Shah Jahan II

Shah Jahan II (Persian pronunciation: [ʃɑːh d͡ʒa'hɑːn]; June 1696 – 19 September 1719), born Mirza Rafi-ud-Daulah (Persian: میرزا رفیع الدوله), was briefly the twelfth Mughal emperor in 1719.

Rafi-ud-Daulah
رفیع الدوله

Padishah
Al-Sultan Al-Azam
Portrait of Rafi-ud-Daulah
12th Mughal Emperor
Reign6 June – September 1719
Coronation8 June 1719
PredecessorRafi-ud-Darajat
SuccessorMuhammad Shah
Jahangir II (titular)
BornRafi-ud-Daulah
June 1696
Mughal Empire
Died18 September 1719(1719-09-18) (aged 23)
Bidyapur, near Fatehpur Sikri, Mughal Empire (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Burial
Names
Mirza Rafi-ud-Din Muhammad Rafi-ud-Daulah Shah Jahan II
Regnal name
Shah Jahan II (Persian: شاه جهان دوم)
HouseHouse of Babur
DynastyTimurid dynasty
FatherRafi-ush-Shan
ReligionSunni Islam (Hanafi)

After being chosen by the Sayyid brothers, he succeeded figurehead emperor Rafi-ud-Darajat on 6 June 1719. Shah Jahan II also served as a figurehead to the Sayyid brothers and would serve as emperor until his death of tuberculosis on 17 September 1719.

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