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Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal emperor, and the last of the so-called "Great Mughals." He took advantage of his father Shah Jahan's illness to depose him and seize
power. Although Aurangzeb expanded the empire to its greatest extent, his reign was marred by worsening social relations largely because of his intolerant policies, and his death
was followed by a steady decline of Mughal power, at the hands of the Marathas, the Sikhs and the newly arrived European powers. Eventually, much of the Mughal empire
came under the control of the British, who to a large extent retained the administrative structure of the Mughals in effectively maintaining control over the Raj.
One of Aurangzeb's first policies was to eliminate the use of the kalima on the coinage, as he felt the sacred words would be defiled on coins as they were handled by infidels.
His coins therefore only list his name and titles, along with the dates and the mint names.
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Gold mohur, Aurangabad
Weight: 10.97 gm. Diameter: 21-22 mm Die axis: 2 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1086 (= 1675-76 CE) /
Legend, with mintname Aurangabad, RY date 19
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Gold mohur, Sholapur
Weight: 10.95 gm. Diameter: 20 mm Die axis: 1 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1087 (= 1676-77 CE) /
Legend, with mintname Sholapur, RY date off flan
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Gold mohur, Surat
Weight: 11.01 gm. Diameter: 23 mm Die axis: 11 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1106 (= 1695-96 CE) /
Legend, with mintname Surat and RY date 38
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Silver rupee, Akbarabad
Weight: 11.37 gm. Diameter: 23 mm Die axis: 3 o'clock
Legend, with AH date off flan /
Legend, with RY date 44 (= 1700-01 CE)
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Silver rupee, Burhanpur
Weight: 11.09 gm. Diameter: 24 mm Die axis: 3 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1116 (= 1704-05 CE) /
Legend, with RY date 49
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Silver rupee, Itawa
Weight: 11.39 gm. Diameter: 27 mm Die axis: 6 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1102 (= 1690-91 CE) /
Legend, with RY date 34
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Silver rupee, Itawa
Weight: 11.13 gm. Diameter: 25 mm Die axis: 3 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1113 (= 1701-02 CE) /
Legend, with RY date 46
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Silver rupee, Shahjahanabad
Weight: 11.45 gm. Diameter: 22-23 mm Die axis: 5 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1094 (= 1682-83 CE) /
Legend, with RY date 26
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Silver rupee, Surat
Weight: 11.54 gm. Diameter: 25 mm Die axis: 2 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1102 (= 1690-91 CE) /
Legend, with RY date 34
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Silver rupee, Surat
Weight: 11.51 gm. Diameter: 25 mm Die axis: 2 o'clock
Legend, with AH date 1107 (= 1695-96 CE) /
Legend, with RY date 39
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Aurangzeb (Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad), 1658-1707, Copper dam, Elichpur
Weight: 18.87 gm. Dim: 23 x 19 mm Die axis: 12 o'clock
Legend /
Legend
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