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Gold mohur of Akbar

Mughal currency was coinage produced and used within the Mughal empire.

Despite India having significant gold reserves, the Mughal coins were produced primarily from imported bullion, as a result of the empire's strong export-driven economy, with global demand for Indian agricultural and industrial products drawing a steady stream of precious metals into India.

Metals

The coinage was primarily issued in three metals - gold (mohur), silver, and copper.

History

Akbar

During Akbar's reign, Islamic orthodoxy declined, and this culminated in the replacement of Islam as the court religion by Din-i Ilahi, a syncretic religion founded by the emperor himself. This reflected in the coins, and the Islamic creed was replaced with the creed of the new religion. The restriction on the depiction of living beings in coins was also abandoned. Therefore, coins depicting hawks and even Hindu gods were issued during his reign.

Jahangir

Gold mohur from the reign of Jahangir

The trend of depiction of figures on coins continued during the reign of Akbar's son and successor Jahangir. However, the Ilahi creed was dropped. He issued Zodiac-themed coins as well as coins bearing his own portrait, and the portrait of his father Akbar.

References

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