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Mohur

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Mohur

 

a gold coin of India. Mohurs were minted between the 16th and 18th centuries and, later, from 1835 to 1891 and from 1916 to 1919. After 1835 their value was expressed in rupees, with 1 mohur equaling 15 silver rupees.

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2/3 mohur (= 1 zho-gang) of Ranjit Malla of Bhadgaon, dated NS 842 (AD 1722), cut with a straight line without further trimming.
In Agra, two lowly men - Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal) and Mohammed (Adeel Akhtar) - are chosen by British authorities to present the monarch with a ceremonial gold coin called a mohur. They travel to Windsor Castle, where Abdul catches Victoria's eye and is rapidly promoted to the monarch's spiritual adviser or "Munshi".
In Agra, two lowly men - Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal) and Mohammed (Adeel Akhtar) - are chosen by British authorities to present the monarch with a ceremonial gold coin called a mohur. They travel to Windsor Castle and receive a crash course in royal etiquette from groom-inwaiting Alick Yorke (Julian Wadham).
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Basu's body, draped in the national flag and placed in a gun carriage was carried to Mohur Kunj, where the State police personnel offered a 21-gun salute to the former Chief Minister.
(If the calculations are performed with the exclusion of the cost of clothing, then the amount must be reckoned as vast: 6000 tolas of silver daily for 3 years, plus 4 silver srang for each of the 5000 yogis for 36 months and 10 gold mohur for each of the 5000 on 6 other occasions.)
Yemen's Leading Hotel - Sheraton Gold Mohur Hotel & Resort
The animals had access to standard laboratory feed (Gold Mohur, Hindustan Lever Ltd., Mumbai, India) and water ad libitum.
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