Site Name: Chamba
Date:
Subject: A Basohli Brahmin who controlled the state administration circa 1844. He was assassinated by state officials under orders from the Rani. Since he was a relative of Pandit Jalla, one of the top leaders in Lahore, his death precipitated a Sikh invasion. Unlike this coin, the coins of Charhat Singh and Sri Singh have large trident mint marks. [Coin of Lakar Shah]