Mughal Rulers from 1707-1857

Nizam Bai, Rajkumari Amrita Bai (Hindu), daughter of Raja Rup Singh of Kishangarh, Nur un-nisa Begum, Mihr-Parwar or Mihr un-nisa Begum, Amat ul-Habib Begum, Chattar Bai

Jahandar Shah, Azimu-sh Shan (by Amrita Bai), Rafiu-sh Shan (by Nur un-nisa Begum), Khujista Akhtar Jahan Shah

Lal Kunwar or Imtiyaz Mahal, Anup Bai, Sayyid-un-nisa Begum, Jina Begum

Azz-ud-din, Aziz-ud-din (Alamgir II), Izz-ud-din

Jahandar Shah was defeated and murdered by Farrukh Siyar on 11 Feb 1713 at Delhi

Farrukh Siyar came to power with the help of two most powerful nobles, Abdullah Khan and Husain Ali Khan, known as the Sayyid brothers. They were the real power in the state. When Farrukh Siyar tried to suppress the powers of the Sayyid brothers, they got him deposed and murdered. After the death of Farrukh Siyar, Maharaja Ajit Singh took back his daughter to Jodhpur; for the first time in Mughal history.

Fakhr-un-nissa Begum, Rajkumari Indira Kanwar (Hindu), daughter of Maharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur

Farrukh Siyar was deposed (28 Feb 1719) and murdered by the Sayyid Brothers on 29 April 1719 at Delhi.

Ruled like a puppet while the entire authority was in the hands of the Sayyid ministers

Rafiu-sh Shan and Raziyyat-un-nisa Begum (daughter of Prince Akbar, son of Aurangzeb)

Rafi-ud-Daulah (Shah Jahan II), brother of Rafi-ud-Darajat

Ruled like a puppet while the entire authority was in the hands of the Sayyid ministers

Muhammad Shah Rangila (Muhammad Shah, the merry monarch)

Muhammad Shah, got murdered the Sayyid brothers, Hussain Ali Khan in 1720 and Abdullah Khan in 1722, with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah. In Oct 1720, Muhammad Ibrahim, son of Rafiu-sh Shan by Nur-un-nissa Begum, was raised to the throne, but subsequently deposed by Muhammad Shah. In 1739, Nadir Shah of Iran invaded India and defeated the Mughals in the Battle at Karnal. Muhammad Shah was the last emperor to sit on the Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan. When Nadir Shah went back to Iran he took with him immense wealth as well as the Peacock Throne and the Kohinoor Diamond from Red Fort. This invasion by Nadir Shah led to the further disintegration of the Mughal empire.

Malika-uz-Zamani, daughter of Farrukh Siyar, Sahiba Mahal, Safiya Sultan Begum, Udham Bai or Kudsiya Begum

The affairs of the government was managed by the queen mother Udham Bai

Hamid Shah Bahadur, Bidar Bakht, Tala Said Shah Bahadur, Jamiyat Shah Bahadur, Dilawar Shah Bahadur, Mirza Rujbi, Mirza Mughlu

Ahmad Shah Bahadur was deposed and murdered by Ghazi-ud-din Imad-ul-Mulk, son of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, on 1 January 1775 at Delhi

Ahmad Shah Abdali (successor of Nadir Shah) invaded India and plundered Delhi in 1757.

Zinat-afroz Begum, Sayyid Begum, Zinat Mahal or Lal Kunwar, Faiz Bakht Begum, Azizabadi Mahal, Latifa Begum, Aurangabadi Mahal

Zuhra Begum or Muhammadi Begum, Khairu-n nisa Begum

Alamgir II was murdered by Ghazi-ud-din Imad-ul-Mulk on 29 November 1759 at Kotla Firoz Shah

Muhi-ul-millat, grandson of Kam Baksh, son of Aurangzeb, was raised to the throne by Imad-ul-Mulk under the title Shah Jahan III in Dec 1759. The Marathas under Sadashiv Rao Bhau entered Delhi and captured the Mughal capital in August 1760. Sadashiv Rao deposed Shah Jahan III (Oct 1760) and proclaimed Ali Gauhar under the title of Shah Alam to the throne. In the Third Battle of Panipat (14 Jan 1761), Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Sadashiv Rao and thus the Marathas lost their supremacy in Delhi. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula reaffirmed Shah Alam II as the rightful Mughal emperor. Shah Alam took part in the Battle of Buxar (23 Oct 1764) with Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal and Shuja-ud-Daula against the British. Followed by his defeat by Hector Munro, Shah Alam signed the Treaty of Allahabad that granted Diwani rights to the British in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He was the first British pensioner. Shah Alam was deposed and blinded by Ghulam Qadir Rohilla in 1788 and Bidar Bakht, son of Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur, was raised to the throne under the title of Jahan Shah IV. Ghulam Qadir Rohilla was later murdered by the Maratha ruler Mahadji Scindia and Emperor Shah Alam was re-installed on 7th February 1789.

Piari Begum, Taj Mahal Begum, Jamil un-nisa Begum, Qudsia Begum or Mubaraq Mahal, Murad Bakht Begum

Bahadur Shah (Bahadur Shah Zafar), Mirza Jahangir (by Mumtaz Mahal), Mirza Jahan Shah (by Selaa'h un-nissa), Mirza Nazim Shah (by Gumani Khanum), Mirza Babur (by Mumtaz Mahal), Mirza Salim

Last ruler of the Timurid dynasty. He took part in the Indian rebellion of 1857. He was deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon (in Burma) followed by their victory.

Zinat Mahal, Taj Mahal, Sharaf ul-Mahal Sayyidani

Dara Bakht, Mirza Fakhr-ud-din, Jawan Bakht (by Zinat Mahal), Mirza Mughal, Mirza Khizr Sultan, Mirza Shah Abbas, Bakhtawar Shah, Mirza Meandoo, Mirza Abdulla and Mirza Qwaish