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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 433

Assam, Chandrakanta Simha, second reign (1819-21), octagonal gold 1/16-Mohur, 0.74g, Śri Cha/ndrakanta, rev. Simha Na/rendrasya (RB. U5.1; KM. 253), very fine, very rare

In 1819, supporters of Chandrakanta, again sought help from the Burmese. The latter agree to help them and successfully invaded Assam. This time they did not return home but stayed, having restored Chandrakanta to the throne. The king, however, was dissatisfied with being a Burmese puppet and fled to British territory from where he made a number of unsuccessful raids against the Burmese. When the Burmese failed to coax Chandrakanta back to Assam, they replace him with an Ahom prince of uncertain ancestory, by name of JogeŚvara Simha.

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