1846.] Muhammadan Sovereigns of Bengal. 331 



No. 18. Obverse. 

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Reverse. 



The reign of Mahmud Shah was a short one. In a. h. 900, he 

 was murdered by Seddee Badr Dewaneh, who ascended the throne with 

 the title of Mozaffer Shah. No. 19 is a coin of this execrable prince, 

 which Marsden has erroneously ascribed, as the foregoing, to the Patan 

 sovereigns of Hindoostan. In execution and other respects, it is so per- 

 fectly coincident with other Bengal coins, that there need be no hesita- 

 tion in appropriating it to the present king, the only one of the name 

 among those of Bengal— 



Obverse. 



Reverse. 



The Kalmeh. 



Mozaffer Shah reigned about three years, during which he rendered 

 himself hateful to his subjects by his many atrocities. He suffered in 

 turn the same fate which he had inflicted on his predecessor ; and 

 Ala ud-din Husein Shah, a nobleman of distinguished but not royal 

 rank, ascended the throne by the usual path of blood. This prince 

 enjoyed a degree of authority and safety, which had not fallen to the lot 

 of any of his recent predecessors. Of his coins numerous specimens 

 are extant, bearing testimony by their number and variety, to his peace- 

 ful and prosperous government. Nos. 20 and 21, are two out of many 

 that have passed through my hands. The inscription continues from 

 the reverse to the obverse — 



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