| Rafi-ud-Daulah | |||||||||
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| Padishah Al-Sultan Al-Azam | |||||||||
 Portrait of Rafi-ud-Daulah | |||||||||
| Emperor of Hindustan | |||||||||
| Reign | 6 June – 17 September 1719 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 8 June 1719 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Rafi-ud-Darajat | ||||||||
| Successor | Muhammad Shah Jahangir II (titular) | ||||||||
| Born | Rafi-ud-Daulah June 1696 Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 18 September 1719 (aged 23) Bidyapur, near Fatehpur Sikri, Mughal Empire (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) | ||||||||
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| House | House of Babur | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Timurid dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Rafi-ush-Shan | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||||||
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Shah Jahan II (Persian pronunciation: [ʃɑːh d͡ʒa.ˈhɑːn]; June 1696 – 17 September 1719), born Mirza Rafi-ud-Daulah, was briefly the twelfth Mughal emperor in 1719.
After being chosen by the Sayyid brothers, he succeeded figurehead emperor Rafi-ud-Darajat on 6 June 1719. Shah Jahan II also served as a figurehead to the Sayyid brothers[1] and would serve as emperor until his death of tuberculosis on 17 September 1719.[2]
- ^ Mohammad Yasin. Upper India Publishing House. 1958. p. 18.
- ^ Chhabra, G. S. (1971). Advanced Study In The History Of Modern India Vol. 1 (1707–1831). New Delhi: Sterling Publishers. p. 5. Retrieved 12 June 2023.