After the battle of plassey, the British rule was imposed in Bengal and Orrisa. But due to the past experience, instead of making coins in their names, they continued the Muhar an rupaya coins in the name of shah
Alam. The British started a mint in Kolakata. The muhar made in the mint was known as asrafi. In Hindi and Urdu literature after the period, the mane asrafi is mentioned many times. After Aurangazeb the Mughal empire started declining. Then the chieftains started ruling independently. Even then they were making coins in the name of Mughal emperors.
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