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1 Falus - Rana Bahadur Shah [Gurkha Occupation] Almora
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1770-1799 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Hammered copper flan bearing a multi-line Persian-script legend filling the field, rendered in bold raised strokes characteristic of Gurkha-issued coinage struck at Almora. The inscription, reading 'Shri Maharaja Rana Bahadur Shah Bahadur,' is arranged across the flan in two or three registers with no border ornament. The irregular flan edge and somewhat rough strike are typical of hand-hammered production at this provincial mint. The regal titulature occupies virtually the entire obverse field, leaving little open ground. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic/Persian |
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Almora, the administrative heart of the Kumaon region, fell to Gurkha forces in 1791 after a prolonged campaign that swept through the Himalayan foothills. The occupation lasted until 1815, when the Anglo-Nepalese War forced a Nepalese withdrawal under the terms of the Sugauli Treaty. Coinage struck during this period under Rana Bahadur Shah reflects direct Nepalese administrative control rather than any tributary arrangement — Kathmandu treated Kumaon as absorbed territory, not a protectorate.
Rana Bahadur Shah's reign was itself deeply unstable, marked by erratic behavior that eventually led to his forced abdication in 1799.