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Alamgir Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb ascended the throne with the title of Alamgir or ‘world conqueror’. -
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Bahadur Shah l
Bahadur Shah l had become emperor at the age of 64, but dies five years later. He was mild- tempered, dignified and generous monarch. -
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Jahandar Shah
Custom of living an idle life, Jahandar Shah became an irresponsible ruler and was soon killed by his closest companion for this. -
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Farrukhsiyar
Being used by the powerful Sayyid Brothers, Farrukhsiyar was also unable to control the Marathas against him, thus lost power against them. -
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Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah was a weak and inexperienced ruler, who was unable to control the rise of the Marathas. His reign is witness to the humiliating defeat and plunder of Delhi by Nadir Shah and The invasion of Ahmed Shah Durrani. -
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Ahmed Shah
Ruled for 6 years, but unfortunately he was removed from the throne by the powerful wazir Ghaziuddin. -
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Alamgir ll
He ruled the empire for the next five years after the death of Ahmed Shah, however he was also murdered by Ghaziuddin. -
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Shah Alam ll
Shah Alam ll succeeded his father’s throne, although he was only a puppet ruler. As the nobles became powerful in the court he was unable to control the kingdom. -
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Akbar Shah ll
Akbar Shah ll was the son of Shah Alam ll, thus became the next king. He became a pensioner of the British and he was confined to the Red Fort. -
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Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bahadur Shah was the last Mughal emperor and after a war he was convicted by the British and exiled to Rangoon. This is where Bahadur Shah died. With this the great Mughal era came to an end with the defeat of war against the British and the death of famous Mughal king and poet, Bahadur Shah Zafar.