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Princely States: Gujarat in transition - silver kori, in the names of Akbar and 'Murid Ray Singh', p

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Princely States Start Price:NA Estimated At:50,000.00 - 60,000.00 INR
Princely States: Gujarat in transition - silver kori, in the names of Akbar and 'Murid Ray Singh', p
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Gujarat in transition - silver kori, in the names of Akbar and 'Murid Ray Singh', probably struck in late 16th century, earlier published as an issue of Rao Raydhanji II of Kutch, 4.74g. Obv: Shahada in rectangular border. Rev: Full name of Akbar, followed by Nagari/Gujarati legend murida Raysingh.

Uncirculated, Extremely rare.

This issue was said to be of Rao Raydhanji II who apparently declared himself to be a 'Murid' (disciple) of a Sufi saint. However, the fact that it is struck in the name of Akbar makes this implausible with nearly 200 years separating Raydhanji and Akbar. It is most likely to have been issued by a certain 'Ray Singh', who might have been a local chieftain in the Kathiawad area, during the power struggles that erupted in peninsular Gujarat, following Akbar's conquest of Ahmadabad and Champanir. 'Murid', also meaning 'acolyte', is found on many Mughal seals as an indicator of subservience and need not have a Sufi connotation. The double line Akbar's name on reverse shows that this is a slightly different variety of this rare type than the one that is published.