AHOM KINGDOM ; RUDRA SINGHA 1696-1714 AD, (SE 1618-1636) ; SILVER RUPEE ; SE 1635

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AHOM KINGDOM ; RUDRA SINGHA 1696-1714 AD, (SE 1618-1636) ; SILVER RUPEE ; SE 1635 ; Weight : 11.17 Grams ;
OBV : 4 line Assamese legend- SRI SRIMAD / SWARANGA DEVA RUDRA / SIMHASYA SA / KE 1635 / Lion running to right below ; REV: SRI SRI HA / RA GAURI PA / DAMBUJA MADHU I KARASYA. REF: MNI 2464. VAR. KM40. NB: Rudrasingha lIl or SUKHRUNGPHAA (reigned 1696-1714 AD) was an Ahom King under whom the Kingdom reached its zenith of power & glory. He was known as “LAI” before he became a King & was the son of Ahom King Gadadhara Singha. He had four issues:
1. Sutanphaa (Shiva Singha 1715-44 CE) 2. Sunenphaa (Pramatta Singha 1744-50 CE) 3. Suremphaa (Rajeshwara Singha 1751-69 CE) 4. Sunyeophaa (Lakshmi Singha 1769-80 CE)