / Muhammad Alamgir, Badshah Ghazi, The Just, Azizuddin) / ND. Reverse: Zarb
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabads (2) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad in the year 2 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1168//2, AH1169//2, AH1169//3 and AH1170//3 [1755-1756].
Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759). Note:
Common. |
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KM#457.1 Rupee.
Year:
AH1172 - RY5 [1757].
Weight: 11.35g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad.
Crude design with thick square / straight characters. |
Obverse Persian Legends bottom to top:
"سکه زد برهفت کشور همچوتابان مهروماه" (Struck coin
in the seven climes like the shining sun and moon) written as last
two lines. "شاه عزیزالدین عالم گیر غازی بادشاه" (King Aziz ud-Din Alamgir,
defender of the Faith, Emperor) / AH 1172 written as first two lines.
Reverse: Zarb
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabads (5) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad in the year Five of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH116x//2, AH1169//3, AH1170//3, AH1170//4,
AH1171//4, AH1171//5, AH1172//5,
AH1172//6 and AH1173//6 [1755-1758].
Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759).
Note: Very Common. |
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Same as above coin but without AH date.
Year: ND - RY5 [1757].
Weight: 11.11g.
Diameter:
20.50 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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KM#460.17 Rupee.
Year:
AH 11xx - Ahad [1754].
Weight: 11.27g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad.
Obverse:
Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir (Auspicious coin of the fighter
of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Alamgir) / 11xx. This
coin can be Dated AH 1167 or AH 1168. |
Reverse: Zarb
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabads (Ahad) julus maimanat manus (Struck at
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad in the year First of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1167//1 (Ahad), AH1168//1 (Ahad), AH1169//3,
AH1170//4 and AH1162//7 (sic) [1754-1759]. Ruler:
Aziz ud-Din Alamgir II S/o Jahandar Shah (1754-1759). Note:
Somehow Scarce. |
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Shah Alam II
[Ali Gauhar] coinage: 1760 - 1806 [AH 1174-1221]. |
In 1761 the Marathas expanding northwards and
the Afghans expanding southwards met in the battle at Panipat near Delhi.
The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II was of a little political account.
Sadashivrao Bhau (commander-in-chief of Maratha Army) died in this battle.
Weakened after their defeat of 1761 the Marathas consolidated their control
over Malwa but did not pursue their endeavors further north. Marathas lost
suzerainty over Punjab till north of Sutlej river to the Afghans. Ahmad Shah
Durrani vacates Delhi soon after the battle. Anwala (Aonla) a town east of
Delhi reverted to the Mughals when the the Marathas were expelled south
after this battle. Ahmadnagar - Farrukhabad ceded by the Nawab of Awadh to
the East India Company in 1802. The coins produced at Ahmadnagar -
Farrukhabad without the Fish symbol of the Nawab should probably be
considered Mughal; the Nawab and the Mughal being allies at that time.
Islamabad (Mathura) mint later fell under the influence of the Jat Rajas of
Bhartpur and the Nawabs of Awadh. Najibabad, a
town near Delhi was built in AH 1161-1167. The region was acquired by the
Nawabs of Awadh soon after the AH 1188 (1774) silver Rupees coins were
struck. Subsequent these coins bore the Fish symbol.
Although coins were struck in Shah Alam II's name as titular sovernign
throughout a wide extent of India, but his actual political authority was
restricted to the region around Delhi. As an ally of the Nawab of Awadh (Oudh),
Shah Alam II exerted some influence in the Ganges valley until the British
conquests of 1801-1802. |
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KM#700 Paisa.
Year:
AH 1206 - RY 34 [1791].
Weight: 11.63g.
Metal: Copper.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Shahjahanabad.
Obverse legend:
"محمد شاہ عالم
بادشاہ" (Muhammad Shah Alam, the emperor).
Date "1206" at the bottom. Shahjahanabad = walled city of
Delhi. |
Reverse: Zarb
Shahjahanabad sanah 34 (Struck at Shahjahanabad in reign year 34).
Mintage Years:
AH1185//12 (Ahad), AH1186//13, AH1187//15,
AH1190//18, AH11xx//25, AH1198//xx, AH1199//27, AH1xxx//28,
AH1205//32, AH1206//33, AH1206//34, AH1207//35, AH1208//35,
AH1209//36, AH1207//36 (sic), AH1208//36, AH1210//38, AH1211//39,
AH1214//41, AH1219//46, AH1219//47 and AH1220//48 (1771-1805).
