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Lot No.250
AUC29
Mughals
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Dawar Bakhsh (1627 AD), silver rupee, Lahore mint, AH 1037/RY Ahd, KM 195.1, 11.27g. Obv: Farsi inscription Abu al Muzaffar Dawar Bakhsh Badshah Sanah Ahd. Rev: Shahada, AH date and mint-name.
Very fine, Extremely rare.
When Jahangir died on 28 Safar, AH 1037 in Kashmir, his powerful courtier Asaf Khan feared the Queen Nur Jahan would place on throne her favourite son Shahryar as the new king. He enthroned Bulaki, the son of Jahangir's second son Khusrau, as 'Dawar Bakhsh'. The Khutba was read in Dawar Bakhsh's name at Bhimbar. His position was bolstered by his brothers and cousins joining him. Asaf Khan first defeated Shahryar's army on the outskirts of Lahore and then having secured Shah Jahan's agreement, proclaimed him as the emperor on 2 Jumada-I 1037. The puppet Dawar Bakhsh was killed along with his brothers and cousins who had sided with him by Shah Jahan's orders on 26 Jumada-I 1037, thus bringing his short reign to an end. Similar coin was sold in our Auction 15 lot no. 134 at hammer `17,00,000
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 10,00,000-12,00,000
Sold For :
Rs. 20,00,000
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