Farrukhsiyar
Sign in to saveFarrukhsiyar (, ; 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. He was an emperor only in name, with all effective power in the hands of the two courtiers, Sayyid brothers.
Person
- Born
- 1683-09-11
- Died
- 1719-04-19
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Farrukhsiyar فرخسیار
- Royalty.image
- Muhhamad_Farukhsiyar.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Emperor Farrukhsiyar holding a jewel
- Royalty.succession
- Mughal Emperor
- Royalty.reign
- 11 January 1713 –
- Royalty.predecessor
- Jahāndār Shāh
- Royalty.successor
- Rafī-ud-Darajāt
- Royalty.full name
- Mirza Abu'l Muzaffar Muīn-ud-dīn Muhammad Shāh Farrukhsiyar Alim Akbar Sāni Wālā Shāh Pādshāh-i-bahr-u-bar
- Royalty.posthumous name
- Shahid-i-Marhum ()
- Royalty.dynasty
- Timurid Dynasty
- Royalty.house
- Mughal Dynasty
- Royalty.father
- Azīm-ush-Shān
- Royalty.mother
- Sahiba Niswan
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Key dates
- Born
- 11 September 1683
- Died
- 19 April 1719
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Aurangabad
- Place of death
- Delhi
- Spouse
- Indira Kanwar
- Child
- Badshah Begum
- Father
- Azim-ush-Shan
- Occupation
- politician
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Timurid Empire
Article
21 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Deposing Jahandar Shah
- Reign
- Hostility towards the Sayyid Brothers
- Campaign against Ajmer
- Campaign against the Jats
- Campaign against the Sikhs
- Campaign against rebels at the Indus River
- Reimposition of Jizya
- Trade concession in Bengal
- Final struggle with the Sayyid Brothers
- State of the Mughal Empire
- Appointments
- Personal life
- Family
- Titles
- Coinage
- Deposition and death
- Legacy
- References
- Bibliography
Farrukhsiyar (, ; 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. He was an emperor only in name, with all effective power in the hands of the two courtiers, Sayyid brothers.
== Early life == Muhammad Farrukhsiyar was born on 20 August 1683 (9th Ramzan 1094 AH) in the city of Aurangabad on the Deccan Plateau, to a Kashmiri mother, Sahiba Niswan. He was the second son of Azim-ush-Shan, the grandson of emperor Bahadur Shah I and a great-grandson of emperor Aurangzeb.