Lot 190

Mughal, Akbar (AH 963-1014, 1556-1605 AD), Gold Mohur, 10.66 gms, 21.84 mm, Hazrat Dar al-Mulk Dehli Mint (mostly visible at bottom on rev), AH 978, similar to the variety 2 of Hazrat Dehli mohurs dated 976, but epithet Dar al-Mulk added to the bottom panel, Obv: kalima around four khalifas name, Rev: akbar badshah ghazi, al sultan al azam khuldallahu ta’ala mulkahu wa sultanahu, In AH 978 (1570–71 CE), Akbar's Mughal Empire was firmly established in northern India following the conquests of Chittor (1568) and Ranthambore (1569). Delhi remained an important dynastic and strategic centre, although Akbar's imperial focus was increasingly shifting toward the newly developing Fatehpur Sikri. Most significantly for Delhi, Humayun's Tomb was completed around 1570–71, commissioned by Haji Begum (Bega Begum), Humayun's senior widow, and designed in the Persian charbagh tradition. It became the first great monumental Mughal garden-tomb in India and an important architectural precursor to later Mughal masterpieces, including the Taj Mahal, similar to Zeno # 171801, Unlisted type in KM, tiny test mark on the edge overall very fine, rare.