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Auction 16041 27 September 2016
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Assam, Gaurinatha Simha (1780-95), octagonal gold Mohur, 11.25g, Sk. 1703, Assamese script, Śrī Śrī Hara/ Gaurī Charanāra/vinda Makaranda/ Madhukarasya, rev. Śrī Śrī Svarga/ Deva Śrī Gaurīnā/tha Simha Nrpasya/ Śāke 1703, lion below, running left (RB. R2.1 var; KM. 229), small striking weakness in centre, very fine, rare.
Gaurinatha Simhas reign was full of problems. It was not long before the Moamarias again attempted to rebel. This was unsuccessful and led to persecution of the Vaisnavas. This, in turn, led to a serious revolt in 1789 (Sk. 1709), resulting in Gaurinatha fleeing from Rangpur to Guwahati. The rebels extended their control of upper Assam and, by 1791 (Sk. 1713), had installed their own king, Bharatha Simha, and began to strike coins in his name. Gaurinatha, confined to the western end of his kingdom and about to lose control of Guwahati, appealed to the British for help. This was too good an opportunity for the British to ignore, so they sent six companies of sepoys under Capt. Welsh, recaptured Guwahati, and a year later managed to reinstall Gaurinatha on his throne in Rangpur.
Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00
Gaurinatha Simhas reign was full of problems. It was not long before the Moamarias again attempted to rebel. This was unsuccessful and led to persecution of the Vaisnavas. This, in turn, led to a serious revolt in 1789 (Sk. 1709), resulting in Gaurinatha fleeing from Rangpur to Guwahati. The rebels extended their control of upper Assam and, by 1791 (Sk. 1713), had installed their own king, Bharatha Simha, and began to strike coins in his name. Gaurinatha, confined to the western end of his kingdom and about to lose control of Guwahati, appealed to the British for help. This was too good an opportunity for the British to ignore, so they sent six companies of sepoys under Capt. Welsh, recaptured Guwahati, and a year later managed to reinstall Gaurinatha on his throne in Rangpur.
Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00