{"product_id":"mughals-bedar-bakht-ahmadabad-mint-ghausgarh-silver-rupee-ah-1202-1203-1788-ad","title":"Mughals, Bedar Bakht (ca. 1203\/1788 AD) Silver Rupee - Ahmadabad Mint (Ghausgarh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBedar Bakht, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(AH 1202-1203\/1788 AD)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAhmadabad Mint (attributed to Ghausgarh)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Silver Rupee, “Saya-e-Fazl-e-Ilah” couplet., (Wt: 11.14 grams, Dia: 22.03 mm), (KM # 738 variety), \u003cstrong\u003eAbout Uncirculated to Uncirculated, Extremely Rare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObv:\u003c\/strong\u003e سکہ زد بر ہفت کشور سایہ فضل الٰہ حامی دین محمد شاہ عالم بادشاہ\u003cbr\u003eSikka zad bar haft kishwar saya-e-fazl-e-Ilah, Hami-e-din-e-Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah.\u003cbr\u003e“Shah Alam, emperor and protector of Muhammad’s faith, struck coin over the seven realms under the shadow of divine grace.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRev: \u003c\/strong\u003eضرب احمد آباد سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس\u003cbr\u003eZarb Ahmadabad; Sanah julus maimanat manus.\u003cbr\u003e“Struck at Ahmadabad in the year of the accession associated with prosperity.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1788\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Rohilla chief \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGhulam Qadir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e seized control of the imperial court at Delhi, deposed Shah Alam II and installed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBedar Bakht\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a dependent emperor. This brief upheaval forms the historical background to the traditional attribution of these coins. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumismatic research has proposed that the Ahmadabad issues bearing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShah Alam II’s name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were struck under Ghulam Qadir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebefore his open hostility towards the emperor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The mint is associated with northern India and attributed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGhausgarh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, rather than Ahmedabad in Gujarat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA handsome specimen with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboldly raised calligraphy, attractive grey toning and distinctive mint symbols\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, offering considerable historical and numismatic interest. \u003cstrong\u003eExtremely Rare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumiIndia Auctions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45534798184471,"sku":null,"price":100000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/7576\/6295\/files\/DSC_9393.png?v=1789910050","url":"https:\/\/numiauctions.com\/products\/mughals-bedar-bakht-ahmadabad-mint-ghausgarh-silver-rupee-ah-1202-1203-1788-ad","provider":"NumiIndia Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}