{"product_id":"awadh-nawab-sadat-ali-khan-silver-1-4-rupee","title":"Awadh, Ghazi ud-din Haider as Nawab (AH 1229-1234\/1814-1819AD), Muhammadabad Banaras Mint, 1\/4 Rupee","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAwadh, Ghazi ud-din Haider as Nawab (AH 1229–1234 \/ AD 1814–1819), Silver ¼ Rupee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bearing the mint name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuhammadabad Banaras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, issued in the name of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShah Alam II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, frozen RY 26, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Hami-yi Din” couplet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Wt: 2.70 g, Dia: 14.06 mm. (MK # 7.02, p. 101). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObv:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Persian couplet, “Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya-yi fazl-i Ilah \/ Hami-yi din-i Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRev:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Persian legend, “Zarb Muhammadabad Banaras, sanah 26 julus maimanat manus.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGhazi ud-din Haider succeeded his father, Saadat Ali Khan II, in 1814 as Nawab-Wazir of Awadh. During this first phase of his reign, he maintained the traditional recognition of Mughal supremacy, although Awadh’s government operated independently of Delhi and under substantial British influence. His coinage continued to bear the name of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShah Alam II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, preserving the established imperial formula even after that emperor’s death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eregnal year 26 is a frozen date inherited from Shah Alam II’s coinage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, rather than the twenty-sixth year of Ghazi ud-din Haider’s reign. Similarly, the traditional mint name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuhammadabad Banaras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was retained on issues attributed to Lucknow. These features demonstrate the continuity of Mughal monetary conventions under the Nawabs of Awadh. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1819\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with British encouragement, Ghazi ud-din Haider assumed the title of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing of Awadh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, formally abandoning his dynasty’s nominal subordination to the Mughal emperor. \u003cstrong\u003eThis quarter rupee therefore belongs to the final Nawabi phase,\u003c\/strong\u003e before Awadh proclaimed its own kingship and developed a distinct royal coinage. \u003cstrong\u003eRare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anil Kanodia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45532642770967,"sku":null,"price":80000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/7576\/6295\/files\/DSC_0383.png?v=1789829724","url":"https:\/\/numiauctions.com\/products\/awadh-nawab-sadat-ali-khan-silver-1-4-rupee","provider":"NumiIndia Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}