About the Book : Historical Studies in Mughal Numismatics
This memoir contains twenty-four scholarly articles that are remarkable in many
respects. First, the authors extremely accurate knowledge of the Persian
historians of India and that of the European travellers has enabled him to bring
together a series of studies into this volume, which is an exhaustive list of
all references bearing upon Mughal coinage. Second, it addresses all the
problems related to Mughal coinage thereby putting to rest half of the
controversies that have engaged numismatists during the past a half century.
Third, it sheds light on Akbars monetary system and religious outlook, while
providing liberal education