Muhammad Farrukhsiyar

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Muhammad Farrukhsiyar

Mughal emperor

Also known as: Farrukh-Siyar, Farrukhsiyar

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8 Strange Deaths in the Mughal Empire
Muhammad Farrukhsiyar
Muhammad Farrukhsiyar (reigned 1713–19) was one of the grandsons of Bahadur Shah I (reigned 1707–12). He became the first emperor to be deposed by mansabdars (members of the imperial bureaucracy of the Mughal Empire). According to some accounts, when he ascended the Mughal throne, he…
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Muhammad Farrukhsiyar (reigned 1713–19) was one of the grandsons of Bahadur Shah I (reigned 1707–12). He became the first emperor to be deposed by mansabdars (members of the imperial bureaucracy of the Mughal Empire). According to some accounts, when he ascended the Mughal throne, he…
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