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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 25369573, member: 99456&quot;][ATTACH=full]1623616[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Coins of Indian Princely States, Gwalior, Daulat Rao</b> (AH 1209-1243/1794-1827 AD), Sipri Mint, Silver Rupee (10.94g, 19mm), RY 47 RY (Shah Alam II RU 47 was C.E. 1806), &quot;Saya-e-fazle elah&quot; Couplet, in the name of Shah Alam II,</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Persian legend &quot;sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya-e-fazle elah, hami deen-e-Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah&quot;,</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Persian legend &#039;sana 47 julus&#039; zarb with solid flower mark</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;He struck coins in the seven climes under the shade of Divine Grace, Protector of the faith of Muhammad, Shah Alam, the Emperor.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>He was involved in several conflicts with the British East India Company, including the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805) and the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818).</p><p><br /></p><p>The Marathas, under his leadership, faced defeat at the hands of the British<b>.</b> Daulat Rao Shinde signed the Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon in 1803 after defeat in the Battle of Argaon.&nbsp; This treaty resulted in the loss of several territories to the British.</p><p><br /></p><p>He died on March 21, 1827, and was succeeded by his adopted son, Jankoji Rao Scindia II.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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