Silver rupee of Aurangzeb – Islamabad
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Inscription |
Dar Jahan sikka zad cho bedr
monir Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir 1107 |
दर जहान सिक्का ज़द चो बद्र मनीर शाह औरंगज़ेब आलमगीर 1107 |
در جہان سکہ زد چو بدر منیر شاہ اورنگ زیب عالم گیر 1107 |
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Translation |
Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir struck coin in the world like
the shining full moon 1107 |
शाह औरंगज़ेब आलमगीर ने दुनिया में चाँद की रोशनी जैसा चमकता हुआ सिक्का ढाला 1107 |
شاہ اورنگ زیب عالم گیر نے دنیا میں چاند کی روشنی جیسا چمکتا
ہوا سکہ ڈھالا 1107 |
Reverse
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Inscription |
Julus manus sanah ahad mimnat zarb Islamabad |
जुलूस मानूस सनह अहद मीमनत ज़र्ब इस्लामाबाद |
جلوس مانوس سنہ احد میمنت ضرب اسلام آباد |
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Translation |
Struck in the year thirty-nine of his reign of tranquil prosperity at Islamabad |
इस्लामाबाद में शांत समृद्धि के उनतालीसवें वर्ष में ढाला गया |
اسلام آباد میں پرسکون خوشحالی دور حکومت کے انتیسویں سال میں ڈھالا گیا |
About
Muhi al-Din Muhammad, commonly known as Aurangzeb Alamgir
(reigned: 1658-1707) was the sixth Emperor of the Mughal Dynasty and the last
of the so-called "Great Mughals." He is known to have greatly
expanded the Mughal empire to its greatest extent. He was a man of simple
habits. Unlike his forefathers, he was not interested in undertaking the
construction of grandiose buildings, even his own tomb in Khuldabad, Aurangabad
district is a simple structure with an unmarked grave.[i]
His reign was characterised by deteriorating social
relations largely because of his religious policies. His death was followed by
a steady decline of Mughal power, at the hands of the Marathas, the Sikhs and
the newly arrived European powers.
The coin
This coin is from later in Aurangzeb’s name and is an example
of his standardised design.[ii]
To what mint this coin should be attributed is a matter of
debate. Chittagong was renamed Islamabad after the Mughal conquest of Arakan under
the reign of Aurangzeb. However, on later Mughal coins such as those of Shah
Alam II, Islamabad is used to refer to Mathura when both names appear in
conjunction. There is no doubt that the Islamabad of Shah Alam’s time was Mathura,
but it is impossible to say when the change took place.[iii]
Regardless, it would make more sense for a new mint to be
established in a more remote territory such as that of Arakan rather than
Mathura.
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