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1 Rupee - Shah Alam Bahadur Ahmadabad Mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1707-1711 |
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| Value | 1 Rupee |
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| Obverse lettering | سکہ مبارک شاہ عالم بہادر بادشاہ غازی ١١١٩ (Translation: Auspicious coin of the fighter of infidels (Ghazi), the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur Shah 1119) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents the mint and regnal year formula in two horizontal registers separated by a raised linear border, rendered in bold Naskh-style Arabic script characteristic of Mughal Ahmadabad issues. The upper register carries the mint name 'Zarb Ahmadabad' indicating the place of striking, accompanied by a crescent moon symbol and decorative pellet ornaments in the field. The lower register reads 'Julus Maimanat Manus,' meaning 'the accession associated with tranquil prosperity,' with the regnal year numeral appearing at the base. The flan is irregularly shaped, as is typical of hammered coinage of this period, with the legend extending nearly to the rim. |
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Shah Alam Bahadur's reign lasted barely four years, ending with his death in 1712, making his coinage among the shorter-lived of the later Mughal series. He came to power only after a war of succession against three brothers following Aurangzeb's death in 1707 — a conflict that itself signaled the beginning of the empire's terminal fragmentation. The Ahmadabad mint, operating under Mughal authority in Gujarat, had been one of the more productive provincial facilities, though output quality across all mints deteriorated markedly in this period as central control weakened.