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1 Mohur - Siva Singha
| Issuer | Kingdom of Assam |
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| Year | 1724 |
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| Currency | Rupee |
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| Obverse description | The octagonal field is entirely occupied by a four-line devotional inscription in Assamese script, reading 'Shri Shri Hara / Gauri Charana / Kamala Madhu / Kara', invoking the lotus-feet of Shiva and Gauri as a religious invocation. The legends are rendered in bold, deeply incuse Assamese characters typical of the Ahom hammered coinage tradition. The field shows the characteristic irregular surface of a hand-struck flan. The coin is bordered by a continuous beaded or dotted border following the octagonal periphery, a hallmark of Ahom gold mohurs of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | শ্ৰী শ্ৰী স্বৰ্গ দেৱ শ্ৰী শিৱ সিংহ নৃপস্য শাকে ১৬৪৬ |
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Siva Singha ruled Ahom-controlled Assam from 1714 until his death in 1744, a reign notable for the extraordinary political influence wielded by his chief queen, Phuleswari, who effectively governed in his name and took the title Bar Raja. The mohur coinage of this period reflects the Ahom kingdom at a moment of cultural consolidation, decades after repelling the Mughal invasions of the 1660s and before the destabilizing Moamoria rebellions of the later eighteenth century.
The Ahom mint at this period operated under conventions quite distinct from Mughal practice, with regnal dating tied to the Ahom calendar rather than the Hijri.