Akbar II
Akbar II (Persian pronunciation: [akbar]; 22 April 1760 – 28 September 1837), also known as Akbar Shah II, was the nineteenth Mughal emperor from 1806 to 1837. He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah II, who would eventually succeed him and become the last Mughal emperor.
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| King of Delhi Badshah Shahanshah-e-Hind | |||||||||||||
Portrait of Akbar Shah II, c. 1827 | |||||||||||||
| 19th Mughal Emperor | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 19 November 1806 – 28 September 1837 | ||||||||||||
| Coronation | 19 November 1806 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Shah Alam II | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Bahadur Shah II | ||||||||||||
| Born | Mirza Akbar 22 April 1760 Mukundpur, Rewa State, Maratha Confederacy | ||||||||||||
| Died | 28 September 1837 (aged 77) Delhi, Mughal Empire | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Moti Masjid, Delhi, India | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Mumtaz Mahal Anwar Mahal Lal Bai Selaa'h-un-Nissa Gumani Khanum | ||||||||||||
| Issue | 14 sons including
Mirza Firuz Bakht 8 daughters | ||||||||||||
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| House | House of Babur | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Timurid dynasty | ||||||||||||
| Father | Shah Alam II | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Qudsia Begum | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||||||||||
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Akbar had little de facto power due to the increasing British influence in India through the East India Company. He sent Ram Mohan Roy as an ambassador to Britain and gave him the title of Raja. During his regime, in 1835, the East India Company discontinued calling itself subject of the Mughal Emperor and issuing coins in his name. The Persian lines in the company's coins to this effect were deleted.
Akbar II is credited with starting the Hindu–Muslim unity festival Phool Walon Ki Sair. His grave lies next to the dargah of 13th-century Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki at Mehrauli.