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as thick. This is the only thing in India to remind ns that Ahmad 
Shah invaded this country no less than seven times. 
Thus I have shown how coins illustrate the history of one of the 
conquerors of India. Never have I been able so well to illustrate the 
Persian line :— 
“ People read coins in the name of every one who smites with the sword.” 
We have seen how Ahmad Shall of Dehli and Ahmad Shah Durrani 
struck coins in the same year in the same places, as did also Alamgir II, 
and the Durrani. Shall Alam II never coined in any trans-Suflaj province. 
Coins were struck by Ranjit Deo in Jummoo in his name. But no 
rupee of Lahore or Multan with the name of Shah Alam II has yet been 
found. The Sikhs became absolute masters of their own land, and all 
throughout the years of the long reign of Sliah Alam II, kept the mint 
at Amritsar, Lahore and Multan fully employed in striking coins in 
praise of Nanak and Gobind Singh. 
The numbers under the coins show the weight of each in grains. 
