1 Rupee - Ahmad Shah Bahadur Cuttack mint

Ahmad Shah Bahadur's reign from 1748 to 1754 was effectively controlled by the Maratha-backed vizier Safdarjung and later by the Rohilla chief Imad-ul-Mulk, who ultimately deposed and blinded the emperor in 1754. Coinage continued to be struck in his name across provincial mints throughout this political collapse. Cuttack, in Orissa, operated as a Mughal provincial mint but was increasingly contested territory during these years, caught between Maratha expansion and the remnants of Mughal administrative control in the east.