Bedar Bakht, (AH 1202-1203/1788 AD) Ahmadabad Mint (attributed to Ghausgarh), Silver Rupee, “Saya-e-Fazl-e-Ilah” couplet., (Wt: 11.14 grams, Dia: 22.03 mm), (KM # 738 variety), About Uncirculated to Uncirculated, Extremely Rare.

Obv: سکہ زد بر ہفت کشور سایہ فضل الٰہ حامی دین محمد شاہ عالم بادشاہ
Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya-e-fazl-e-Ilah, Hami-e-din-e-Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah.
“Shah Alam, emperor and protector of Muhammad’s faith, struck coin over the seven realms under the shadow of divine grace.”

Rev: ضرب احمد آباد سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس
Zarb Ahmadabad; Sanah julus maimanat manus.
“Struck at Ahmadabad in the year of the accession associated with prosperity.”

In 1788, the Rohilla chief Ghulam Qadir seized control of the imperial court at Delhi, deposed Shah Alam II and installed Bedar Bakht as a dependent emperor. This brief upheaval forms the historical background to the traditional attribution of these coins. Numismatic research has proposed that the Ahmadabad issues bearing Shah Alam II’s name were struck under Ghulam Qadir before his open hostility towards the emperor. The mint is associated with northern India and attributed to Ghausgarh, rather than Ahmedabad in Gujarat. 

A handsome specimen with boldly raised calligraphy, attractive grey toning and distinctive mint symbols, offering considerable historical and numismatic interest. Extremely Rare.