Lot 3601

Description

Gujarat Sultanate, Muhammad Murad Bakhsh, ruled only in Gujarat, (1068 A.H., 1658 A.D.), silver rupee, 11.52 grams, Ahmadabad Mint, Hijri date 1068, Regal year 1, Kalima obverse in square, Ruler's name in reverse in square, (KM.272.1, Lahore 1473, Nagpur 967-969, Bombay 145, IMC 1115, BMC 693-5, M.3248, Lucknow 2449-2451, Hull 1665-6). Very fine and very rare.

Ex Steve Album List No.14 (August 1979), item No.476. He was the fourth and youngest son of Shah Jahan, born in 1624 and was governor of Gujarat when his father died. On his father's death he plundered Surat and proclaimed himself emperor. His rule was short and taken prisoner by his brother Aurangzeb and eventually was beheaded in 1661.