AFSHARID

1160 – 1803 AH

Initially, Nadir Shah maintained the late Safavid denominations based on the gold ashrafi of about 3.46g and the silver abbasi of 5.37g, together with some characteristic fractional denominations. After his conquest of Qandahar in 1150, Nadir integrated the Indian and Iranian monetary systems, introducing the gold mohur of 11.04 grams and the Shahjahanabad rupee of 11.52g from the Mughals, i.e., with the mohur weighing 23/24 of the rupee.69