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18th-century Mughal Empire people
- Rafi ud-DarajatMirza Rafi ud-Darajat sat on the Mughal throne in 1719 as a figurehead for two powerful brothers. Sayyid Hassan Ali Khan Barha and Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan…
- Jahandar ShahPrince Mu'izz-ud-din entered the world on the 10th of May 1661 within the Deccan Subah. His father was Prince Mu'azzam, who would later become Emperor…
- Shah Jahan IIThe Red Fort in Delhi held its breath on the 6th of June 1719. Mirza Rafi-ud-Daulah stood before the Diwan-i-Khas to receive his crown as Shah Jahan II.
- Shah Jahan IIIMirza Muhi-ul-Millat entered the world in 1711. His father was Muhi us-Sunnat, a man of significant royal blood. The elder son of Muhammad Kam Bakhsh held…
- Asaf-ud-DaulaOn the 28th of January 1775, Shuja-ud-Daula died and left his son Mirza Asaf-ud-Daula to inherit a throne that was far from secure.
- AurangzebAurangzeb, born on the 3rd of November 1618 in Dahod, ruled the Mughal Empire for nearly half a century and died still fighting at the age of 88.
- FarrukhsiyarOn the 20th of August 1683, Muhammad Farrukhsiyar was born in Aurangabad on the Deccan Plateau to a Kashmiri mother named Sahiba Niswan.
- Alamgir IIMirza Aziz-ud-Din Muhammad was born on the 6th of June 1699 at Burhanpur. He spent forty years behind bars before becoming emperor in 1754.
- Ahmad Shah BahadurAhmad Shah Bahadur stood before the Red Fort in Delhi on the 28th of April 1748, his coronation marking the start of a six-year reign that would unravel the…
- Bahadur Shah IMuhammad Mu'azzam entered the world on the 14th of October 1643 in the city of Burhanpur. He was the second son of Prince Muhi al-Din Muhammad, who would…
- Shah Alam IIOn the 25th of June 1728, Ali Gauhar entered the world within the Salatin quarters of the Red Fort. He grew up in semi-captivity alongside his father…
- Muhammad ShahOn the 9th of October 1720, Syed Hussain Ali Khan Barha stood in his encampment at Todabhim when a group of assassins struck.
- Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah IMir Qamar-ud-din Khan Siddiqi arrived in India on a pilgrimage route that led him from Samarkand to the Deccan. His grandfather Kilich Khan traveled this…
- Sawai Jai SinghOn the 31st of December 1699, Mirza Raja Bishan Singh died. His son Jai Singh was only eleven years old when he inherited the throne of Amber.