Very Fine+, Extremly Rare.

When Kamalesvara Simha died in 1810, his younger brother, Chandrakanta Simha, replaced him. No coins are known in his name during this, the first of his two reigns. In 1816, a disgraced minister, the Bar Phukan, invited the Burmese to invade Assam. This they did, promoting the Bar Phukan to the position of Chief Minister and after receiving a large indemnity, they returned home. The new Chief Minister made many enemies and was soon assasinated. Nor did he have any supporters so the son of the late Burha Gohain, having taken refuge in Guwahati, was invited back as Chief Minister. This later did not support Chandrakant Simha, as he thought he was responsible for the recent travails that had beset the state; rather, he espoused the cause of Brajanath Simha, a great-grandson of Rajesvara Simha. chandrakanta fled to Rangpur, and Brajanatha took his place. Interestingly, it is reported that the preists were not wiling to formally install Brajanatha as king as he had a mutilated ear, it being an Ahom custom that the king should have no disfigurement. Instead they install his young son, Purandar Simha, as king in his stead. Effectively it must have been Brjanatha who held all the power as coins are known in his name, while none are known in the name of his son. No coins of Brajanatha Simha are common; they vary from scarce to very rare.