Mir Jafar Era Silver Rupee Province of Bengal, in the name of Shah Alam II 1177 AH (1764 AD) Ry 5 mint Azimabad (Patna)

During the reign of Bengal Nawab Mir Jafar, Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar,

Province of Bengal, in the name of Shah Alam II, 1177 AH (1764 AD), Ry 5, mint Azimabad (Patna) Beautiful Silver, 1 Rupee, Weight :- 11.46g, Diameter :- 24mm

A beautiful coin issued after the Battle of Buxar for the Nawab of Bengal in the name of Mughal King Shah Alam II.

After the battle of Buxar, when Mir Qasim was defeated by the British and the East India Company again became the ruler of the Bengal province, Nawab Mir Jafar was again made the Nawab of Bengal. This coin of Bengal at that time.

Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur (c. 1691 – 5 February 1765) was a commander-in-chief or military general who reigned as the first dependent Nawab of Bengal of the British East India Company. His reign has been considered by many historians as the start of the expansion of British control of the Indian subcontinent in Indian history and a key step in the eventual British domination of vast areas of pre-partition India..

•The British deposed Mir Jafar (October 1760) and fixed his pension and made his son-in-law Mir Qasim Ali Khan the Nawab. Mir Qasim remained on the throne until 1763, when the British again replaced Mir Jafar on 25 July 1763. Made Nawab of Bengal.

•Background: Battle of Buxar (1764)

The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British East India Company and a coalition of Indian rulers: the Nawab of Bengal (Mir Qasim, who had replaced Mir Jafar), the Nawab of Awadh (Shuja-ud-Daula), and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. The British emerged victorious, which significantly strengthened their position in India.

•Aftermath for Mir Jafar Reinstatement as Nawab: Following the defeat of Mir Qasim, Mir Jafar was reinstated as the Nawab of Bengal by the British in 1763. However, his position was heavily controlled by the British East India Company, and he served largely as a puppet ruler.

•Control over Bengal: The real power in Bengal shifted to the British East India Company. After the Battle of Buxar, the Company gained the Diwani rights (the right to collect revenue) for Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa from the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. This essentially made the Company the de facto ruler of Bengal, reducing Mir Jafar’s role to a ceremonial one.