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| Afsharids, Silver Rupee, 11.49gm, Nadir Shah (1735-1747 AD), struck at Ahmadabad Mint, AH 1152. Obv: Farsi couplet Hast Sultan bar Salateen Jahan/Shah Shahan Nadir Sahib Qiran (Is the Sultan among sultans of this World / Nadir, the King of kings, the Lord of Conjunctions). Rev: Farsi legend Khallada Allah Mulkahu Zarb Ahmadabad Sanah 1152. As Muhammad Shah did not keep his promise to prevent the Afghans from escaping into Mughal territory, Nadir decided to invade India in 1739 and defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal on 13 February 1739 and took along Muhammad Shah, the Mughal emperor as captive, occupying Delhi in March 1739. Sa‘adat Khan, the Subahdar of Awadh, surrendered to Nadir Shah and arranged a meeting between Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah. This was an altogether humiliating affair. After a second visit on 24 February, the Mughal Emperor became virtually imprisoned in Nadir’s camp, as a demand for a war indemnity of 20 crores had not yet been paid. In this way the key to open the whole Empire of Hindustan came into the hands of Nadir Shah. While in Delhi, During this period a rumor broke out that the emperor had been killed by Nadir Shah and some Indian officers attacked Nadir's troops. This led to Nadir's displeasure and he retaliated by ordering a massacre on 22nd March 1739. This wreaked havoc on the city leading to thousands of its inhabitants being butchered by the Iranians. In its wake Nadir Shah also proclaimed himself the emperor at Delhi, only to humiliate Muhammad Shah, who sought mercy by offering a vast booty to Nadir, including famed treasures like the Kohinoor diamond and the 'Peacock Throne'. The terror caused by Nadir in Delhi spread quickly to other parts of India. Coins were struck in his name from Shahjahanabad( Dehli) and places far-off from like Ahmadabad, Murshidabad and Banaras. They all represent a very transient issue and are exceedingly rare. The Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I launched a campaign to relieve the Mughals but Nadir decided to return to Iran with his plunder long before any Maratha help for the Mughals could arrive. The sovereignty of Nadir Shah over Hindustan should be counted from 10 of March 1739, when he was proclaimed sovereign from the pulpit of the Jama Masjid and had the khutba read in his name. The Hegira year 1151 terminated on 29 March 1739 and the Hegira Year 1152 commenced on 10 April 1739 (11 days difference between the Islamic Lunar Calendar & the Western Solar Gregorian Calendar. Coins in the name of Nadir Shah with the date AH 1151 and 1152 (this coin) were produced during the period. |
Estimate
Rs. 1,25,000-1,50,000
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