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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 204

Cooch Behar, Raghudeva Narayan (1588-1603 in the eastern kingdom), broad-flan Tanka, 33mm, 10.32g, Sk 1510, legends in five lines on both sides, Śri Śri/ Hara Gauri/ Charana Kama/la Madhu Ka/rasya, rev. Śri Śri/ Raghudeva Na/rayanasya Bhupa/lasya Śake/ 1510, bead with three rays at end of first line; both sides within double circle and border of beads (RB. 30; KM. 52), good very fine, rare

During the reign of Nara Narayan, from 1581, Raghu Deva had governed the eastern part of the kingdom as his vassal. Once Lakshmi Narayan had succeeded to the throne, Ragu Deva declared his full independence and struck coins dated Sk 1510 (AD 1588). He was opposed to Lakshmi Narayan's submissive policy towards the Mughals and, as a result, had to contend with various Mughal campaigns to bring him to heel.

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