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Mughals: Shah Shuja'a (1657-1660 AD), silver rupee, 11.30g, Akbarnagar mint, AH 1068/RY Ahd

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Mughal Empire Start Price:NA Estimated At:600,000.00 - 800,000.00 INR
Mughals: Shah Shuja'a (1657-1660 AD), silver rupee, 11.30g, Akbarnagar mint, AH 1068/RY Ahd
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Shah Shuja'a (1657-1660 AD), silver rupee, 11.30g, Akbarnagar mint, AH 1068/RY Ahd. KM 275.1.

About extremely fine, Extremely rare.

Shah Shuja'a, the second son of Shahjahan, proclaimed himself the king in November 1657, following a succession dispute that erupted between his brothers Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb and Murad Bakhsh when their father took severely ill. He was defeated by Dara near Benares but managed to secure from him a treaty that virtually made him the king in provinces of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Later Dara himself was defeated and killed by Aurangzeb and Shuja'a launched a campaign against the latter. Aurangzeb defeated Shuja'a at Khajwa in UP on 5th January 1659 and he was pursued back into his territories. A series of battles and defeats followed and Shuja'a finally sought asylum with the Raja of Arakan. After an unhappy few years in Arakan, his last days were spent in Tripura and Manipur.