INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AV Quarter Mohur (14mm, 2.72 g, 9h). Shikargah mint. Dually dated AH 1034 and RY 20 (AD 1625). Near EF.

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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AV Quarter Mohur (14mm, 2.72 g, 9h). Shikargah mint. Dually dated AH 1034 and RY 20 (AD 1625). hamesha ain zar kunad/karam dar shikargah (This gold will always do favor in the Shikargah [the King’s hunting grounds]) / shah-i-shikar dost jahangir badshah ([Struck by] Jahangir badshah who enjoys the hunt); AH and RY dates to left. Liddle Type G-69 = Zeno 82954 = J. Lingen, “A Quarter Mohur of Jahangir Struck on the Occasion of a Royal Hunt (Shikar),” ONS Newsletter 172 (Summer 2002), p. 30 and illustration (this coin); BM –; IMC (Wright) –; Hull –; KM –. Lightly toned, traces of deposits. Near EF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives.

Deriving from their traditions in Central Asia, the Mughals used the shikargah or “hunting ground,” where qamargah, or the controlled encircling of game occured. While this was specifically designed to provide a convienent place for camping and shooting, it also served as an opportunity for settling conflicts and war games. In the translation of the Tuzuk-e Jahangiri by Wheeler M. Thackson (The Janhangirnama, Memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India (New York: 1999), the reason for the minting of this coin was the celebration of Jahangir’s 20th year on the throne, itself a great cause for celebration and the opportunity to hold a shikargah; a celebration was described as being held at Jangirhati in the vicinity of Mt. Bhaner. While the exact location of Jangirhati remains unknown, internal evidence of the Tuzuk-e Jahangiri suggests somewhere in Kashmir.

For a more detailed discussion of the locations of this specific shikargah and the purpose for minting this extremely rare coin, see J. Lingen, “A Quarter Mohur of Jahangir Struck on the Occasion of a Royal Hunt (Shikar),” ONS Newsletter 172 (Summer 2002).

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