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India, Delhi Sultanate, Sher Shah Suri (Gwalior Mint, c.1538–1545 CE), Silver Rupee [x=#821

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Sultanates Start Price:5,000.00 INR Estimated At:NA
India, Delhi Sultanate, Sher Shah Suri (Gwalior Mint, c.1538–1545 CE), Silver Rupee [x=#821
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Delhi Sultanate, Suris, Sher Shah Suri(c. 1538-1545CE), Silver Rupee, 11.40grms, Minted in Gwalior, Standard Type, AH951, Names of three caliphs, G&G#D781, Very Fine+, Scarce.
He captured Gwalior Fort in 1540, immediately after defeating Humayun at Kannauj. The fort was used to neutralise Mughal resistance in central India and to secure the route between Agra–Malwa–Rajasthan. Gwalior later became a state prison for political rivals, reinforcing Sur control over north and central India.