Farrukhsiyar
Mughal emperor from 1713 to 1719 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Farrukhsiyar (Persian pronunciation: [faɾ.ˈɾux saj.ˈjɑːɾ]; 20 August 1683 – 9 April 1719), also spelled as Farrukh Siyar, was the tenth Mughal Emperor from 1713 to 1719. He rose to the throne after deposing his uncle Jahandar Shah.[1] He was an emperor only in name, with all effective power in the hands of the courtier Sayyid brothers.[2] He was born during the reign of his great-grandfather Aurangzeb, Reportedly a handsome man who was easily swayed by his advisers, he was said to lack the ability, knowledge and character to rule independently. Farrukhsiyar was the son of Azim-ush-Shan, the second son of emperor Bahadur Shah I and Sahiba Niswan.
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10th Mughal Emperor | |||||||||
Reign | 11 January 1713 – 28 February 1719 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Jahāndār Shāh | ||||||||
Successor | Rafī-ud-Darajāt | ||||||||
Born | (1683-08-20)20 August 1683 Aurangabad, Ahmadnagar Subah, Mughal Empire | ||||||||
Died | 9 April 1719(1719-04-09) (aged 35) Shahjahanabad, Delhi, Mughal Empire | ||||||||
Cause of death | Execution by Immurement | ||||||||
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House | House of Babur | ||||||||
Dynasty | Timurid Dynasty | ||||||||
Father | Azīm-ush-Shān | ||||||||
Mother | Sahiba Niswan | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||||||
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