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Gujarat under Farrukhsiyar

Gujarat under Mughal Empire
Gujarat Subah
(1573–1756)
Gujarat Sultanate (1407–1535)
Humayun (1535-1536)
Gujarat Sultanate (1536-1573)
Akbar (1573–1605)
Jehangir (1605–1627)
Shah Jahan (1627–1658)
Aurangzeb (1658–1707)
Bahadur Shah I (1707-1712)
Jahandar Shah (1712–1713)
Farrukhsiyar (1713–1719)
Muhammad Shah (1719–1748)
Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1748–1754)
Alamgir II (1754–1756)
Gujarat under Maratha Empire (1756-1819)

The Mughal Empire's province Gujarat (now in India) was managed by the viceroys appointed by the emperors. The emperor Jahandar Shah who had came to power in 1712 was defeated by his nephew Farrukhsiyar in put to death in 1713. As he was helped by noble Sayad brothers, he was under their influence. He concluded treaty with Ajitsingh of Jodhpur. Daud Khan Panni, the powerful general, was appointed as the viceroy but there were riots in Ahmedabad in 1714. Ajitsingh was appointed as the next viceroy who had disputes with other noble Haidar Kúli Khán. After some reluctance, Ajitsingh let Khán Daurán Nasrat Jang Bahádur to be apponted as the next viceroy. In 1719, the emperor Farrukhsiyar was deposed by influential Sayad brothers in 1719. He was succeeded by short reigns of Rafi ud-Darajat and Shah Jahan II. Finally Muhammad Shah was raised to the throne by them.

This expedition of Farrukhsiyar was successful. He put Jahandar Shah to death and mounted the throne in 1713. As he had been raised to the throne mainly by the aid of Sayads Husain Áli and Abdullah Khán, the new emperor fell under the power of these nobles. Husain Áli was sent against Ajítsingh of Márwár, and concluded a treaty with that chief, whereby Ajítsingh engaged to send his son to court and to give his daughter to the emperor in marriage: and the marriage was solemnised in 1715. In 1714, shortly after this treaty was concluded, Ajítsingh sent his son Abheysingh to court, and on him in place of one Sayad Áhmed Gíláni was conferred the post of governor of Sorath. Abheysingh remained at court and sent his deputy Káyath Fatehsingh to Junagadh. Abdúl Hamíd Khán was appointed revenue officer of Surat. After some time he resigned his Surat office and went to court, where on being made superintendent of the shrine of Sheikh Ahmed Khattu, he returned to Áhmedábád. In 1713, Muhtarim Khán was appointed to succeed him in Surat.


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