Ruler:
Shah Alam II [Ali
Gauhar] S/o Alamgir II (1760-1788 and 1788-1806).
Note: Common. |
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KM#723 Half Rupee.
Year: ND [1778 or 1790].
Weight: 5.56g [5.50 - 5.80 g].
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
16.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Surat.
Obverse legend:
"حامی دین محمد شاہ عالم
بادشاہ" (The defender of the faith of Prophet Muhammad, the emperor
Shah Alam)
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ND. |
Reverse: Long
stem flower in “S” of “Julus”.
Mintage Years:
AHxxxx/19 and AHxxxx//31 (1778 and 1790). Ruler:
Shah Alam II [Ali
Gauhar] S/o Alamgir II (1760-1788 and 1788-1806). |
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KM#512 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1197 - RY 25 [1783].
Weight: 11.12g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Akbarabad (epithet name: Mustaqir-ul-Mulk).
Obverse legend:
"سکہ زد بر ہفت کشور سایہ فضل الہ" (Struck coin in the seven
climes the shadow of the divine favour).
"حامی دین محمد شاہ عالم
بادشاہ" (The defender of the faith of Prophet Muhammad, the emperor
Shah Alam)
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1197. Note: Mustaqir-ul-Mulk
(Abode of the Kingdom). |
Reverse: Zarb Mustaqir-ul-Mulk
-
Akbarabad (25) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Mustaqir-ul-Mulk - Akbarabad in the year 25 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1192//20, AH1193//20, AH1195//23,
AH1196//24, AH1197//25 and AH1198//25 (1778-1784). Ruler:
Shah Alam II [Ali
Gauhar] S/o Alamgir II (1760-1788 and 1788-1806).
Note: Common.
KM#512 minted years were issued
by Muhammad Beg Hamadani. He was A Kinsman of Najaf Khan.
Having been a Safavi prince, when that dynasty was deposed by Nader
Shah in 1736. Muhammad Beg Hamdani Married a Rajput women and
acquired a large Estate [The Gazette of Agra Uttar Pradesh Publish
In the year 1965 by the Smt. Esha Basanti Joshi (IAS)]. Emperor Shah
Alam II appointed Muhammad Beg Hamdani the new Governor of Agra
Province in 1779. The battle between Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh of
Jaipur and Mahadaji Scindia of the Marathas was fought in the plains
of Tunga - Madhogarh on 28th July 1787 and thus called the Battle of
Tunga. The greatest loss of Tunga battle was to the Rajput that came
with the death of Muhammad Beg Hamadani, which broke the spine of
the offensive power of the Marathas. Muhammad Beg Hamadani was the
most famous Muslim warrior then living in North India and had sent
on his troops to attack the Maratha right wing while he was sitting
on an elephant in the shade of a tree watching them from behind. A
cannon ball suddenly came and struck the tree above and rebounding
knocked him down to the ground, tearing one side of his body open.
Eventually, the branch, broken by the shot, fell down crushing him
from below. His advancing troops, unaware of his fate, attacked the
Maratha right wing and penetrated to their baggage, but were
revolted by the Deccan horse hurried up from the reserve by Rana
Khan. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh of Jaipur could not fought the
battle without the help of Maharaja Bijay Singh of Jodhpur; hence he
helped him by sending 20,000 Rathore soldiers. The causalities in
this battle are numbered in thousands and resulted in stalemate.
Note: Below are other Akbarabad mint
issues during Shah Alam II rule:
- KM#490: Pre-Panipat issues:
AH1174//1, AH117x//2, AH1176//4,
AH1177//4, AH1177//5, AH1178//5, AH1179//6, AH1180//7 and
AH1181//8 (1760-1767).
- KM#500: Issued by: Najaf Khan Rohilla.
AH1185//14 (sic) and AH1186//14 (1772).
In 1779 the newly reformed Mughal Army decisively
defeated Zabita Khan and his Sikh allies the rebels lost 5,000
men including their leader and therefore did not return during
the lifetime of Mirza Najaf Khan. Unfortunately upon the
general's death [He died on April 26, 1782 after serving Mughal
throne for forty two years], Shah Alam's bad judgement
prevailed. The dead man's nephew, Mirza Shafi whose valour had
been proven during various occasions, was not appointed
commander in chief. Shah Alam II instead appointed worthless
individuals whose loyalty and record were questionable at best.
