The Sikh Empire's Kashmir mint operated under a system of governors whose names appeared on coinage as a mark of local administrative authority — one of the more unusual conventions in South Asian numismatics, where the issuing sovereign's name typically dominated. Mihan Singh served as governor of Kashmir during this period, and his name on the rupee reflects the degree of administrative autonomy Lahore permitted its provincial appointments under Ranjit Singh and his immediate successors.
Kashmir changed hands violently after the First Anglo-Sikh War; the British sold the entire territory to Gulab Singh for 7.5 million Nanakshahi rupees under the 1846 Treaty of Amritsar, ending this mint's Sikh-administered coinage abruptly.
The Sikh Empire's Kashmir mint operated under a system of governors whose names appeared on coinage as a mark of local administrative authority — one of the more unusual conventions in South Asian numismatics, where the issuing sovereign's name typically dominated. Mihan Singh served as governor of Kashmir during this period, and his name on the rupee reflects the degree of administrative autonomy Lahore permitted its provincial appointments under Ranjit Singh and his immediate successors.
Kashmir changed hands violently after the First Anglo-Sikh War; the British sold the entire territory to Gulab Singh for 7.5 million Nanakshahi rupees under the 1846 Treaty of Amritsar, ending this mint's Sikh-administered coinage abruptly.