I am a professional archivist and a Numismatics, with research interests ranging from Economic and Monetary History and Architecture of South Asia to archival studies, records management and to Urdu poetry.
A number of Muslim dynasties contemporary to the Mughals professed their allegiance to the Ottoma... more A number of Muslim dynasties contemporary to the Mughals professed their allegiance to the Ottoman caliphsultan, Selim I (1470-1520 CE) and his successors. However, the Safavids in Iran and the Mughals in India continually remained quite indifferent to the temporal authority claimed by the Ottoman rulers. At the same time, to rival the claim of the Ottoman rulers, some of the Mughal rulers even sought to appropriate to themselves the position of the supreme leader of the Muslim world according to Sunni/Hanafi traditions. Whether these Mughal rulers acted to assert their political and religious authority vis-à-vis the Turkish sultan for reasons of imperial pride, or sought legitimacy in Islamic theory which permitted a ruler the privilege of an imam (leader) in the territories under their control, has been a subject of debate. This paper seeks to enter this debate from numismatic and epigraphical view point.
Indian numismatics, history, art, and culture : essays in the honour of Dr. P.L. Gupta
Monetary Foundations of the Raj
Routledge and Manohar Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi. New Delhi, 2019
In the administration of colonial finances, the monetary policy of the Imperial power relating to... more In the administration of colonial finances, the monetary policy of the Imperial power relating to their dependencies has tremendous impact on the colonial economy. The British East India Company, therefore, adopted a policy of gradually subsuming the local currencies of India and replacing them with a uniform imperial currency. After passing a series of regulations, in 1835 the Company was able to introduce a universal currency in all its Indian possessions. This proved to be a landmark in the economic consolidation of the British rule in India. In this unique anthology published studies and unpublished archival records have been integrated into an overall theme. Together with a comprehensive bibliography-cum-list for further readings this volume is aimed to serve as a veritable reference tool.
Felicitas : essays in numismatics, epigraphy and history in honour of Joe Cribb
Parmeshwari Lal Gupta's coins and history of medieval India
Sikka and the crown: Genesis of the Native Coinage Act, 1876
Indian Economic & Social History Review, 1998
The Establishment of Calcutta Mint 1757
Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 1990
James Prinsep and the Indian Numismatics
Bulletin-Indian Museum, 1997
Coins of European Adventurers in India
ca.www.mcu.es
... On a few rupee-coins issued in the name of Shah Alam II and bearing the mint-name Bareli Qit&... more ... On a few rupee-coins issued in the name of Shah Alam II and bearing the mint-name Bareli Qit'a, some additio-nal Persian letters are ... The English continued this system for a while and farmed out the Mint to one Atma Ram and his partner Sheoji Mull at a Jumma (revenue) of ...
The Closure of Delhi Mint, AD 1818
Indian Numismatics, History, Art and Culture: Essays in Honour of Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta, eds. D.W. MacDowall, Savita Sharma and Sanjay Garg, Volume II, (Delhi), pp. 233-240, 1992
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