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[N.S.] 



The attribution of this coin to the second Shahjahan (Rafi- 

 'u-d-daulah) is not free from doubt, but of whichever king it 

 is, it seems to be unpublished though Dr. Taylor has a rupee of 

 this mint and reign of Shajahan II. The regnal year "2 " is 

 noticeable. 



11. M. MUHAMMAD SHAH 



Mint — Derajat. 

 Date— 1160 A. H. 

 Regnal year— 30. 

 Weight — 175 grs. 

 . Size— -9. 



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Mr. Long worth Dames writes: "The Derajat mint has 

 hitherto only been known on the coins of the Durrani's. The 

 earliest I have seen of Ahmad Shah Durrani is of the year 1171. 

 Its appearance on Muhammad Shah's coins is remarkable as 

 Nadir Shah's invasion took place in 1152 and the Derajat 

 remained in his possession after that date. He was assassin- 

 ated in 1160, the year in which this coin is dated, and it would 

 seem that on his death the mintatDera Ismail Khan (Derajat) 

 again issued coins in the name of the Mughal Emperors until 

 Ahmad Shah's invasion.*' 



Rupees of "Dera" of Muhammad Shah and Ahmad Shall 

 were found by Mr. Whitehead in the Bahawalpur Toshakhana 

 (N.S. XI, p. 342), and a rupee of Muhammad Shah of the same 

 mint is described on p. 214 of the Labor Museum Catalogue. 



This may, Mr. Dames thinks, be Dera <«hazl Khan. 



