2021-07-16 Fri

Ladakh was inhabited by Indo-Aryans of Mons and Dards according to Herodotus, Nearchus, Megasthenes, Pliny, Ptolemy and Puranas. During the 1st century AD, Ladakh was under Kushan rule. In the 2nd century, Buddhism was widespread in the eastern part of Ladakh while the Bon religion dominated the western part.

Due to its topographical extent, it came under the influence of Tibet from the east and the Chinese from Central Asia in the 8th century. Control over Ladakh changed regularly from China to Tibet and vice versa. King Nyima-Gon was feudatory of the Tibetan empire who broke out from his original Tibet Empire and established the kingdom at Ladakh. This led to the migration of the Tibetan population to Ladakh and Buddhism philosophy flourished for the second time from the northwest side. He established his kingdom in the eastern side of present-day Ladakh.

The coin represents the unity of scripts as it has Devanagari and Persian legends together. The copper Paisa was issued by Dogras of Jammu in 1924 VikramSamvat at Ladakh mint.

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