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Mirza Muhammad Mu'azzam (14 October 1643 – 27 February 1712), commonly known as Bahadur Shah I and Shah Alam I, was the eighth Mughal Emperor from 1707 to 1712. He was the second son of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who he conspired to overthrow in his youth.
Bahādur Shah I was the Mughal emperor of India from 1707–12. As Prince Muʿaẓẓam, the second son of the emperor Aurangzeb, he was the prospective heir after his elder brother defected to join their father’s brother and rival, Shah Shujāʿ.
Jun 4, 2024 · The eighth Mughal emperor of India, Bahadur Shah I, often referred to as Muhammad Mu’azzam and Shah Alam, ruled from 1707 until 1712. While still a child, he devised a plan to overthrow his father, the sixth Mughal emperor, and ascend to the throne.
The 65-year old Bahadur Shah emerged victorious. He was learned, dignified, and deserving. Bahadur Shah followed a policy of compromise and conciliation, and there was evidence of the reversal of some of the narrow-minded policies and measures adopted by Aurangzeb.
Bahadur Shah I, also known as Muazzam Bahadur Shah and Shah Alam I was a Mughal emperor who ruled India from 1707 to 1712. Born in October 14, 1643, in Burhanpur, Bahadur Shah I was the second son of the emperor Aurangzeb and Nawab Bai Begum Saheba, the daughter of Raja of Rajauri (Jarral Rajput).
BAHADUR SHAH I (1643–1712), Mughal emperor (1707–1712). The eldest son of the Great Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah's original name was Muʿazzam. He was sixty-three years old when he succeeded his father in 1707, ruling for less than five years.
Bahadur Shah I. Delhi, India. Aurangzeb's death in 1707 led to a succession conflict among his sons, with Mu'azzam, Muhammad Kam Bakhsh, and Muhammad Azam Shah vying for the throne. Mu'azzam defeated Azam Shah at the Battle of Jajau, claiming the throne as Bahadur Shah I.
