2022-04-20 Wed

Jaora state was part of the Malwa Agency of Central India spread across 569 square miles, out of which 128 square miles were donated for land grants. It touches the boundaries of Indore, Gwalior, Ratlam States Agency, the state of Partabhgarh in Rajputana, and the Thakurat of Piploda. Entitled to a 13-gun salute, the state was divided geographically into seven tehsils, Jaora, Barauda, Barkhera, Malhargarh, Nawabganj, Sanjit, and Tal Mandawal. The principal grown crops were millets, cotton, maize, and opium.

Jaora traced their origin to the Tajik Khel tribe of Afghans, who had matrimonial relations with the Yusufzai clan and later settled in Swat valley. Abdul Majid Khan migrated to Hindustan in search of good fortune during Muhammad Shah’s reign. He joined the service of Nawab Zabita Khan. Muhammad Ismail was the ruler of Jaora who had issued copper Paisa and mentioned 3 calendar dates. The mentioned dates are 1311/1950/1894 AH (Anno Hijri)/VS (Vikram Samvat)/AD (Anno Domini) respectively. The obverse of the coin depicts, the AH date, flag, and value within a circular ladder, Sarkar Jaora VS date in an outer circle. The reverse of the coin features, H.H. THE NAWAB OF JAORA and AD date below, Zarb Sarkar Jaora within a circular ladder in Persian.

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