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1 Mohur - Shah Alam II Shahjahanabad mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1761-1787 |
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| Weight | 10.9 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field carries the mint and regnal year inscription in bold Nasta'liq script, disposed across two registers separated by a horizontal ruled line. The upper register contains the mint name Shahjahanabad (Delhi) with the word jalus or sanah indicating the regnal year, while the lower register bears the hijri date and regnal year numeral. Floral rosette ornaments punctuate the field, and a beaded border frames the entire design. The calligraphy is deeply struck and fluid, consistent with standard Mughal gold mohur die-engraving practice at the imperial Shahjahanabad mint. |
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Shah Alam II's reign was defined by military catastrophe and political humiliation. Defeated at Panipat in 1761 alongside his Maratha allies, he spent years effectively homeless from his own capital — a fugitive emperor issuing coins from mints he barely controlled. The Shahjahanabad mint continued striking mohurs in his name through this period largely as a political fiction, maintaining the ceremonial architecture of Mughal authority long after real power had passed to the Marathas, Rohillas, and eventually the East India Company.
Ahmad Shah Durrani sacked Delhi the same year this issue begins. That the mint functioned at all is the more remarkable fact.