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1 Rupee - Shah Alam II
| Uitgever | Buriya (Indian Local and Princely states) |
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| Jaar | 1205 (1791) |
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| Waarde | 1 Rupee |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse bears the standard Mughal 'haft kishwar' (seven climes) couplet inscribed in bold Naskh calligraphy across the central field, divided by a horizontal line into two registers. The upper register contains the opening verse of the imperial legend, while the lower register displays the concluding portion together with the Hijri regnal date AH 1205. Decorative pellet ornaments are scattered throughout the field, characteristic of the hammered coinage struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II at provincial mints. The flan is irregular in outline, as typical of hand-struck issues of this period. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | ضرب جگادھری۔ سنہ ٣١ جولائی، انسان، میمنات۔ |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Buriya was a small Sikh chieftainship in the Ambala district of the Punjab, and its issues struck in the name of Shah Alam II represent a common fiction of late Mughal numismatics — the emperor's name lending theoretical legitimacy to coins over which he had absolutely no control. By 1791, Shah Alam II had been blinded by Ghulam Qadir, was effectively a prisoner in his own court at Delhi, and commanded no real authority beyond the Red Fort walls. Local chiefs across northern India continued striking in his name regardless, partly from convention, partly because Mughal-format silver still commanded market confidence.