They were soon quarrelling over petty matters. Even the corrupt
and treasonous former Grand Vizier, Majad-ud-Daula was restored
to his former office, he later colluded with the Sikhs and
reduced the size of the Mughal Army from over 20,000 to only
5,000 thus bringing the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II at the mercy
of his ruffian enemies.
- KM#520: Issued by: Mahadji Sindhia.
AH1198//26 and AH1199//26
(1784-1785).
- KM#530: Issued by: Ghulam Qadir
Rohilla. AH1201//28 (1787).
Nawab Majad-ud-Daula was followed by a known enemy of the
Mughals, the grandson of Najib Khan, Ghulam Qadir, with his Sikh
allies forced Shah Alam II to appoint him as the Grand Vizier of
the Mughal Empire. Petty, avaricious and insane Ghulam Qadir
ravaged the palaces in search of the Mughal treasure believed to
be worth Rs.250 million. Unable to locate even a fraction of
that sum and angered by the Mughal Emperor's attempts to
eliminate him and his Sikh allies, Ghulam Qadir himself blinded
Shah Alam II on 10 August 1788. A drunken ruffian, Ghulam Qadir
behaved with gross brutality to the emperor and his family.
Three servants and two water-carriers who tried to help the
bleeding emperor were beheaded and according to one account,
Ghulam Qadir would pull the beard of the elderly Mughal Emperor
Shah Alam II. After ten horrible weeks, during which Ghulam
Qadir stripped the princesses of the royal family naked and
forced them to dance naked before him (after which they jumped
into Yamuna river to drown) and the honour of the royal family
and prestige of the Mughal Empire reached its lowest ebb,
Mahadaji Shinde intervened and killed Ghulam Qadir, taking
possession of Delhi on 02 October 1788. He restored Shah Alam II
to the throne and acted as his protector.
- KM#540: Issued by: Mahadji Sindhia.
AH1203//30 and AH1207//34 (1789 and
1792).
- KM#544: Issued by: Daulat Rao Sindhia
with John and George Hessing.
AH12xx//38, AH1215//43 (sic), AH12xx//42, AH1215/43, AH1217//44,
AHxxxx//44, AH12xx//45 and AH121x//46 [1796-1803].
- KM#560: Issued by British East India Company:
AH1219//47 and AH1220//47
(1804-1805).
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KM#640 Rupee.
Year:
AH 119x - RY 27 [1785].
Weight: 11.09g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Harthas (Awadh).
Obverse legend:
"سکہ زد بر ہفت کشور سایہ فضل الہ" (Struck coin in the seven
climes the shadow of the divine favour).
"حامی دین محمد شاہ عالم
بادشاہ" (The defender of the faith of Prophet Muhammad, the emperor
Shah Alam)
/
119x. |
Reverse: Zarb
Harthas (27) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Harthas in the year 27 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1197//25, AH1190//26, AH11xx//26,
AH119x//27, AH12xx//28, AH12xx//29 and AH12xx//30 (1783-1788). Ruler:
Shah Alam II [Ali
Gauhar] S/o Alamgir II (1760-1788 and 1788-1806).
Note: Somehow Scarce.
Reverse Persian Legend: "سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس" (in the year of the accession
associated with tranquil prosperity).
Note: As
mentioned above, Shah Alam II's mostly coins were issued by local Governors. Harthas mint coins were issued by Mahadji Sindhia. AH1202//30 and
1203//30 may have been issued by Ghulam Qadir.
