Mughal Empire rupee 1649 Silver of Shah Jahan (1627-1658), 1069 AH , Surat, Moghul Empire

Inscriptions on both sides: Shahada in a square, date (1059 AH = 1649) // Shah Jahan badshah ghazi in the center square, mint name to the left (Surat). 22mm, 11.50 g. Surat mint. KM 235.23.

The Mughal Dynasty is a line of Muslim emperors who reigned in India from 1526 to 1858. Babur, the first Mughal emperor, was a descendant of the Turkish conqueror Timur on his father's side and of the Mongol (or Mughal) conqueror Genghis Khan on his mother's side, Invaded India from Afghanistan and founded the Mughal Empire on the ruin of the Delhi Sultanate.