{"product_id":"kam-bakhsh-bijapur-dar-uz-zafar-mint-silver-rupee-ah-1119-1120-1707-1708-ad","title":"Mughals, Kam Bakhsh (ca. 1707-1708 AD) Bijapur Dar-uz-Zafar Mint Silver Rupee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKam Bakhsh \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(AH 1119–1120 \/ 1707–1709 AD), \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBijapur Dar-uz-Zafar Mint, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSilver Rupee, AH 1119 \/ Ahad RY (Year 1), \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Din Panah” couplet. (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWt:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 11.46 grams, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 23.06 mm), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(KM # 336.2), About Extremely Fine, Extremely Rare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObv:  \u003c\/span\u003e\"سکہ زد در دکن بر خورشید و ماہ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eبادشاہ کام بخش دین پناہ\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSikka zad dar Dakkan bar khurshid-o-mah, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBadshah Kam Bakhsh din panah.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Emperor Kam Bakhsh, refuge of the faith, struck coin in the Deccan upon the sun and moon.” Accompanied by the Hijri year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRev: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \"سنہ احد جلوس میمنت مانوس ضرب بیجاپور دار الظفر\" (\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanah Ahad julus maimanat manus, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZarb Bijapur Dar-uz-Zafar)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The first year of the accession associated with prosperity. Struck at Bijapur, the Abode of Victory.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSweeping calligraphic strokes divide the reverse inscription into visually distinct sections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKam Bakhsh’s Claim to the Deccan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe youngest son of Aurangzeb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKam Bakhsh established an independent claim to sovereignty in the Deccan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during the succession struggle following his father’s death. His coinage gave tangible expression to that ambition: the title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Badshah”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e asserted imperial rank, while the explicit reference to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Dakkan”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e placed his southern dominions at the heart of the proclamation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis challenge ended near Hyderabad in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 1709\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when he was defeated by the forces of his elder half-brother, Bahadur Shah I, and died from his wounds shortly afterwards. This rupee preserves a brief chapter of contested Mughal sovereignty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn attractive specimen with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebold, flowing calligraphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ornamental dot clusters and traces of a dotted border. Warm toning around the raised lettering enhances its depth and character. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTest marks on the edge; About Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA gold mohur of the same design variety realised ₹56 lakh at a Marudhar Arts auction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zuhaib Khan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45534797004823,"sku":null,"price":175000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/7576\/6295\/files\/DSC_0566.png?v=1789921246","url":"https:\/\/numiauctions.com\/products\/kam-bakhsh-bijapur-dar-uz-zafar-mint-silver-rupee-ah-1119-1120-1707-1708-ad","provider":"NumiIndia Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}