Ahmad Shah Bahadur
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| Ahmed Shah Bahadur | |||||
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| Emperor of Mughal Empire | |||||
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| Reign | 1748-1754 | ||||
| Coronation | 29 April, 1748 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammad Shah | ||||
| Successor | Alamgir II | ||||
| Burial | Salimgarh | ||||
| Issue | Bidar Bakhsh | ||||
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| Dynasty | Timurid | ||||
| Father | Muhammad Shah | ||||
| Mother | Kudsiya Begum | ||||
Ahmed Shah Bahadur (1725–1775) was born to Mohammed Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne as the 15th Mughal Emperor in 1748 at the age of 23. His mother was Udhambai, (also known as Kudsiya Begum). When Ahmed Shah came to power the rule of the Mughal Empire was collapsing. During the reign of his father the city of Delhi (the Mughal capital) had been plundered and much of northern India had been ransacked by the invading army of Nadir Shah).
Ahmed Shah inherited a much weakened Mughal state and after ruling unsuccessfully for 6 years, he was deposed by the Vizier Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III in 1754 and later blinded along with his mother. He spent the remaining years of his life in prison and died of natural causes in January 1775. His son Bidar Bakhsh II temporarily rose to power in 1788 as puppet of Ghulam Qadir.
Origins and Early Life
Prince Ahmad was born in 1725 to the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah of a declining empire. As a prince he developed good manners and performed his religious duties well. At the same time he developed a weakness for women, though this was restricted under his father's supervision. His real test came when, in 1748 Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India. Prince Ahmad was sent by the Mughal emperor to fight him with 75,000 men.
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