Shah Jahan III

Titular Mughal Emperor

Reign

10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760

Coronation

10 December 1759

Predecessor

Alamgir II

Successor

Shah Alam II

Born

1711

Died

1772 (aged 60–61)

Spouse

Sadat Begum

Issue

Mirza Sa'adat Bakht Bahadur
Mirza Ikram Bahadur

Full name
Muhi-ul-Mulk-ul-Millat Shah Jahan

House

Timur

Father

Muhi-us-Sunnat Mirza

Mother

Rushqimi begum

Religion

Islam

Mughal emperors
Babur	1526 – 1530
Humayun	1530 – 1540 1555 – 1556
Akbar	1556 – 1605
Jahangir	1605 – 1627
Shahryar (de facto)	1627 – 1628
Shah Jahan	1628 – 1658
Aurangzeb	1658 – 1707
Muhammad Azam Shah (titular)	1707
Bahadur Shah I	1707 – 1712
Jahandar Shah	1712 – 1713
Farrukhsiyar	1713 – 1719
Rafi ud-Darajat	1719
Shah Jahan II	1719
Muhammad Shah	1719 – 1748
Ahmad Shah Bahadur	1748 – 1754
Alamgir II	1754 – 1759
Shah Jahan III (titular)	1759 – 1760
Shah Alam II	1760 – 1806
Jahan Shah IV (titular)	1788
Akbar II	1806 – 1837
Bahadur Shah II	1837 – 1857
Empire abolished and replaced by British Raj

Shah Jahan III (1711 – 1772), (شاه جہان ۳) also known as Muhi-ul-millat was Mughal Emperor briefly. He was the son of Muhi-us-sunnat, the eldest son of Muhammad Kam Baksh 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 Maratha Sardars.^[1]

References

↑ Jaswant Lal Mehta, Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813, p.140

Preceded by Alamgir II	Mughal Emperor 10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760	Succeeded by Shah Alam II

Mughal Emperors

Babur Humayun Akbar Shah I Jahangir Shah Jahan I Alamgir I Bahadur Shah I Jahandar Shah Farrukhsiyar Rafi-ul Darjat Shah Jahan II Muhammad Shah Ahmad Shah Bahadur Alamgir II Shah Jahan III Ali Gauhar Akbar Shah II Bahadur Shah II

Mughal Empire

Emperors	Babur Humayun Akbar Jahangir Shah Jahan Aurangzeb (Alamgir) Muhammad Azam Shah Bahadur Shah I Jahandar Shah Farrukhsiyar Rafi ud-Darajat Shah Jahan II Muhammad Shah Ahmad Shah Bahadur Alamgir II Shah Jahan III Shah Alam II Akbar II Bahadur Shah II

Battles and conflicts	Battle of Panipat (1526) Battle of Khanwa Battle of Ghaghra Siege of Sambhal Battle of Panipat (1556) Battle of Thanesar Siege of Chittorgarh Siege of Ranthambore Battle of Tukaroi Battle of Raj Mahal Battle of Haldighati Siege of Kandahar Mughal–Safavid War (1622–23) Siege of Orchha Mughal–Safavid War (1649–53) Battle of Samugarh Battle of Khajwa Suppression of Tilpat rebellion Ahom–Mughal conflicts Siege of Purandhar Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal War Mughal–Maratha Wars Siege of Bijapur Siege of Jinji Child's War Siege of Golconda Battle of Karnal Third Battle of Panipat Battle of Buxar Siege of Delhi

Architecture	Taj Mahal Gardens of Babur Fatehpur Sikri Humayun's Tomb Red Fort Lahore Fort Jahangir Mahal Lalbagh Fort Akbar's Tomb Agra Fort Chawk Mosque Shalimar Gardens Achabal Gardens Jahangir's Tomb Bibi Ka Maqbara Badshahi Mosque Shahi Bridge Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta Sheesh Mahal Sunehri Masjid Tipu Sultan Mosque Wazir Khan Mosque more

Adversaries	Ibrahim Lodi Rana Sanga Sher Shah Suri Hemu Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Pratapaditya Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Sir Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Nader Shah Hector Munro

See also	Cuisine Culture Flag Gardens Language Military Painting Persians Tribe Weapons Timurid dynasty family tree

Successor states	Marathas Durranis Mysore Sikhs Bengal Awadh Hyderabad Carnatic Rajputs Jats Bangash Pathans Rohilkhand

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