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1 Falus - Muhammad Adil Shah Bijapur
| Issuer | Bijapur, Sultanate of |
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| Year | 1628 |
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| Weight | 11.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a stylized leaf or floral motif rendered in relief, composed of a cluster of raised pellets arranged within a lobed or pointed oval outline. The central device is enclosed by a secondary border of curved foliate elements, with additional pellets distributed within the inner field. The outer border follows the square flan shape and features a continuous undulating vine or leaf pattern in low relief, characteristic of Bijapur decorative coinage of the early Adil Shahi period. |
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| Mintage | 1037 (1628) |
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Muhammad Adil Shah came to power in Bijapur in 1627 after poisoning his predecessor Ibrahim Adil Shah II, consolidating a sultanate that had spent decades navigating between Mughal pressure from the north and Vijayanagara rivalry to the south. His reign would stretch nearly three decades, making him one of the longer-ruling Adil Shahi sultans, but the copper coinage of his early years remains poorly documented in terms of die varieties and mint attribution — the Bijapur mint records from this period simply do not survive in recoverable form.