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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 6779435, member: 112342&quot;]Akbar Dam of Ajmer mint, Mughal kingdom,1586. 19mm, 20.45g!</p><p>One of my favorite emperor, this is also my first coin from that kingdom and looking to get a square silver rupee as well!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271812[/ATTACH]</p><p>A chunky coin that was worth a day&#039;s wage, penny for scale.</p><p>A little backstory,</p><p>Ajmer is the birth place of Jodha, a Hindu trophy wife married in 1562, so this coin was minted nearly 25 years into their marriage. While the marriage was merely a political one, their relationship grew, in fact Jodha was the first to give Akbar a male heir (Jahangir) despite him having multiple wives. Also, usually these brides would be converted to Islam, whereas Akbar not only let her be a Hindu, but also allowed her to worship idols in the palace!</p><p>Akbar was relatively more tolerant towards Hinduism and other native religions to the extant that he abolished the taxes on all non-Muslims!</p><p>His court also had ambassadors from Elizabeth I.</p><p>Post anything relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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