ഇന്നത്തെ പഠനം
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അവതരണം
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Augustine Stephen D'souza
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വിഷയം
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ANCIENT INDIAN COINS
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ലക്കം
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Princely State - Ladakh
Home of the Indo-Aryan tribes, Ladakh during the first century was a part of the Kushan dynasty.
During the eight century Ladakh acquired predominantly Tibetan population under the rule of Nyima-Gon who spearheaded the spread of Buddhism.
King Bhagan repelled most Central Asian raiders during the 15th and 16th century and reunited Ladakh and founded the Namgyal dynasty which survives to date.
In 1665, Moghul governor of Kashmir demanded the acceptance of Mughal suzerainty.
In 1834, the Dogras invaded and annexed Ladakh to the Sikh Empire. Until 1845, Gulab Singh ruled it as a part of Jammu under Sikh suzerainty.
After the defeat of the Sikhs in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, the province of Jammu and Kashmir was transferred to Gulab Singh, to be ruled under British suzerainty as a Princely-State.
Gulab Singh was the last to have minted silver coinage of Ladakh.
Specifics of the coin shown below
Ruler - Gulab Singh - (1842-1850 AD) Denomination - ja'u
Metal - Silver
Weight - 2.01 gms
Obverse - Dot on blade of Katar.
Rev - Inscription ‘Raja Gulab Singh’ in nagari in three lines.
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