Silver rupee of Ahmad Shah Bahadur – Shahjahanabad
Regnal year: 4
Weight: 11.36 g
Obverse
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Ahmad Shah Bahadur Badshah Ghazi Sikka Mubarak 1164 |
अहमद शाह बहादुर बादशा ग़ाज़ी सिक्का मुबारक 1164 |
احمد شاہ بہادر بادشاہ غازی سکہ مبارک 1164 |
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Ahmad Shah Bahadur Badshah Ghazi Auspicious Money 1164 |
अहमद शाह बहादुर बादशा ग़ाज़ी शुभ धन 1164 |
احمد شاہ بہادر بادشاہ غازی مبارک رقم 1164 |
Reverse
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Julus Manus Sanah 4 Mimnat
Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafa Shahjahanabad |
जुलूस मानूस सनह 4 मीमनत ज़र्ब दार-उल-ख़िलाफ़ा शाहजहानआबाद |
جلوس مانوس سنہ 4 میمنت ضرب دارالخلافہ شاہ جہان آباد |
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Struck in the year four of his reign of tranquil prosperity at the Seat of the government,
Shahjahanabad |
राजधानी, शाहजहानआबाद में शांत समृद्धि के तीसरे वर्ष में ढाला गया |
دارالحکومت، شاہ جہان آباد میں پرسکون خوشحالی دور حکومت کے تیسرے سال میں ڈھالا گیا |
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
Mujahiduddin Ahmad Shah Ghazi (reigned: 1748-1754) was the
fourteenth Mughal Emperor. He was the son of Muhammad Shah and ascended the
throne at the age of 22. By his time, the empire had further declined.
The history of his reign is comprised of the ongoing
rivalries, plots, and open battles of the Persian and Turkish factions, who
fought in Delhi's streets; the unrest of the Jats and the Rohilas, or
Afghans of Rohilkhand; disputes between Rajput rajas; incursions of the
Marathas led by Holkar and Scindia chiefs were frequent and they had overrun
Gujrat and Rajputana. His reign also experienced an “unwelcome visit” from the
Afghan, Ahmed Shah Durrani who again invaded Panjab and succeeded in converting
Lahore and Multan into tributary provinces of his empire. [i]
By this time, while almost all India still professed fealty
to the Moghul sovereign and impressed his name upon the local coinage, very little
of the former empire was under direct control of the Mughal sovereign. Only
areas close to the capital of Shahjahanabad were under their control.[ii]
The Wazir Imad-ul-Mulk removed him from power, and he and
his mother were eventually both blinded. He died in 1775 after spending the
final years of his life behind bars.
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