Farrukhsiyar, Kankurti Mint, Gold Mohur, Obv: sikka zad az fazl-e-haq bar sim-o-zar, badshah-e-bahr-o-barr farrukh siyar, Rev: sana julus, zarb kankurti at bottom and al manus, 11.6g, 20.57mm, Unlisted and unpublished, about very fine with some file and finishing marks at persian 'seen' of  julus, nevertheless Exceedingly Rare. 

A new discovery and first piece known so far of the highest importance of Mughal Mints in Deccan (South India).! 

Farrukhsiyar was born to Azeem-us-Shan in Aurangabad in the Deccan and accompanied his father during the year 1696 AD to Bengal. His earlier days were spent in Dhaka and Murshidabad. After defeating Jahandar Shah he took the throne of Mughal Empire.

This specimen reads the mint Kankurti which as per the “Report of the Nizam’s Archaeological Department” for the years 1920-24 was located in Malkhed in the district of Muzaffarnagar in the Andhra Pradesh. Malkhed (Manyakheta) in Sedam taluk of Gulbarga district was the capital of the Rashtrakutas. During the medieval period, it came under the muslims and a strong fort by name Muzaffarqila was built here. It was also referred to as Muzaffarnagar in the Mahboobnagar district which is approximately 85 kms from Hyderabad.

Hyderabad became independent of Mughal rule under Chin Qilich Khan, better known in history as Nizam-ul-Mulk. Chin Qilich Khan( was the Governor of Bijapur at the time of Aurangzeb’s death. But Bahadur Shah removed him from the Deccan and made him Governor of Oudh (Awadh) in December 1707 AD. In the year 1713 AD Farrukhsiyar appointed him as the Governor of Six Subahs of the Deccan with the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk and it could be a possible reign when the coins from the Kankurti mint name with the name of Farruksiyar were struck under the authorization of the Governor at Deccan

Only silver rupees of Kankurti mint are known and reported, this gold mohur is the new discovery in the Farrukhsiyar gold mohurs and a very important piece.