Silver rupee of Shah Alam II – Mahendrapur

 

Year: 1186 AH (1772-1773 AD)

Regnal year: 14

Weight: 11.25 g

Mint: Mahendrapur (Bharatpur)

Obverse

Sikka Zad bar Haft Kishvar (S)aya-e-Fazl Ilah Hami-e-Din-e-Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah	सिक्का ज़द बर हफ़्त किशवर (सा)या-ए-फ़ज़्ल इलाह हामी-ए-दीन-ए-मुहम्मद शाह आलम बादशा	سکہ زد بر ہفت کشور (س)ایہ فضل الہ حامی دین محمد شاہ عالم بادشاہ
Struck this Coin in the Seven Climes the Shadow of the Divine Favour The Defender of Faith of Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah	सात क्षेत्रों में यह सिक्का ढाला ईश्वरीय कृपा की छाया में मुहम्मद के धर्म का रक्षक शाह आलम बादशा	سات اقلیم میں یہ سکہ ڈھالا الہی فضل کی چھایا میں   حامی دین محمد شاہ عالم بادشاہ

Reverse

Julus Manus Sanah 14 Mimnat Zarb Mahe Indarpur	जुलूस मानूस सनह 14  मीमनत ज़र्ब महे इंदरपुर	جلوس مانوس سنہ 14 میمنت ضرب  مہہ اندرپور
Struck in the year 14 of his reign of tranquil prosperity at Mahendrapur	महेंद्रपुर में शांत समृद्धि के चौदहवें वर्ष में ढाला गया	مہہ اندرپور میں پرسکون خوشحالی دور حکومت کے چودہ وے سال میں ڈھالا گیا

 

 

Shah Alam II

Bharatpur was the capital of a State in eastern Rajasthan. The ruling chiefs were Jats who became independent during the rule of Muhammad Shah. Mahendrapur and Brajindrapur are names by which Bharatpur appears on the Mughal currency.[i]

Up to the thirty-fourth year of Shah Alam II, Bharatpur went under the name of Mahe Indrapur.[ii]

Similar to the previous one, the coin presents the same Persian couplet on the obverse alongside Shah Alam’s name and title. The reverse displays the ‘Julus formula’ with the mint name of Mahe Indrapur.

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[i] B.Whitehead, R. (1914). Catalogue of Coins in the Panjab Museum, Lahore : Vol. II Coins of the Mughal Emperors. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[ii] Wright, H. N. (1908). Coins in the Indian Museum Calcutta. London: University of Oxford.