Lot # 236 - Rare Silver One Rupee Coin of Murad Bakhsh of Khambayat Mint.
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| Start Price 20000 | Estimated Price 20000-25000 |
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| Denomination | Rupee 01 | Mint | Khambayat (Kanbayat) | |
| Metal | Silver | Year (AD) | 1068 AH | |
| Full Description: Murad Bakhsh, Khambayat Mint, Silver Rupee, AH 1068/Ahad RY, Obv: kalima shahada around four khalifas, Rev: muhammad murad baksh badshah ghazi in square, abul muzaffar in margin & zarb at bottom, 11.55g, 21.7mm, (KM # A272.2), choice extremely fine, Very Rare. Murad Bakhsh was the fourth and youngest son of Shah Jahan. He was born in 1624 A.D. and when Shah Jahan died, he was the governor of Gujarat. Being impetuous and impatient, he wished to exclude his eldest brother Dara from the throne. On the death of Shah Jahan, he plundered Surat and proclaimed himself emperor, striking coins in his own name. He was persuaded by Aurangzeb to join forces and partition the empire, but Aurangzeb eventually made him prisoner and he was beheaded in 1661 A.D. | ||||