Rafi ud-Darajat - Revision history

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			{{Short description\|Brief Mughal emperor in 1719}}
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	~~{{short description\|Eleventh Mughal Emperor}}~~
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	{{Infobox royalty		{{Infobox royalty
	\| name = Rafi-ud-Darajat <br> رفیع ~~الدین درجات~~		\| name = Rafi-ud-Darajat<br/> رفیع الدرجات
	\| title = [[Padishah]] <br> [[Imperial and royal titles of the Mughal emperors\|Al-Sultan Al-Azam]]		\| title = [[Padishah]]<br />[[Imperial and royal titles of the Mughal emperors\|Al-Sultan Al-Azam]]
	\| image = Rafi ud-~~Darajat of India (cropped)~~.jpg		\| image = Rafi-ud-darjat.jpg
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| succession = ~~11th~~ [[Mughal Emperor]]		\| caption = Portrait of Rafi ud-Darajat
			\| succession = [[Mughal Emperor]]
	\| reign = 28 February – 6 June 1719		\| reign = 28 February – 6 June 1719
	\| coronation =		\| coronation =
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	\| issue =		\| issue =
	\| full name = Mirza Abu'l Barakat Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Rafi ud-Darajat Padshah Ghazi Shahanshah-i-Bahr-u-Bar		\| full name = Mirza Abu'l Barakat Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Rafi ud-Darajat Padshah Ghazi Shahanshah-i-Bahr-u-Bar
	\| house = [[Mughal dynasty~~\|House of Babur~~]]		\| house = [[Mughal dynasty]]
	\| father = [[Rafi-ush-Shan]]		\| father = [[Rafi-ush-Shan]]
	\| mother = Nur-un-Nisa Begum		\| mother = Nur-un-Nisa Begum
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	\| birth_place = [[Mughal Empire]]		\| birth_place = [[Mughal Empire]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1719\|06\|06\|1699\|12\|1}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1719\|06\|06\|1699\|12\|1}}
	\| death_place = [[Agra]], [[Mughal Empire]]		\| death_place = [[Agra]], Mughal Empire
	\| ~~place of burial~~ = Mausoleum of Khwaja Qutbuddin Kaki, [[Delhi]]		\| burial_place = Mausoleum of Khwaja Qutbuddin Kaki, [[Delhi]], India
	\| religion = [[Sunni Islam]] {{small\|([[Hanafi]])}}		\| religion = [[Sunni Islam]] {{small\|([[Hanafi]])}}
	\| dynasty = ~~[[File:Timurid.svg\|25px]]~~ [[Timurid dynasty]]\|		\| dynasty = [[Timurid dynasty]]
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	'''Mirza Rafi ud-Darajat''' ([[Persian language\|Persian]]: میرزا رفیع الدین درجات) ({{IPA-fa\|rafi ʊdard͡ʒɑːt}}); 1 December 1699 – 6 June 1719), the youngest son of [[Rafi-ush-Shan]] and the nephew of [[Azim-ush-Shan]] and a grandson of [[Bahadur Shah I]], was the eleventh [[Mughal Emperor]].

	He was placed on the throne by the [[Sayyid brothers]] after they deposed, blinded, imprisoned and executed emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]] with the help of [[Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Maharaja Ajit Singh]] and the Marathas in 1719.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rz16lub2uRgC \|title=Mohammad Yasin \|date=1958 \|publisher=Upper India Publishing House \|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|author=Krishna S. Dhir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVx6EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA120 \|title=The Wonder That Is Urdu \|date=2022 \|isbn=9788120843011 \|page=120}}</ref>		'''Mirza Rafi ud-Darajat''' ({{langx\|fa\|رفیع الدرجات\|rtl=yes}}, {{IPA\|fa\|ɾa.fiːʔ.ud.da.ɾa.ˈd͡ʒɑːt}}); 1 December 1699 – 6 June 1719) was briefly the Eleventh [[Mughal emperors\|Mughal emperor]]. He was the youngest son of [[Rafi-ush-Shan]], the nephew of [[Azim-ush-Shan]] and a grandson of [[Bahadur Shah I]].

			He was placed on the throne by the [[Sayyid brothers]] after they deposed, blinded, imprisoned and executed emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]] with the help of [[Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Maharaja Ajit Singh]] and the Marathas in 1719.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rz16lub2uRgC \|title=Mohammad Yasin \|date=1958 \|publisher=Upper India Publishing House \|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|author=Krishna S. Dhir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVx6EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA120 \|title=The Wonder That Is Urdu \|date=2022 \|isbn=9788120843011 \|page=120\| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass }}</ref>

	==Reign==		==Reign==
	[[File:Mogul- Rafi-ud-Darjat - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5548781.jpg\|thumb\|Coin of Rafi-ud-Darjat\|left]]		[[File:Mogul- Rafi-ud-Darjat - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5548781.jpg\|thumb\|Coin of Rafi-ud-Darjat\|left]]
	=== ~~Syed~~ Brothers===		=== Sayyid Brothers===
	Rafi ud-Darajat owed his throne to the Sayyid brothers - [[Sayyid Hassan Ali Khan Barha]] and [[Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan Barha]] - who had deposed emperor Farrukhsiyar with the help of Ajit Singh and ~~the Marathas~~ in 1719 and made themselves ''badishahgar'' (kingmakers). His short reign would be as a [[puppet ruler]] to the brothers.		Rafi ud-Darajat owed his throne to the Sayyid brothers - [[Sayyid Hassan Ali Khan Barha]] and [[Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan Barha]] - who had deposed emperor Farrukhsiyar with the help of [[Ajit Singh of Marwar]] and [[Balaji Vishwanath]] in 1719 and made themselves ''badishahgar'' (kingmakers). His short reign would be as a [[puppet ruler]] to the brothers.

