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Rafi ud-Darajat
History Rafi ud-Darajat

The 10th Mughal Emperor was Rafi ud-Darajat, the youngest son of Rafi-ush-Shan and nephew of Azim ush Shan. On 28 February 1719, he replaced Furrukhsiyar and was declared Badshah by the Syed Brothe ...

September 12, 2021
Rafi ud-Daulah
History Rafi ud-Daulah

For a brief period in 1719, Shah Jahan II (June 1696 – September 1719), also known as Rafi ud-Daulah, was the twelfth Mughal emperor. He succeeded his short-lived brother Rafi ud-Darajat in t ...

September 12, 2021

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Roshan Akhtar Bahadur
History Roshan Akhtar Bahadur

The thirteenth Mughal emperor, Roshan Akhtar Bahadur or Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad (7 August 1702 – 26 April 1748), reigned from 1719 to 1748. He was the son of Khujista Akhtar, Bahadur Shah I' ...

September 12, 2021
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
History Ahmad Shah Bahadur

Ahmad Shah Bahadur, also recognized as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi, was born on 23 December 1725 and died on 1 January 1775. At the age of 22, he flourished his father as th ...

September 12, 2021
Mughal King Ali Gauhar
History Mughal King Ali Gauhar

Shah Alam II, often known as Ali Gohar or Ali Gauhar, was the seventeenth Mughal Emperor and the son of Alamgir II (25 June 1728 - 19 November 1806). Shah Alam II ascended to the throne of a shatte ...

September 12, 2021
Bengal War
History Bengal War

The Bengal War, also known as the Campaign for the Eastern Subahs, was fought between 1756 and 1765 by Mughal imperial crown prince Ali Gohar. He was also known as Shah Alam II Nawab of Bengal from ...

September 12, 2021
Mughal King Muhi-ul-Millat
History Mughal King Muhi-ul-Millat

Akbar II (22 April 1760 to 28 September 1837), also known as Akbar Shah II, was the nineteenth Mughal emperor of India. From 1806 to 1837, he ruled. He was Shah Alam II's second son and the fat ...

September 12, 2021
Bahadur Shah Zafar - Last Mughal Emperor
History Bahadur Shah Zafar - Last Mughal Emperor

Bahadur Shah Zafar was the twentieth and final Mughal Emperor (24 October 1775 - 7 November 1862). When his father, Akbar II, died on 28 September 1837, he was the second son and became his father& ...

September 12, 2021
First Battle of Panipat
History First Battle of Panipat

The Panipat's First Battle took place on April 21, 1526, between Babur's invading army and the Lodi dynasty. It occurred in North India and marked the start of the Mughal Empire and the end ...

September 12, 2021
Mughal–Maratha Wars (The Deccan War)
History Mughal–Maratha Wars (The Deccan War)

The Mughal–Maratha Wars, also known as The Deccan War lasted from 1680 to 1707. They were fought between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire. The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb invaded the Mar ...

September 12, 2021
Battle of Karnal
History Battle of Karnal

Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran, won a major victory at the Battle of Karnal (24 February 1739). Within three hours, Nader's men crushed Muhammad Shah's army, cleari ...

September 12, 2021
Battle of Plassey
History Battle of Plassey

On 23 June 1757, the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, won a decisive victory over a considerably larger army of the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies at the Battle of Plassey. T ...

September 12, 2021

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