1885.] C. J. Bodgers —The Coins of Ahmad Shah Abdcdli. 
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When Ahmad Shah saw the Panjab lost to him, he returned, to the 
dismay of the Mahrattas who fled as he approached. Owing to his 
presence Alamgir was murdered. Ali Ganr Shall Alam was away in 
Bengal. The Mahrattas retiring-, Ahmad Shah took Dehli. This took 
place in 1173 A. H. Dehli was given over to plunder for 3 days. The 
whole Duab fell into his hands. In 1174 the battle of Paniput was 
fought in which the Mahrattas were utterly defeated. It will thus 
he seen that this invasion occupied about two years, the 14th and 15th. 
of Ahmad Shah’s reign. Coins Nos, 8—13 of my plate exemplify this 
period. They all have the Persian couplet on their obverses. The 
reverses are as follows 
No. 8. Reverse :— I ^ 
Aonlah is a town of Bohilkand on the railway between Bare Hi and 
Cliandausi. 
No. 9. Reverse :— {P wjjbo cui+A/o 
A} btyo 
This coin is the property of W. Theobald, Esq. of Bedford. 
No. 10. 
Reverse :— 
j p 
No. 11. 
Reverse ;—■ 
j p 
No. 12. 
Reverse :— 
No. 13. 
Reverse 
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Sarhind is always spelt on coins Sahrind. The obverse of this coin 
is dated 1174 A, H. 
Besides these coins which I have drawn I have Lahore, 14th, 1173 ; 
15th, 1175 ; Shahjahanabad, 15th, 1174 ; Lahore, 16th, 1175 ; 16th, 1L76 ; 
Sahrind, 16th, 1175. Mr. Theobald has one struck at Farrukhabad dur¬ 
ing this period. 
Ahmad Shah disappeared from India immediately after the battle 
of Paniput. He left governors in Sarhind and Lahore. The Govern¬ 
ment at Dehli was impoverished and powerless. The Sikhs who under 
all the changes of government had bided their time, plundered, fled 
away, grown rich and numerous, began again to assume power. They 
built a fort at Gujranwalla, They defeated the governor of Lahore, 
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