Catalog
1 Rupee - Chakradhwaj Singha with lion
| Issuer | Kingdom of Assam |
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| Year | 1663-1670 |
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| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
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| Obverse script | Assamese |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal hammered flan with a raised beaded border mirroring the obverse. The reverse field bears a multi-line Assamese script inscription in high relief, arranged in horizontal registers across the full surface of the coin. The legend records the royal titulature and regnal year of Chakradhwaj Singha, consistent with Ahom numismatic convention of the period. The script is boldly rendered with characteristic fluid strokes of the Assamese writing tradition. |
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Chakradhwaj Singha ruled Assam during one of its most militarily significant periods — his reign saw the decisive Battle of Saraighat in 1671, where the Ahom general Lachit Borphukan repelled a massive Mughal naval assault under Mir Jumla's successor Ram Singh I. Assam was one of the few regional powers to successfully resist Mughal expansion, and its coinage reflects an administrative confidence that most contemporaries under Mughal pressure could not sustain.
Ahom silver rupees of this period followed the Mughal weight standard closely, a pragmatic acknowledgment of regional trade realities rather than submission to Delhi.