A History of Assam c15.s1.7
A History of Assam c15.s1.7
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The legend on Suklenmung's coins was in the Ahom language and character. The coins of Jayadhvaj Singh and Chakradhvaj Singh bore Sanskrit legends in the Bengali script. The next three rulers reverted to Ahom, but from Rudra Singh onwards the use of Sanskrit became the rule. Two later kings (Pramata Singh and Rājesvar Singh) struck coins with Ahom legends in the year of their accession, but these were probably in the nature of medals for ceremonial distribution, as Sanskrit was the language used on all the other coins issued by them. Square coins with Persians legends were issued by Sib Singh in 1729 A.D. and by Rājesvar Singh in 1752. A square coin with a Sanskrit legend was issued by Lakshmi Singh in 1770.