Mahadji Sindhia (or Scindia), was a Maratha ruler of
the Maratha Empire of the state of Gwalior in central India. He was
the fifth and youngest son of Sardar Ranoji Rao Scindia. Mahadaji
was instrumental in resurrecting Maratha power in North India after
the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, and rose to become a trusted
lieutenant of the Peshwa, leader of the Maratha Empire. Along with
Madhavrao I and Nana Fadnavis, he was one of the three pillars of
Maratha Resurrection. During his reign, Gwalior became the leading
state in the Maratha Empire and one of the foremost military powers
in India. After accompanying Shah Alam II in 1771 to Delhi, he
restored the Mughals in Delhi, under the suzerainty of Marathas. He
annihilated the power of Jats of Mathura and during 1772-1773 and
destroyed the power of Pashtun Rohillas in Rohilkhand and captured
Najibabad. His role during the First Anglo-Maratha War was greatest
from the Maratha side since he humbled the British in Central India,
single handed, which resulted in the Treaty of Salbai in 1782, where
he mediated between the Peshwa and the British. After the Treaty of
Salbai in 1782, he invaded and overpowered the Rajput states,
particularly Jodhpur and Jaipur through the Battle of Patan ,the
Battle of Medtya and the Capture of Ajmer in 1790. Even Sikh sardars
of the cis-Sutlej region paid tributes to him. Mahadji became
Vakil-ul-Mutlaq (regent of Mughal affairs), and The Mughals also
gave him the title of Amir-ul-Umara (head of the Amirs) in 1784. |
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KM#709.2 Rupee.
Year:
xx95 - RY 22 [1781].
Weight: 11.00g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad (walled city of Delhi). Parasol symbol.
Obverse legend:
"سکہ زد بر ہفت کشور سایہ فضل الہ" (Struck coin in the seven
climes the shadow of the divine favour).
"حامی دین محمد شاہ عالم
بادشاہ" (The defender of the faith of Prophet Muhammad, the emperor
Shah Alam)
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Reverse: Zarb
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad (23) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad in the year 23 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1186//x, AH1187//15, AHxxx9//17, AH1189//17,
AH1190//18, AH1191//19, AH1192//20, AH1194//21, AH1194//22,
AH1195//23, AH(1)196//23, AH1196//24, AH1197//24, AH1197//25,
AH1198//25, AH1198//26, AH1199//27, AH1200//28, AH1201//28 and
AH1201//29. (1772-1787). Ruler:
Shah Alam II [Ali
Gauhar] S/o Alamgir II (1760-1788 and 1788-1806).
Note: Common. Note: KM#709.1 exists
as "Hami Din" inscription, dated: AH1174//1, AH1174//2, AH1175//2,
AH1175//3, AH1176//3, AH1176//4, AH1177//4, AH1177//5, AH1178//5,
AH1178//6, AH1179//6, AH1179//7, AH1180//7, AH1180//8, AH1181//8,
AH1181//9, AH1182//9, AH1184//12, AH1185//12, AH1185//13,
AH1186//13, AH1186//3 (sic), AH1186//14 and AH1187//14. sic are
coins in which the AH year does not match with the reign year. |
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Same as above coin
KM#709.2 Rupee, but...
Year:
xxx5 - RY 23 [1781].
Weight: 11.21g.
Diameter:
21.00 mm.
Alignment: Rotated. |
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Mohammed Akbar
Shah II
coinage: 1806 - 1837 [AH 1221-1253]. |
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KM#777 Rupee.
Year:
AH 1225 - RY 4 [1809].
Weight: 11.12g.
Metal: Silver.
Diameter:
26.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint:
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad (walled city of Delhi). Parasol symbol. |
Obverse Persian legend:
"محمد اکبر شاہ بادشاہ غازی" (Mohammed Akbar Shah
Badshah Ghazi) written at the top line. "Saheb-e-Qiran Sani" (Second
Lord of the Conjunction) / AH 1225
written in the middle line. "Sikka Mubarak" (Auspicious
coin)
written at the bottom line. Reverse: Zarb
Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad (4) julus maimanat manus (Struck at Dar-ul-Khilafat -
Shahjahanabad in the year 4 of the
accession associated with tranquil prosperity).
Mintage Years:
AH1221//1, AH1222//1, AH1222//2, AH1223//3,
AH1223//2, AH1224//3, AH1224//4, AH1225//4, AH1225//5, AH1226//6,
AH1226//5, AH1227//6, AH1227//7, AH1228//7, AH1228//8, AH1229//9 and
AH12xx//11 (1806-1816). Ruler:
Muhammad Akbar Shah II S/o
Shah Alam II [Ali
Gauhar] (1806-1837).
Note: Somehow Scarce.
The mint of the walled city of Delhi (Shahjahanabad)
produced a limited number of coins each year with which the East
India Company’s resident paid a pension to the Mughal Emperor.
KM#777 was struck for this purpose until 1818, when the mint was
closed for regular coinage. Thereafter, only a few presentation
coins (KM#779.1) were struck annually on the occasion of the king’s
accession. |
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