The Mughal India Emperor Shah Jahan (Born: AD 1592 Died: AD 1666 Reign: AD 1628-1658) called himself "Sahib Qiran" which meant the "Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction".
Shah Jahan even put the statement on some of his coins.
Mughal Mohur, Shah Jahan, AH 1045 (AD 1636) Year 9
Gold, 22 mm, 10.87 gm, KM 260.3
Struck at the Allahabad Mint
Obverse: Square with two lines inside it and four lines around it
Square upper: Badshah Ghazi (Emperor and Fighter for Islam)
Square lower: Shah Jahan (King of the World)
Square top: Shahab-ud-Din (Star of the Faith)
Square right: Muhammad Sahib (Lord Muhammad)
Square bottom: Qiran-e-Sani (Second Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction)
Square left: Zarb Allahabad (Struck at Allahabad)
Reverse: Square with two lines inside it and four lines around it
Square upper: There is no god but Allah
Square lower: Muhammad is his messenger
(The four Caliphs below are the first four Caliphs of Islam)
Square top: Caliph Abu Bakr
Square right: Caliph Umar
Square bottom: Caliph Uthman
Square left: Caliph Ali
The year "1045" is on the reverse bottom. AH 1045 is around AD 1636.
The regnal year "9" is on the obverse bottom.
It equates to AH 1037+9-1 or AD 1045.
A conjunction is an astronomical term meaning that two planets are close to each other in the sky.
The question of "how close is a conjunction" has had many answers over time but is usually within a few compass degrees.
One compass degree is about the width of two full moons.
Planetary conjunctions are important in Astrology as planets close together can combine their energy.
The "Auspicious Conjunction" was a name given by ancient astrologers to a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Venus occurring when someone was born. It meant that the person was destined for greatness.
Shah Jahan was born on January 5, AD 1592 and a Jupiter-Venus conjunction occurred around September 24, 1591. Was this close enough for government work?
Shah Jahan called himself the "Second Lord" as his ancestor Timur also called himself the "Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction" and was thus the "First Lord".
Another coin of Shah Jahan with his title, this one a silver rupee:
Mughal Rupee, Shah Jahan, AH 1038 (AD 1629), First year
Silver, 22 mm, 10.47 gm, KM 222.1
Struck at the Agra Mint, later the site of Shah Jahan's famous Taj Mahal.
Obverse: Four horizontal lines of text
Line 1: Badshah Ghazi (Emperor and fighter for Islam)
Line 2: Ahad Muhammad Shah Jahan (First year of reign, King of the World)
Line 3: Shahab ud-Din (Star of the Faith)
Line 4: Sahib Qiran Sani (Second Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction)
Reverse: Three horizontal lines of text
Line 1: There is no god but Allah
Line 2: Muhammad is his messenger
Line 3: Zarb Dar-i-Khilafa Agra (Struck at seat of capital Agra)
The year "1038" is on the reverse left side. AH 1038 is around AD 1629.
The coin has no regnal year but the word "Ahad" which means "first year".
By the way, a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus will occur this weekend early in the mornings of April 30, 2022 and May 1, 2022. The planets will be one-half a degree apart, about the size of a full moon.
Something to look forward to.
Posted 04/26/2022 10:44 am
