Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1632. Estimate $10000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA. Mughal Emperors. Azim ush-Shan, Rival Emperor in Bengal. 1712. AR Rupee (11.99 gm, 11h). Jahangirnagar (Dhaka) mint. Dated AH 1124, RY 1 (1712 AD). Titles of Azim ush-Shan with AH date / Regnal year and mint. KM 358.1; Wright -; Hull -; Jain 75; MWI -. VF. ($10,000)

Bahadur's death early in 1712 prompted another round of fratricidal warfare, this time among his four sons. Azim ush-Shan, the second son, was probably the best positioned, controlling the wealth of Bengal and Bihar. However, after a reign of less then two months he was defeated by Jahandar, his older brother, and fell into a quicksand pit while fleeing. Jahandar himself was in turn defeated by Azim-ush-Shan's son Farruksiyar in January, 1713. Azim-ush-Shan's only coinage was this silver rupee from Jahangirnagar.