Nagpur Bhonslas , Jabalpur Mint , INO Ahmad Shah bahadur , Takka , Rare issue

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Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

The Gond dynasty flourished here. Madan Mahal is situated on a hill, which is an old Gond palace built by Raja Madan Singh in about 1100 AD. Just west of this the Garha , which was the principal town of the four independent Gond kingdoms of the 14th century situated.

After the fall of the Gond dynasty, this area came under the rule of the Peshwa of Pune and in 1795 this area was handed over to the Nagpur Bhoslas Raghoji II by the Peshwa. During the time of the Nagpur Bhosala Empire, some coins from the Jabalpur mint came out under the authority of Nana Ghatka as mint master . These coins issue in the name of Mughal emperor Ahmed Shah Bahadur, which was minted with the Die of Cuttack but struck in Jabalpur. This city served as the headquarters of the Marathas and the city grew in power, but in 1817, the Maratha army was defeated by the British and the city came under British rule, later it became the headquarters of the British commission for the Sagar and Narmada regions.

Some information about the coin :-

 Raja - Raghoji III (1788 - 1816) / Appa Sahib (1816 - 1818)
 Mint - pesudo mint cuttack, but coin struck in Jabalpur.
 Issue in the name of Mughal emperor Ahmed Shah Bahadur.
Obv :- Julus Mamnat Manus Sana Zarb Cuttack pesudo mint  (Jabalpur) & mintmark 'EI' & Ankush symbol
Rev :- Ahmed Shah Bahadur Badshah Ghazi sikka Mubarak with dagger Symbol
Denomination - copper Balashahi takka
Rarity :- Rare.
Condition - very fine
Weight :-  14.90 grams.

Struck by Nana Ghatge as the mint-master, these issues of Jabalpur mint copy designs of Nagpur silver coins. This Takka appears to have an extra symbol of Ankush (upside down) on reverse which is an unusual feature.
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Very nice quality coin, Sarwar Khan. TFP.

If I understand your story correctly, in 1795 the city changed its overlord from Pune to Nagpur Bhosala and appointed a new mint master. So far so good. Next, the new mint master has coins struck in the name of the Mughal emperor, while the city became a Maratha stronghold. Isn't there a contradiction there? Didn't both these parties want to rule all of India? And why the pseudo mint? Was the coin politically a bit risky? Did Jabalpur not have the right to mint it, perhaps?

Peter
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