7th Century Pratiharas of Multan AR drachm .78g 12mm Lord Parakota 632-711 RRR

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7th Century Pratiharas of Multan AR drachm .78g 12mm Lord Parakota (Sri Paramjeta) 632-711 RRR ex-Fishman
Mitch ACW4905-9 NIS 269-76 Tye EWG 802
a very rare coin, try and find another like it for sale!!
SRI PARAM JETA (ultimate victor)                                      SHIRADA
3 dots surrounded by Nagari legend
stylized Sasanian altar with the shaft replaced with three dots, stylized Brahmi letter "Sri" above, four characters "Ta-Pa/Ku-Ra"
bust R with letter on forehead
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Multan or the City of Sufis (saints) or Madinat-ul-Auliya is one of the oldest cities on the Asian Sub continent, dating to 4000 BC when it was known as Malonia and served as the capital of the Trigarta Kingdom. According to Hindu mythology it was 1
st
named Kashtpur after a Hindu sage named Kashyapa.  It was conquered by Alexander the Great and then re-conquered by Toramana I in the mid 5
th
century and then my Muhammad bin Qasim in 712.  Mahmud of Ghazni invaded in 1005 and the city was practically destroyed by later invasions of Timur, Babur and Muhammad of Ghor.  It was annexed into the Mughal Empire in 1557 and enjoyed 2 centuries of peace before it was captured by Ahmad Shah Duranni in 1752.  The Marathas briefly took it in 1758 before the Ahmad won it back in 1760.  Ranjit Singh captured the Multan Fort in 1817 and a year later at the Battle of Multan, Sikh armies overran the city.  Many Indian Muslim refugees settled in Multan after Pakistani independence in 1947.
stylized Sasanian altar with the shaft replaced with three dots, stylized Brahmi letter "Sri" above, four characters "Ta-Pa/Ku-Ra"