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Shah Alam I

Bahadur Shah I
قطب الدین محمد بہادر شاه
Bahadur Shah, ca. 1670, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.jpg
7th Mughal Emperor
Reign 19 June 1707 – 27 February 1712
Coronation 19 June 1707 in Delhi
Predecessor Muhammad Azam Shah (titular)
Aurangzeb
Successor Jahandar Shah
Born 14 October 1643
Burhanpur, Mughal Empire
Died 27 February 1712(1712-02-27) (aged 68)
Lahore, Mughal Empire
Burial Moti Masjid, Delhi
Consort Nur-un-nissa Begum
Wives Mihr Parwar Begum
Amat-ul-Habib Begum
Rani Chattar Bai
One another wife
Issue Jahandar Shah
Azz-ud-Din Mirza
Azim-ush-Shan Mirza
Daulat-Afza Mirza
Rafi-ush-Shan Mirza
Jahan Shah Mirza
Muhammad Humayun Mirza
Dahr Afruz Banu Begum
One another son
Full name
Abul-nasr Sayyid Qutb-ud-din Muhammad Shah Alam Bahadur Shah Badshah
Dynasty Mughal
Father Aurangzeb
Mother Nawab Bai Ji
Religion Sunni Islam
Full name
Abul-nasr Sayyid Qutb-ud-din Muhammad Shah Alam Bahadur Shah Badshah

Bahadur Shah (Urdu: بہادر شاه اول‎—Bahādur Shāh Awwal) (14 October 1643 – 27 February 1712), the seventh Mughal emperor of India, ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712. Born Mu'azzam, Shah was the third son of Aurangzeb with his Muslim Rajput wife Nawab Bai and the grandson of Shah Jahan. In his youth, he conspired to overthrow his father and ascend to the throne a number of times. Shah's plans were intercepted by the emperor, who imprisoned him several times. From 1696 to 1707, he was governor of Akbarabad (later known as Agra), Kabul and Lahore.

After Aurangzeb's death Shah's brother, Muhammad Azam Shah, declared himself successor before his defeat in the Battle of Jajau. During his reign, Shah bloodlessly annexed the Rajput states of Jodhpur and Amber and sparked controversy in the khutba by inserting the declaration of Ali as wali. His reign was also disturbed by the Sikh leader Banda Singh Bahadur, who led a rebellion against him. Bahadur Shah was buried in the Moti Masjid at Mehrauli in Delhi.

Mu'azzam was born on 14 October 1643 in Burhanpur to the sixth Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb, and his wife Nawab Bai Ji. He was the grandson of Empress Mumtaz Mahal, and nephew of Prince Dara Shikoh.


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