Shah Jahan III

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Shah Jahan III
15th Mughal Emperor
Reign10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760
Coronation10 December 1759
PredecessorAlamgir II
SuccessorShah Alam II
Born1711
Died1772 (aged 60–61)
SpouseSadat Begum
IssueMirza Sa'adat Bakht Bahadur
Mirza Ikram Bahadur
Names
Muhi-ul-Millat Shah Jahan III
HouseTimurid
FatherMuhi-us-Sunnat Mirza
MotherRushqimi Begum
ReligionIslam
Mughal emperors
Babur 1526–1530
Humayun (first reign) 1530–1540
Humayun (second reign) 1555–1556
Akbar I 1556–1605
Jahangir I 1605–1627
Shahriyar (de facto) 1627–1628
Shah Jahan I 1628–1658
Aurangzeb (Alamgir I) 1658–1707
Azam Shah 1707
Bahadur Shah I (Shah Alam I) 1707–1712
Jahandar Shah 1712–1713
Farrukh-Siyar 1713–1719
Rafi-ud-Darajat 1719
Rafi-ud-Daulah (Shah Jahan II) 1719
Muhammad Shah 1719–1748
Ahmad Shah 1748–1754
Alamgir II 1754–1759
Shah Jahan III 1759–1760
Shah Alam II (first reign) 1760–1788
Mahmud Shah (Shah Jahan IV) 1788
Shah Alam II (second reign) 1788–1806
Akbar II 1806–1837
Bahadur Shah II 1837–1857

Shah Jahan III (1711 – 1772), (شاه جہان ۳) also known as Muhi-ul-millat was Mughal Emperor briefly. He was the son of Muhi-us-sunnat, the eldest son of Muhammad Kam Baksh who was the youngest son of Aurangzeb. He was placed on the Mughal throne in December 1759 as a result of the intricacies in Delhi with the help of Imad-ul-Mulk. He was later deposed by Maratha Sardars.[1]

References

  1. ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813, p.140
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