1881.] 
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Singh. Neither were rupees struck quite so early. I have never seen a 
rupee yet of 1856. But I have several of 1857, struck in Lahore and these 
were the rupees first issued by Ranjit Singh. But they do not contain his 
name. Ranjit Singh put his name on nothing, gave his name to nothing. 
The fort he built at Amritsar is called Gobind Garb; the garden he made 
there, Ram Bagh. 
The rupees of 1857 S. = 1800 A. D. are shown in figs. 7 and 8, PI. Y. 
I have given both sides. There is no sign of “ Ranjit” any where. Figs. 
9 and 10 of the same plate give the obverses of two coins of 1860 S. and 
1864 S., both struck at Lahore and containing the same inscription. A 
careful study of these will show how difficult is the task of reading coins 
which contain only a few of the centre words of the inscriptions. On the 
reverse is an anchor which on Lahore rupees is a new sign. Since the plate 
was drawn other coins have turned up : but they add to the inscription and 
confusion. The cross lines are the difficulties. The lower one on the ob¬ 
verse evidently is the of The top one I have not yet read'. 
However here are the complete inscriptions as far as I can make them out. 
Obverse— Reverse— 
<*p u-m* Same as on No. I. 
Ua(«*»*&*• jt j With additions of anchor and 
v ~ leaf. 
jj j /♦■>;** oj 
After the accession of Ranjit Singh rupees were struck regularly every 
year at Amritsar and Lahore. After the conquest of Multan there must 
have been a mint established there, for the rupees run in pretty regular 
series. It may be as well here to give the events of Ranjit Singh’s career 
after the capture of Lahore. 
1801-2. Reduces Banghi Misl and Kussur becomes tributary. 
1802. Takes Amritsar. 
1803. Repulses Sansar Chand, a hill raja. 
1804. Again repulses Sansar Chand. 
1801-5. Obtains homage from governors of Jhang, Sahiwal and 
Multan. 
1805. Holkar goes to the Panjab, pursued by the English. Last 
Gurumata or national Sikh Council held. After this the Panjab may 
be regarded as a kingdom or absolute monarchy. 
1806. Ranjit Singh interferes south of Satlaj. Takes Ludiana. 
1807. Takes Kussur and the town of Multan but not citadel : still 
obtains tribute. 
