Dewas was unusual even by the fractured standards of Indian princely administration — the state was formally divided in 1728 between two brothers of the Puar dynasty, creating Senior and Junior branches that ruled simultaneously over interleaved territories, sharing the same town. KM#10 is attributed to the Senior Branch, issued under Narayan Rao, who ruled during a period of tightening British paramountcy over Malwa-region states.
The copper coinage of Dewas Senior is notoriously inconsistently struck, with significant variation in flan preparation across the series.
Dewas was unusual even by the fractured standards of Indian princely administration — the state was formally divided in 1728 between two brothers of the Puar dynasty, creating Senior and Junior branches that ruled simultaneously over interleaved territories, sharing the same town. KM#10 is attributed to the Senior Branch, issued under Narayan Rao, who ruled during a period of tightening British paramountcy over Malwa-region states.
The copper coinage of Dewas Senior is notoriously inconsistently struck, with significant variation in flan preparation across the series.