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1 Rupee - Alamgir II Ahmadabad Mint
| Issuer | Maratha Empire |
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| Year | 1754-1760 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Three horizontal bands in the same Nasta'liq style carry the mint name Ahmadabad (Ahmadabad dar al-saltana) in the upper register, the regnal year (julus) in the central band, and the AH date in the lower register. An ankush (elephant goad) or floral mint mark appears in the field, serving as the distinguishing symbol of the Ahmadabad mint under Maratha administration. The overall layout follows the standard late Mughal/Maratha rupee format with elegant calligraphic execution. |
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Alamgir II was a Mughal emperor in name only — effectively a prisoner of the Maratha-allied wazir Imad-ul-Mulk, who installed him in 1754 and had him murdered in 1759. The Marathas struck rupees in his name throughout this period at Ahmadabad, a mint they had controlled since 1758, exploiting the fiction of Mughal sovereignty to legitimize coinage they were issuing on their own authority. The practice of striking in a nominal emperor's name while holding real power was a calculated political tool, not deference.