Shah Jahan III | |||||
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15th Mughal Emperor | |||||
Reign | 10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760 | ||||
Coronation | 10 December 1759 | ||||
Predecessor | Alamgir II | ||||
Successor | Shah Alam II | ||||
Born | 1711 | ||||
Died | 1772 (aged 60–61) | ||||
Spouse | Sadat Begum | ||||
Issue | Mirza Sa'adat Bakht Bahadur Mirza Ikram Bahadur |
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House | Timur | ||||
Father | Muhi-us-Sunnat Mirza | ||||
Mother | Rushqimi begum | ||||
Religion | Islam |
Full name | |
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Muhi-ul-Millat Shah Jahan |
Mughal emperors | |
Babur | 1526 – 1530 |
Humayun | 1530 – 1540 1555 – 1556 |
Akbar | 1556 – 1605 |
Jahangir | 1605 – 1627 |
Shahryar (de facto) | 1627 – 1628 |
Shah Jahan | 1628 – 1658 |
Aurangzeb | 1658 – 1707 |
Muhammad Azam Shah (titular) | 1707 |
Bahadur Shah I | 1707 – 1712 |
Jahandar Shah | 1712 – 1713 |
Farrukhsiyar | 1713 – 1719 |
Rafi ud-Darajat | 1719 |
Shah Jahan II | 1719 |
Muhammad Shah | 1719 – 1748 |
Ahmad Shah Bahadur | 1748 – 1754 |
Alamgir II | 1754 – 1759 |
Shah Jahan III (titular) | 1759 – 1760 |
Shah Alam II | 1760 – 1806 |
Jahan Shah IV (titular) | 1788 |
Akbar II | 1806 – 1837 |
Bahadur Shah II | 1837 – 1857 |
Empire abolished and replaced by British Raj |
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.