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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

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bareli
Mint: Bareilly

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Raghuji III (1818-52)
Ahmed Shah Bahadur (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Nagpur

1/12 Anna

Maker(s)

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

1 Rupee

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

1 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Calcutta

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Farrukhabad

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bareli
Mint: Bareilly

1 Kori

Maker(s)

Ruler: Bahadur Khan (1811-1840)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Junagarh

½ rupee

Maker(s)

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

½ rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Surat (Bombay)

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