'Haft Kishtwar' couplet. Known only from one other specimen offered at CNG Triton XXVI sale in 2023. The coin is interesting because presumably there is no evidence of Qandahar being under Mughal control during the reign of Shah Alam Bahadur. The Mughals wrested Qandahar from the Persians for one final time in 1698 when Sarmand Khan of Kalat, owing allegiance to Aurangzeb, established himself there. However, the Safavids regained control over the town by 1704. In 1709, Mirwais Khan Hotak, managed to slay the Safavid governor and the Iranian occupation ended. It is likely that Mirwais Khan nominally paid allegiance to the Mughals to bolster his position against the Safavids. These coins appear to be struck at this fleeting moment. The epithet ‘Dar al-Daulat’ corresponds to the fact that Mirwais Khan made Qandahar his capital. He went on to found the Hotaki Afghan dynasty which ultimately contributed to the demise of Safavid power. There has been speculation that the coin may belong to the Qandahar mint of the Deccan, but scholars including S. Bhandare (Ashmolean Museum) are firm that it is more likely to be the Afghani Qandahar, especially based on the provenance and find-spots of the two known specimens