08/03/2026
Hyderabad State, Nizam Ali Khan a.k.a Asaf Jah II (c. 1762–1803 CE), Gold Pagoda, 3.38grms, Minted in Imtiyazgarh(Adoni), Obv. Shah Alam Sani insted of Shah Ali Gauhar with date AH1201, Rev. Mint name, Extremelly fine specimen with a great historic transformation, Very Rare. By AH 1201 (1786–1787 CE), Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II) had long established his authority as Nizam of Hyderabad—a position he consolidated after seizing power from his brother in 1762 and ending French dominance in Hyderabad’s court. During this period the Deccan was contested by multiple powers, and Adoni (Imtiyazgarh) stood as a key frontier fort on the southern edge of Hyderabad’s sphere. In 1786, Adoni was besieged by Tipu Sultan of Mysore, with forces of the Nizam and the Maratha Confederacy attempting to defend it; after a protracted siege, Tipu’s army successfully captured the fort, demonstrating the intense military pressure on Hyderabad’s territories. Nizam Ali Khan’s reign was marked by continuous wars against emerging powers like Mysore and the Marathas and shifting alliances, including cooperation with British forces later in his rule. For the people around Adoni in AH 1201, this meant a landscape shaped by conflict, fortified defenses, and local adaptation to the ebb and flow of regional power struggles, even as centralized Mughal authority declined
