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Mughal, Akbar (AH 963-1014, 1556-1605 AD), Silver Mahmudi, 5.61 gms, 14.87 mm, Mulher Mint (off flan), Anti clock wise “Swastik” as a mint mark, Mahmudi coinage, struck at Mulher by the Rajah of Baglana in the name of Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar the Great, Obv : Akbar’s name & title (Laqab), and hijri date, Rev : kalima shahada in square, They circulated widely in the area of Surat & its borders, Baglana was a small Mahratta kingdom of India that was situated on the main trade route between Surat and Daulatabad and Golkonda, with Burhanpur nearby. Over a period of many centuries up until 1637, the kingdom had paid a tribute to various Muslim rulers. In that year, the territory was put under the administrative control of a Mughal faujdar as a part of Khandesh province. The erstwhile Raja of Baglana did not long survive the conquest and his successor converted to Islam, This Mahmudi coin was made to trade with Persian merchants at sea port of Surat (Bandar -I- Mubarak Surat) and was cont