Nawab of Arcot, Mint Ariyalur, Cash, Rare, Unlisted.

[sarwar khan]

Ariyalur is one of the most important places for the Chozha Dynasty. Vallavarayan Vandhiyadevan's home hometown is Ariyalur. The late Cholas made Gangai Konda Cholapuram as their capital.

After the Chozha dynasty, Vijayanagar Nayak kings ruled and built many temples in Ariyalur Kothandaramar temple.

In 1741 the Marathas invaded Tiruchirappalli and took Chanda Saheb as captive. Chanda Saheb succeeded in securing freedom in 1748 and soon got involved in a famous war for the Nawabs place in the Carnatic against Anwardeen, the Nawab of Arcot and his son Mohammed Ali.

Mohammed Ali annexed the two palayams of Ariyalur and Udayarpalayam located with troops in the Ariyalur district on the grounds of default in the payment of Tributes and failure to assist him in quelling the rebellion of Yusuf Khan. In November 1764, Mohammed Ali represented the issue to Madras Council and obtained military assistance on 3 January 1765. The forces led by Umdat-Ul-Umara and Donald Campbell entered Ariyalur and captured it. The young Poligar together with his followers thereupon fled to Udayarpalayam. On 19 January the army marched upon Udayarpalayam. The Poligar's troops were defeated and the playams were occupied. The two poligars fled their town and took refuge in Tharangampadi, then a Danish Settlement. The annexation of the palayam gave the Navab uninterrupted possession of all his territories extending Arcot to Tiruchirapalli.

Details about the coin

Ruler:- Chanda Shahib / Muhammad Ali Khan.

Minted at Ariyalur.

Denomination:- Cash.

INO Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1748- 54AD).

Obv - Ahmad Shah
Rev:Zarb Ali Ariyalur,

Footnote :- Before the deciphered of this coin, most Numismatics were uncertain about the mint name. but after my confirmation, this coin was evidently struck at Ariyalur.

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Thank you for that useful reconstruction. As per your reconstruction, the coin mentions the place of the mint and the name of the mogul. How do you go from that information to the name of the local ruler Chanda Shahib / Muhammad Ali Khan?

Is Muhammad Ali Khan the same as the nawab of Arcot in your description? If so, you mention that the two palayams fell to Arcot in 1765, after the reign of Ahmad Shah. Why would they have used the name of a former mogul?

Peter

[sarwar khan]

Thank you for that useful reconstruction. As per your reconstruction, the coin mentions the place of the mint and the name of the mogul. How do you go from that information to the name of the local ruler Chanda Shahib / Muhammad Ali Khan?

Is Muhammad Ali Khan the same as the nawab of Arcot in your description? If so, you mention that the two palayams fell to Arcot in 1765, after the reign of Ahmad Shah. Why would they have used the name of a former mogul?

Peter

Sir this coin was issued by Arcot authority during the campaigns of two palayams. So this coin was minted for paid-off mercenary militias.

In addition, why did Arcot Nawab or any other ruler not issue their coinage in his own name, because Mughal rulers ruled India for more than two centuries and these kingdoms and states had raised their power after the weakening of Mughal power? Perhaps these local regional rulers may show allegiance towards the Mughals. That's why most local rulers issued their coins with the Mughal ruler's names.

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