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Princely States

This term has 2,963 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

1/16 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

1/4 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

1/4 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ahilya Bai (1765-1795) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Murshidabad

Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ram Singh (1835-1880)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Sawai Jaipur

1/8 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Mint: Madras (Inferred)

2 Pagodas

Maker(s)

Mint: Madras (Inferred)

1 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Ahilya Bai (1765-1795) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Murshidabad

1 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Calcutta (Inferred)
Mint: Bombay (Inferred)

1 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Ahilya Bai (1765-1795) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Murshidabad

1 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Ahilya Bai (1765-1795) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Murshidabad

1 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Ahilya Bai (1765-1795) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Murshidabad

Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Alamgir II (1754-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arkat

Fanon (1/5 Rupee)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
French Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Mahé

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