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 Emperor Farrukhsiyar holding a jewel c. 1717 | |||||||||
| Emperor of Hindustan | |||||||||
| Reign | 11 January 1713 – 28 February 1719 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Jahāndār Shāh | ||||||||
| Successor | Rafī-ud-Darajāt | ||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1683 Aurangabad, Ahmadnagar Subah, Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 9 April 1719 (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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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, as the son of Azim-ush-Shan (the second son of Emperor Bahadur Shah I) and Sahiba Niswan. Reportedly a handsome man who was easily swayed by his advisers, he was said to lack the ability, knowledge and character to rule independently. He was executed by Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar.
- ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-93-80607-34-4.
- ^ Sanjay Subrahmanyam (2017). Europe's India. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674977556.