Silver rupee of Muhammad Shah – Shahjahanabad
Obverse
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Muhammad Shah Badshah Ghazi Sahib-e-Qiran Sani Sikka Mubarak 1161 |
मुहम्मद शाह बादशा ग़ाज़ी साहिब ए क़िरान सानी सिक्का मुबारक 1161 |
محمد شاہ بادشاہ غازی صاحب قران ثانی سکہ مبارک 1161 |
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Muhammad Shah Badshah Ghazi The Second Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction Auspicious Money 1161 |
मुहम्मद शाह बादशा ग़ाज़ी शुभ संयोग का दूसरा शासक शुभ धन 1161 |
محمد شاہ بادشاہ غازی دوسرا صاحب قران مبارک رقم 1161 |
Reverse
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Julus Manus Sanah 30 Mimnat
Zarb Dar-ul-Khilafa Shahjahanabad |
जुलूस मानूस सनह 30 मीमनत ज़र्ब दार-उल-ख़िलाफ़ा शाहजहानआबाद |
جلوس مانوس سنہ 30 میمنت ضرب دارالخلافہ شاہ جہان آباد |
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Struck in the year thirty of his reign of tranquil prosperity at the Seat of the government,
Shahjahanabad |
राजधानी, शाहजहानआबाद में शांत समृद्धि के तीसवे वर्ष में ढाला गया |
دارالحکومت، شاہ جہان آباد میں پرسکون خوشحالی دور حکومت کے تیسوے سال میں ڈھالا گیا |
The coin
Old Delhi or Shahjahanabad as it was known later, was the
capital of the Mughal emperors, and the most prolific of their mint-towns. It
was built during the reign of Shah Jahan by Ustad Ahmad Lahori, the famed
architect known for building the Taj Mahal’. [i]
Shahjahanabad prospered as a cultural hub where art, poetry, music, and
artisanship all flourished.
It was during Muhammad Shah’s reign that Nadir Shah, a
Persian, invaded India, and sacked Delhi.[ii]
Nine hours of indiscriminate killing of the locals followed the sack of Delhi,
allegedly resulting in the deaths of 120,000 people. After this unexpected
shock, the Persians marched out of Delhi carrying a Mughal princess and a
contract by which they acquired all of the lands west of the Indus, leaving the
Mughal empire trembling and in disarray.
The coin also uses the epithet of ‘Dar-ul-Khilafa’ (Seat of
government) for Shahjahanabad.
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