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e. Mirza Muhammad Mu'azzam (14 October 1643 – 27 February 1712), commonly known as Bahadur Shah I and Shah Alam I, was the eighth Mughal Emperor from 1707 to 1712. He was the second son of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who he conspired to overthrow in his youth. He was also governor of the imperial provinces of Agra, Kabul and Lahore ...
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Bahādur Shah I (born Oct. 14, 1643, Burhanpur [India]—died Feb. 27, 1712, Lahore [now in Pakistan]) was the Mughal emperor of India from 1707–12. As Prince Muʿaẓẓam, the second son of the emperor Aurangzeb, he was the prospective heir after his elder brother defected to join their father’s brother and rival, Shah Shujāʿ.
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Mirza Muhammad Mu'azzam (14 October 1643 – 27 February 1712), commonly known as Bahadur Shah I and Shah Alam I, was the eighth Mughal Emperor from 1707 to 1712. He was the second son of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who he conspired to overthrow in his youth. He was also governor of the imperial provinces of Agra, Kabul and Lahore and ...
On the left: Shah Jahan, Akbar and Babur, with Abu Sa'id of Samarkand and Timur's son, Miran Shah. On the right: Aurangzeb, Jahangir and Humayun, and two of Timur's other offspring Umar Shaykh and Muhammad Sultan. Created c. 1707–12. The Mughal empire was founded by Babur, a Timurid prince and ruler from Central Asia.
Bahadur Shah I. Aurangzeb's death in 1707 led to a succession conflict among his sons, with Mu'azzam, Muhammad Kam Bakhsh, and Muhammad Azam Shah vying for the throne. Mu'azzam defeated Azam Shah at the Battle of Jajau, claiming the throne as Bahadur Shah I. He later defeated and killed Kam Bakhsh near Hyderabad in 1708.
BAHADUR SHAH I (1643–1712), Mughal emperor (1707–1712). The eldest son of the Great Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah's original name was Muʿazzam. He was sixty-three years old when he succeeded his father in 1707, ruling for less than five years. Since there was no designated crown prince according to Mughal tradition, most ...
