Jaintiapur, Jaya Narayan (SE 1630-1653, 1708-1731 AD), Silver Rupee, 9.49 gms, SE 1630 (1708AD), Obv. Sri Sri Si/va Charana Ka/mala Madhu Ka/rasya, Six-pointed star, Rev. Sri Sri Ja/yantipura Pu/randarasya Sa/ke 1630, KM #160, extremely fine, extremely rare. Note: Jaya Narayan succeeded his father, Ram Simha I, who died as a captive of the Ahoms. His father had been at war with the Ahom kingdom after kidnapping the Raja of Kachhar. Consequently, the Ahom King had raided Jaintiapur in 1707 AD, just before Jaya Narayan's rule began. Hence, Jaya Narayan's succession likely marked a period of managing these strained inter-kingdom relations. Jaya Narayan’s reign, and the broader history of Jaintiapur, were marked by regional power struggles. Like other Jaintia kings of the period, Jaya Narayan ruled from a winter capital at Jaintiapur (now in Bangladesh) in the plains and a summer capital at Nartiang in the Jaintia Hills. Jaya Narayan was succeeded by Bargosain II.