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1 Rupee - Shah Alam Bahadur Katak Mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1707-1712 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing two lines of bold Nasta'liq Arabic script divided by a horizontal ruled line. The upper register bears the imperial title 'Badshah Ghazi' and the lower register displays the royal name 'Shah Alam', identifying the Mughal emperor. The regnal year numeral appears to the left of the lower field. The legends fill the coin face in the characteristic Mughal calligraphic style, with small pellet ornaments flanking the inscriptions. The surfaces exhibit the irregular striking typical of hand-hammered Mughal coinage of the early eighteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | بادشاه غازی / شاه عالم |
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Shah Alam Bahadur's reign lasted just five years, ending with his death in 1712 and the fratricidal succession war among his twelve sons that effectively broke Mughal central authority for good. He had spent much of his reign reversing Aurangzeb's more divisive policies — reinstating Hindu nobles, abolishing the jizya tax — leaving little political stability on which the mint at Katak could depend. The Orissa mint at Katak operated under persistent pressure from Maratha incursions into the Deccan periphery throughout this period.