Jahandar Shah
Mirza Mu'izz-ud-Din Beg Muhammad Khan (Persian: میرزا معزالدین بیگ محمد خان; 10 May 1661 – 11 February 1713), better known by his title Jahandar Shah (Persian: جهاندار شاه, lit. 'The Owner of the World', Persian pronunciation: [d͡ʒa'hɑːndɑːr ʃɑːh]), was briefly the ninth Mughal emperor from 1712 to 1713. He was the son of emperor Bahadur Shah I, and the grandson of emperor Aurangzeb.
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Portrait of Jahandar Shah, c. 1712, currently held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England | |||||||||
| 9th Mughal Emperor | |||||||||
| Reign | 29 March 1712 – 11 February 1713 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 29 March 1712 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Shah Alam I | ||||||||
| Successor | Farrukh Siyar | ||||||||
| Born | Mirza Mu'izz-ud-Din Beg Muhammad Khan 10 May 1661 Deccan, Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 11 February 1713 (aged 51) Delhi, Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Burial | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India | ||||||||
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| House | House of Babur | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Timurid dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Shah Alam I | ||||||||
| Mother | Nizam Bai | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||||||
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Jahandar Shah was the first puppet ruler of the Mughal dynasty, having been placed on the throne by powerful noble Zulfiqar Khan. His reign was short and turbulent, lasting less than a year. He was deposed by the Sayyid brothers and succeeded by his nephew Farrukhsiyar.
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