Description
Mughal Empire, Akbar(c. 1556-1605CE), Copper Dam, 20.20grms, AH1008, Minted at Salimabad, Very Fine, Very Scarce. Salimabad is associated with Akbar’s consolidation of the Gangetic Doab, a region repeatedly unsettled by Afghan resistance after the fall of the Sur dynasty. The mint reflects Mughal efforts to stabilise territory between Delhi and Awadh, securing supply lines and imperial authority in a strategically sensitive zone during ongoing military pacification. AH 1008 = 1599–1600 AD-It falls in the late reign of Akbar, during his Deccan campaigns and the period when Prince Salim’s rebellion (Allahabad) was unfolding
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