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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 172335, member: 4367&quot;]Maybe this one for me.&nbsp; An Indian coin from the state of Bengal 1545-1552 at the time it was under Mughal rule.&nbsp; This one has an apparent Star-Of-David (6 pts)??? on the upper right of the first coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is an indepth explanation found here.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mughal ruling class were Muslims, although most of the subjects of the Empire were Hindu. Although Babur founded the Empire, the dynasty remained unstable (and was even exiled) until the reign of Akbar, who was not only of liberal disposition but also intimately acquainted, since birth, with the mores and traditions of India. Under Akbar&#039;s rule, the court abolished the jizya &#039; (the poll-tax on non-Muslims) and abandoned use of the lunar Muslim calendar in favor of a solar calendar more useful for agriculture. One of Akbar&#039;s most unusual ideas regarding religion was Din-i-Ilahi (&quot;Faith-of-God&quot; in English), which was an eclectic mix of Hinduism, versions of Sufi Islam, Zoroastrianism and Christianity. It was proclaimed the state religion until his death. These actions however met with stiff opposition from the Muslim clergy. The Mughal emperor Akbar is remembered as tolerant, at least by the standards of the day: only one major massacre was recorded during his long reign (1556-1605), when he ordered most of the captured inhabitants of a fort be slain on February 24, 1568, after the battle for Chitor. Akbar&#039;s acceptance of other religions and toleration of their public worship, his abolition of poll-tax on non-Muslims, and his interest in other faiths bespeak an attitude of considerable religious tolerance, which, in the minds of his orthodox Muslim opponents, was tantamount to apostasy. Its high points were the formal declaration of his own infallibility in all matters of religious doctrine, his promulgation of a new creed, and his adoption of Hindu and Zoroastrian festivals and practices.</p><p>Religious orthodoxy would only play a truly important role during the reign of Aurangzeb ?lamg?r, a devout Muslim and the strongest military commander of the Mughal line; this last of the Great Mughals retracted some of the liberal policies of his forbears.</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.jabpublish.com/tajmahal.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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