Thursday

Chauhans of Ajmer & Delhi , 10 - 11th Century AD

Someshvara Deva.  A.D. 1169-79. Billon jital (16 mm, 3.14 g). Horseman right, with Nagari legend Sri So me(svara Deva) around / Bull seated left, with Nagari legend Asa vari Sri  Samanta Deva around. Deyell 219. Somesvara's coins are hard to find.
 Prithvi Raj Chauhan (1179–1192 AD),
  Billon Jital, Bull-Horseman type
Obverse: Horseman right, with Devanagari legend (Sri) Prithviraja Deva around
Reverse: Bull seated left, with Devanagari legend Asavari Sri Samanta Deva around .

Prithviraj Chauhan is the legendary king of Delhi and Ajmer who decisively defeated Muhammad Ghori (bin Sam) in 1191, only to be defeated and killed by the Muslim invader the following year. Prithviraj's fame as the warrior hero of the Rajputs lives on in the epic poem Prithviraj Raso composed by Chand Bardai.


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Chahada Deva of Delhi, (1172 - 1191 AD ) Chauhan dynasty ,               Billon drachm -3.40 Grams
Chahatadeva – Different writers give different periods regarding Chahatadeva. A.Cunningham says his period was 1234-1255. In the account of A.S.Smith he is said to have ruled Narwar from 1232 to 1260. Nothing much is known now in literature about him. A.S Smith says that he was defeated by Delhi ruler Balban (1266-1287) in AD.1251, when Nasir ud din Mahmud was the ruler and Balban his PrimeMinister.  Chahatadeva coins of two varieties, both with horseman obverse .

Wednesday

Coins of Mukhari king Anantivarman of kanauj ( 585 - 600 A.D ) Legend - "vijitavaniravanipati srivantivarma divam jayati."

Maukhari dynasty, Northern Indian rulers of the 6th century ce. Though originally feudatories of theGuptas, the Maukhari established their independence at Kannauj in the 6th century. The Maukharis ruled over most of what is now Uttar Pradesh, and had some control over Magadha (now in southern Bihar), until those areas were reconquered by the Guptas about 606.
The dynasty’s founder, Ishanavarman, ruled under the title maharajadhiraja. He was succeeded by Sarvavarman, Avantivarman, and Grahavarman.

Tuesday

Tomaras( Rajputs) of Delhi ,Mahipaladeva ( 1103 -1128 AD ) ರಜಪೂತರು Copper Jittal

Tomaras( Rajputs) of Delhi ,Mahipaladeva ( 1103 -1128 AD ) Copper Jittal
Mahipala-AD.1103-1128  He was a Tomara ruler of Delhi. The City of Delhi was founded by Tomars in the first half of eighth century. They were subordinates to Kanauj in the beginning and later became independent. Chauhans took over the land from them in twelfth century. In 1043, Mahipal captured Thaneswar, Nagarkot and Hansi. He is said to have contributed a lot to development of Delhi. There is an area called “Mahipalpur” near the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi.

Obv: seated bull to left ,above portions of nagari legend "Mahi pala".
Rev: Horserider .
 Due to using  a big die on small planchat only a small proportion of of the disign appears on the flan ,sometimes the inscription is rendered so large in proportion to the space available that only two letters are visible ..
  



Jajapella dynasty of Narwar (1223 - 33 AD) Billon Jittal



























Monday

Katoch rulers of Kangra (12th-16th century AD )

A small hill state  in the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh,lying between the rivers Ravi and Sutlej existed from very early times. Katoch rulers of Kangra  perhaps issued copper coins of the bull and horseman type of Samantadeva during the early period. The earliest coins of this type bear the name of Rupachand as Sri Rupa on the horseman side. Sri Rupa and other kings were ruled on Kangra from 1400-1700 century AD.