Shah Jahan III

Shah Jahan III
Padishah
Al-Sultan Al-Azam
Mirza
Portrait of Muhi-ul-Millat before his deposition, c. 1759
16th Mughal Emperor
Reign10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760
PredecessorAlamgir II
SuccessorShah Alam II
VizierImad-ul-Mulk
BornMirza Muhi-ul-Millat
1711
Mughal Empire
Died1772 (aged 60–61)
Mughal Empire
Issue
  • Mirza Sa'adat Bakht Bahadur
  • Mirza Ikram Bahadur
Names
Mirza Muhi-ul-Millat Shah Jahan III
Era dates
18th century
Regnal name
Shah Jahan III (Persian: شاه جهان سوم)
HouseHouse of Babur
DynastyTimurid dynasty
FatherMuhi us-Sunnat
ReligionSunni Islam (Hanafi)

Shah Jahan III (Persian pronunciation: [ʃɒːh d͡ʒæ.hɒːn]; 1711–1772), also known as Mirza Muhi-ul-Millat, was the sixteenth Mughal emperor, albeit briefly. He was the son of Muhi us-Sunnat, the eldest son of Muhammad Kam Bakhsh who was the youngest son of Aurangzeb. He was placed on the Mughal throne in December 1759 as a result of the intricacies in Delhi with the help of Imad-ul-Mulk. He was later deposed by Mughal chiefs, acting in the name of the exiled Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.[1]