Silver rupee of Alamgir II – Ahmadnagar Farrukhabad

 

Year: 1169 AH (1755-1756 AD)

Regnal year: 2

Weight: 11.36 g

Obverse

Alamgir

Badshah Ghazi

Sikka Mubarak

1169

आलमगीर

बादशा ग़ाज़ी

सिक्का मुबारक

1169

عالم گیر

بادشاہ غازی

سکہ مبارک

1169

Alamgir

Badshah Ghazi

Auspicious Money

1169

आलमगीर

बादशा ग़ाज़ी

शुभ धन

1169

عالم گیر

بادشاہ غازی

مبارک رقم

1169

Reverse

Julus Manus Sanah 2 Mimnat Zarb Ahmadnagar, Farrukhabad

जुलूस मानूस सनह 2 मीमनत

ज़र्ब अहमदनगर, फ़र्रूख़ाबाद

جلوس مانوس سنہ 2 میمنت ضرب احمد نگر، فرخ آباد

Struck in the year two of his reign of tranquil prosperity at Ahmadnagar, Farrukhabad

अहमदनगर, फ़र्रूख़ाबाद में शांत समृद्धि के दूसरे वर्ष में ढाला गया

احمد نگر، فرخ آباد میں پرسکون خوشحالی دور حکومت کے دوسرے سال میں ڈھالا گیا

 

 

Alamgir II

Mirza Aziz-ud-Din Muhammad, better known as Alamgir II (reigned: 1754-1759) was the fifteenth Mughal Emperor. He was the son of Jahandar Shah, who was the grandson of Aurangzeb Alamgir. The Wazir Imad-ul-Mulk, who was often described as the de facto ruler of the Mughal Empire during these times, raised Alamgir II to the throne after deposing and blinding Ahmad Shah Bahadur. He was 55 years old when he ascended to the throne.

Two years into his reign, Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded again and this time sacked Delhi and Mathura. Having sucked Delhi dry and drained the surrounding country as far as possible, Durrani departed to Afghanistan in 1757. The Marathas also reached the peak of their power at this time.

As a result of the deteriorating relationship between Alamgir II and his usurping Wazir, Imad-ul-Mulk, the old, harmless Alamgir II would be brutally murdered by Imad-ul-Mulk. Alamgir II had reigned for five miserable years from his unsteady throne.[i]

Although the coin bears Alamgir II’s name, it was issued by the Bangash Nawabs of Farrukhabad who were of Pathan origin. Though the direct influence of the Mughal Emperor had declined immensely, most Indian states gave titular acknowledgement to the Mughal sovereign.[ii]



[i] Lane-Poole, S. (1892). The Coins of the Moghul Emperors of Hindustan. London.

[ii] Mitchiner, M. (1977). Oriental coins and their values: The World of Islam. London: Hawkins Publications.

 

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