Monetary History of Mughal India as Reflected in Silver Coin Hoards

MONETARY HISTORY OF MUGHAL INDIA......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Graphs and Tables......Page 9
Preface......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
1. Coin Hoards, Treasure Troves and Hoard Inventories......Page 20
The Method of Aziza Hasan......Page 21
The Method of Shireen Moosvi......Page 24
The Method Based on Data Derived from Hoards......Page 28
3. The Filters......Page 31
Filter I: Coins Circulating - Coins Hoarded......Page 34
Filter II: Coins Hoarded - Coins Recovered in Modern Times......Page 38
Filter III: Coins recovered in Modern Times - Coins Entered into Treasure Trove Reports......Page 39
Filter IV: Coins Inspected and Entered into TTRs - Written Evidence of Dispersed Coins......Page 43
Long-term Saving Hoards......Page 44
Emergency Hoards......Page 46
Other Hoards......Page 47
1. Chronology of Hoards......Page 50
2. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Hoards......Page 53
3. Sizes of Hoards......Page 56
4. Structure of Hoards......Page 62
Temporal Structure......Page 63
1. Akbar......Page 65
2. Jahangir......Page 67
3. Shahjahan......Page 69
4. Aurangzeb......Page 71
5. Shah Alam and Farrukhsiyar......Page 73
6. Muhammad Shah......Page 74
1. Preliminary......Page 76
2. Mints of the Akbari Period (1556-1605)......Page 78
Ahmadabad......Page 84
Thatta......Page 86
Lahore......Page 89
3. The Regnal Period of Jahangir (1606-1627)......Page 94
Qandahar 1606-1622......Page 97
4. The Era of Shahjahan (1627-1658)......Page 101
Multan......Page 103
Surat......Page 106
Patna......Page 113
5. Mints During the Reign of Aurangzeb (1658-1707)......Page 115
Surat......Page 118
The Rise of Central Mints......Page 122
6. The Period 1707-1760......Page 130
7. Peculiarities in Dispersal Patterns of Coins Minted in the Area of the U.P.......Page 134
8. Mughal Silver Coin Stock, 1560-1760......Page 136
Conclusion......Page 143
Bibliography......Page 154
Appendix I : Hoards Arranged by Latest Coin......Page 160
Appendix II : Hoards Arranged by Districts......Page 176
Appendix III : Mughal Silver Mints Represented in Hoards......Page 196