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1 Pie - Shah Jahan Begam
| Issuer | Bhopal, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1888-1889 |
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| Thickness | 3.3 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | شاه جهان بيگم |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Shah Jahan Begam ruled Bhopal for over three decades, one of four consecutive women to govern the state — an almost singular dynastic succession in 19th-century South Asia. She was a capable administrator who cultivated British favor while maintaining genuine autonomy, and her coinage reflects that dual positioning: issued under her own name, not a regent's, in a period when most princely states were tightening their monetary ties to Calcutta. By 1888, the colonial pressure to abandon local copper issues entirely was already building.