Silver rupee of Murad Bakhsh – Surat
Obverse
|
Muhammad Murad Bakhsh Badshah
Ghazi (centre) Murawajuddin Abu Al Muzaffar Azar Mah Ilahi Ahad Zarb Surat (in
margins) |
मुहम्मद मुराद बख़्श बादशाह ग़ाज़ी (बीच में)
मुरवजउद्दीन अबू अल मुज़फ़्फ़र अज़र माह इलाही अहद ज़र्ब सूरत (चारों
ओर) |
محمد مراد بخش بادشاہ غازی (بیچ میں) مروج الدین ابو المظفر اذر ماہ الہی احد ضرب سورت (چاروں
اور) |
|
Muhammad Murad Bakhsh Badshah
Ghazi (centre) Propagator of
the Faith Father of the Conqueror Azar Month Ilahi One Minted at Surat (in margins) |
मुहम्मद मुराद बख़्श बादशाह ग़ाज़ी (बीच में)
धर्म
का प्रचार करने वाला विजेता के पिता अज़र महीना इलाही एक सूरत में ढाला गया (चारों
ओर) |
محمد مراد بخش بادشاہ غازی (بیچ میں) دین کی تبلیغ کرنے والا ابو مظفر اذر مہینا الہی ایک ضرب سورت (چاروں
اور) |
Reverse
|
La ila illallah Muhammad
Rasul Allah
(centre) Basidaq Abi
Bakr O ’adal Omar Bazram Osman O ilm Ali (in margins) 1068 |
ला इलाहा इल्लल्लाह मुहम्मद रसूलुल्लाह (बीच में)
अबीबक्र बसिदक़ ओ अदल उमर बाज़रम उस्मान ओ
इल्म अली (चारों
ओर) 1068 |
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله (بیچ میں) بصدقدق ابی بکر و عدل عمر بازرم عثمان
وعلم علی (چاروں
اور) 1068 |
|
There is no God but God, Muhammad is the messenger of
God (centre) Abu Bakr, the
Truthful And Omar, the Just Osman, the Modest And Ali, the Knowledgeable (in margins) 1068 |
कोई भी परमेश्वर नहीं है,
परमेश्वर के सिवा,
मुहम्मद उस ईश्वर
के प्रेषित हैं। (बीच में)
अबूबक्र, सत्यवादी और
उमर, न्यायप्रिय उसमान, विनयपूर्ण और अली, सुविज्ञ (चारों
ओर) 1068 |
نہیں ہے کوئ معبود سواۓ اللہ کے محمد اللہ کے پیغمبر ہیں۔ (بیچ میں)
ابی بکر بصدق اورعدل عمر بحیا
عثمان
اور علم علی (چاروں
اور) 1068 |
Year:
1068 AH (1657-1658 AD)
Regnal
year: 1
Weight:
About
Mirza Muhammad Murad Bakhsh (born: 1624; died: 1661) was the
youngest brother of Emperor Aurangzeb and a son of Shah Jahan. The four sons of
Shah Jahan all held governorships during their father's reign. He was appointed
Subedar of Multan in the year 1642. His departure for an expedition to Agra in
1646 caused his relationship with Shah Jahan to worsen. He and the Emperor
afterwards developed a lasting separation, which led to his banishment from the
Mughal court. He continued to serve as Gujarat's governor.
The rivalry of the brothers – Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb, Shuja
and Murad – broke out into open conflict in November 1657, when Shah Jahan fell
ill. Prince Murad then declared himself the Badshah and struck coins in his
name from Gujrat. Shuja did the same in Bengal of which he was the governor. Murad
was persuaded by Aurangzeb to join forces and partition the empire. Murad
Bakhsh and Aurangzeb cooperated to defeat Shah Jahan's oldest son Dara Shikoh
during the battle of Samugarh.
After emerging victorious, Aurangzeb, in July of 1658
imprisoned Murad Bakhsh and sent him to prison. After serving three years in
captivity, he was executed in Gwalior Fort on December 14, 1661. Aurangzeb was
the unquestioned ruler of the Mughal Empire since he had killed all brothers.[i]
The coin
The coin, not surprisingly, follows the format of the Shah
Jahan ‘quadrant’ style rupees. It features Murad Bakhsh’s name and title on the
obverse and the Kalima Shahada along with the names of the four orthodox
Caliphs on the reverse.
The coin also makes use of the Ilahi era established by
Akbar. It mentions the month of Azar, which corresponds to November-December in
the Gregorian calendar.
This coin was minted at Surat, which was under the control
of Murad Bakhsh at the time as he was the governor of Gujarat. Other coins of
his were minted at Ahmedabad and Khambayat (Khambhat).[ii]
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