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Later Mughal Rulers |
| Bahadur Shah I |
After the death of Aurangzeb, prince Muazzam, Azam & Kam Bakhsh fought in |
| 1707-1712 |
which Mauzzam emerged victorious & assumed the title of Bahadur Shah I. Banda |
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Bahadur who killed Wazir khanwas defeated by him. Was referred to as ‘Shah-i- |
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Bekhabar’. |
| Jahandar Shah |
Later after Bahadur Shah’s death, his son Jahandar Shah came to power after killing |
| 1712-13 |
his other brothers with the help of Zulfikar Khan. He made peace with the Jats, |
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Shahuji & honoured rajput kings. |
| Farrukh Siyar |
Nephew of Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar killed him with the help of Sayyid |
| 1713-19 |
brothers – Abdulla Khan (Wazir) & Hussain Ali Khan (Mir Bakshi). Farrukh Siyar |
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tried to check the powers of Sayyid brothers but the latter got him killed & crowned |
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two princes Raffi-ud-Darajat, Raffi-ud-Daula in quick succession. Later they made |
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Muhammad Shah (Grandson of Bahadur Shah I) as the king. After his accession the |
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Sayyid brothers fell victim to the intrigue of Turani Amirs. |
| Muhammad |
During his tenure most the independent kingdoms were established: Nizam-ul-Mulk |
| Shah Rangila |
(Deccan), Saadat Khan (Awadh) & Murshid Quli Khan (Bengal). Iranian King |
| 1719-48 |
Nadir Shah invaded in 1739 on invitation of Saadat Khan (Awadh). The latter was |
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imprisoned by Nadir Shah for not able to pay the promised ransom. Nadir Shah |
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took the peacock throne & the Kohinoor diamond with him. |
| Ahmad Shah |
Son of Muhammad Shah. During his reign Ahmad Shah Abdali (claimed himself |
| 1748-54 |
ruler of Kandhar after the assassination of Nadir Shah by Persian in 1747) |
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repeatedly attacked. Later Ahmad Shah was killed & deposed by his own Wazir |
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Imad-ul-Mulk. |
| Alamgir II |
Actual name Aziz-ud-din. Frequency of Abdali attacks increased. [1754-59] |
| Shah Alam II |
1759-1806 |
| Akbar Shah II |
1806-1837 |
| Bahadur Shah II |
1837-57 |