Thanks Peter. Will try to keep myself motivated. We now move to the next important mint of Akbarnagar (Rajmahal).. The earlier name of the place was Agmahal. During Akbar's reign, Man Singh, on his return from the conquest of Orissa in 1592, named it Rajmahal. On 9 November 1595, Man Singh laid the foundations of a new capital of Bengal Subah there and named it Akbarnagar, after Akbar. It was capital of Bengal till 1612, under Jahangir, when the capital was shifted to Dhaka. It again rose to prominence when Prince Shah Shuja made Rajmahal(Akbarnagar) as his capital during Shah Jahan's reign. In the war of succession following Shah Jahan's death, Shah Shuja was defeated by Aurangzeb's army under Mir Jumla in battle of Khajwa. Mir Jumla was made Governor of Bengal and he again shifted thw capital back to Dhaka. However, Akbarnagar maintained it's importance as a major trade centre. Akbarnagar minted copper from RyAhd signifying Mir Jumla's victory over Shah Shuja. The coins are of the heavy weight standard of 20gms. Apart from Ry Ahad, Ry16, Ry17,Ry21, Ry25 and Ry40 are known. I post this Ry21 in my collection.
Obverse- Falus badshah Alamgir
Reverse- zarb Akbarnagar Ry21.