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The Currencies of the Hindu State of Rajputana

1893

2227 dated 30th of September 1872 are the States of Alwar and Bikaner in the case of each of which the issue of special coin minted for the State at Calcutta has been introduced during a minority and under the orders of the British Political Agent acting as President of the Council of Regency ; knowing also the improbability 91 any of the Chiefs or the Councils of the States in future acce [...] The present mints only date from the decline of the Muhammadan power and the practice of coining was only assumed in consequence of the weakness of the suzerain at Dehli and in most cases for the purpose of making revenue by the circulation of debased coin which was supported at an enhanced nominal value through the introduction of the purer standards of neighbouring districts. [...] Karauli State list of the Chiefs cif the Karauli State area of population of Karauli State copper coinage of the p. 119. [...] For the next two centuries and a half the country and the princes of Mewar were continually in trouble first of all from the determination of the Mohammedans to reduce this ancient house to a condition of4 THE CURRENCIES OF THE vassalage and afterwards from the rapacity of the Martithlis; but in spite of all their sufferings and though obliged to admit the supremacy of the Mughals the trdaipur [...] These coins of the Sassanian type go to support the theory of the Persian descent of the Maharani of tidaipur.
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Frontmatter
i-vi William Webb view
Preface
vii-xvi William Webb view
Index
xvii-xxi William Webb view
Mewar Currencies
1-20 William Webb view
Partabgarii Currencies
21-26 William Webb view
Dijngarpur Currencies
27-30 William Webb view
Banswara Currencies
31-34 William Webb view
Marwar Currencies
35-52 William Webb view
Bikaner Currencies
53-64 William Webb view
Kishangarh Currencies
65-68 William Webb view
Jaipur Currencles
69-82 William Webb view
Bundi Currencies
83-88 William Webb view
Kotah Currencies
89-94 William Webb view
Jhalawar Currencies
95-100 William Webb view
Jaisalmer Currencies
101-106 William Webb view
Alwar Currencies
107-116 William Webb view
Karauli Currencies
117-122 William Webb view
Bhartpur Currencies
123-130 William Webb view
Dholpur Currencies
131-i William Webb view

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