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1 Rupee - Muhammad Shah Gwalior mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1720-1746 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a three-line Persian inscription within a rectangular cartouche defined by two parallel linear borders, recording the mint name Gwalior (Gwaliyar), the regnal year, and the Hijri date. A floral rosette or star ornament appears in the lower segment. The marginal legend encircles the field, partially visible around the hammered flan, consistent with standard Mughal rupee coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Muhammad Shah ascended the Mughal throne in 1719 after a period of violent factional chaos in which three emperors had been deposed and killed within a single year. His reign of over two decades was the longest of any late Mughal ruler, though it was punctuated by the catastrophic 1739 invasion of Nadir Shah, who sacked Delhi and carried off the Peacock Throne along with an estimated 700 million rupees in treasure — effectively gutting imperial finances and accelerating the fragmentation of Mughal monetary authority across regional mints like Gwalior.