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1 Rupee - Shah Alam II Najibabad Mint
| Issuer | Rohilkhand, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1759-1806 |
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| Weight | 11.18 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the mint and regnal year inscription in Nastaliq Arabic script arranged in two horizontal registers divided by a line across the field. A prominent katar (vertical dagger) mint mark appears centrally in the lower field, serving as the distinctive mint mark of the Najibabad mint. The regnal year 26 (sanah 26) appears to the left of the mint mark in the lower register. Scattered pellet ornaments punctuate the field, and the edge of the flan is irregular, consistent with hammered production. |
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| Reverse lettering | Zarb Najibabad, sanah, julus, manus, maimanat. (Translation: Struck at Najibabad mint in the 26th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity.) |
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Shah Alam II presents one of the more complicated attribution problems in late Mughal coinage — deposed, restored, blinded by Ghulam Qadir in 1788, and variously under Maratha then British protection, he reigned in name for nearly half a century while actual power shifted repeatedly beneath him. Rohilkhand's use of his regnal titles at Najibabad reflects the political necessity of Mughal legitimacy even as the empire itself had ceased to function. The Najibabad mint operated under Rohilla Afghan control, and its output during this period served a regional economy increasingly disrupted by Maratha incursions and eventual British annexation in 1801.