Nader Shah captured Qandahār in 1738 during his campaign against the Mughal Empire — the same campaign that would culminate in the sack of Delhi and the seizure of the Peacock Throne. Coins struck at Qandahār in this narrow window reflect the mint's reactivation under Afsharid authority, a city that had changed hands repeatedly between Safavid Persia and Mughal India across the preceding century.
The "Type C" classification within the 6 Shahi series corresponds to a specific arrangement of the mint formula adopted after Nader's imperial title was formalized at the Mughal court in 1739.
Nader Shah captured Qandahār in 1738 during his campaign against the Mughal Empire — the same campaign that would culminate in the sack of Delhi and the seizure of the Peacock Throne. Coins struck at Qandahār in this narrow window reflect the mint's reactivation under Afsharid authority, a city that had changed hands repeatedly between Safavid Persia and Mughal India across the preceding century.
The "Type C" classification within the 6 Shahi series corresponds to a specific arrangement of the mint formula adopted after Nader's imperial title was formalized at the Mughal court in 1739.