			=== Marathas ===
			Having been helped by the Marathas in his accession,<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rz16lub2uRgC \|title=Mohammad Yasin \|date=1958 \|publisher=Upper India Publishing House \|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|author=Krishna S. Dhir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVx6EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA120 \|title=The Wonder That Is Urdu \|date=2022 \|isbn=9788120843011 \|page=120\| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass }}</ref> Rafi ud-Darajat returned the favour by granting [[Chauth]] and [[Sardeshmukhi]] rights in 6 Mughal provinces to them.<ref name="Mehta 492-494">{{cite book\|last=Mehta\|first=Jaswant Lal\|title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India: 1707 - 1813\|year=2005\|publisher=New Dawn Press\|location=New Delhi\|pages=492–494\|isbn=9781932705546\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&q=chauth+and+sardeshmukhi&pg=PA492}}</ref> The condition was that these would be collected by Mughal officials and handed to the Marathas.<ref name="Mehta 492-494">{{cite book\|last=Mehta\|first=Jaswant Lal\|title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India: 1707 - 1813\|year=2005\|publisher=New Dawn Press\|location=New Delhi\|pages=492–494\|isbn=9781932705546\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&q=chauth+and+sardeshmukhi&pg=PA492}}</ref>

	===Rival claim to throne===		===Rival claim to throne===
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	==Death and succession==		==Death and succession==
	Before dying, Rafi ud-Darajat had requested that his older brother [[Rafi ud-Daulah]] be enthroned. Rafi ud-Darajat died on 6 June 1719, either of [[tuberculosis]] or was ~~murderered~~, serving as emperor for three months and six days. He was succeeded by Rafi ud-Daulah as emperor '''Shah Jahan II''' two days later. His remains were interred near the shrine of Sufi saint Khawaja [[Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki]] at [[Mehrauli]] in [[Delhi]].		Before dying, Rafi ud-Darajat had requested that his older brother [[Rafi ud-Daulah]] be enthroned. Rafi ud-Darajat died on 6 June 1719, either of [[tuberculosis]] or was murdered, serving as emperor for three months and six days. He was succeeded by Rafi ud-Daulah as emperor '''Shah Jahan II''' two days later. His remains were interred near the shrine of Sufi saint Khawaja [[Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki]] at [[Mehrauli]] in [[Delhi]].

	==Ancestry==		==Ancestry==
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	==External links==		==External links==
			{{Commons category\|Rafi ud-Darajat}}
	*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/mughal.html Mughal dynasty genealogy]		*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/mughal.html Mughal dynasty genealogy]
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	{{Infobox royalty		{{Infobox royalty
	\| name = Rafi ud-Darajat <br/> ~~{{nq\|~~رفیع ~~الدرجات}}~~		\| name = Rafi-ud-Darajat <br> رفیع الدین درجات
	\| title =		\| title = [[Padishah]] <br> [[Imperial and royal titles of the Mughal emperors\|Al-Sultan Al-Azam]]
	\| image = ~~Emperor~~ Rafi ~~Uddar Jat~~.jpg		\| image = Rafi ud-Darajat of India (cropped).jpg
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| succession = 11th [[~~Mughal emperors\|~~Mughal Emperor]]		\| succession = 11th [[Mughal Emperor]]
	\| reign = 28 February – 6 June 1719		\| reign = 28 February – 6 June 1719
	\| coronation =		\| coronation =
	\| predecessor= [[Farrukhsiyar]]		\| predecessor = [[Farrukhsiyar]]
	\| successor = [[Shah Jahan II]]		\| successor = [[Shah Jahan II]]
	~~\| regent = [[Syed Brothers]] (1719)~~		\| spouse = Inayat Banu Begum
	\| spouse = Inayat Banu Begum		\| issue =
	\| issue =		\| full name = Mirza Abu'l Barakat Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Rafi ud-Darajat Padshah Ghazi Shahanshah-i-Bahr-u-Bar
	\| full name = Abu'l Barakat Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Rafi ud-Darajat Padshah Ghazi Shahanshah-i-Bahr-u-Bar		\| house = [[Mughal dynasty\|House of Babur]]
	\| house = [[Mughal dynasty\|~~Mughal~~]]		\| father = [[Rafi-ush-Shan]]
	\| father = [[Rafi-ush-Shan]]		\| mother = Nur-un-Nisa Begum
	\| mother = ~~Razyiat~~-un-~~Nissa~~ Begum		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1699\|12\|1}}
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1699\|12\|1}}		\| birth_place = [[Mughal Empire]]
	\| birth_place =		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1719\|06\|06\|1699\|12\|1}}
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1719\|06\|06\|1699\|12\|1}}		\| death_place = [[Agra]], [[Mughal Empire]]
	\| death_place = [[Agra]]
	\| place of burial = Mausoleum of Khwaja Qutbuddin Kaki, [[Delhi]]		\| place of burial = Mausoleum of Khwaja Qutbuddin Kaki, [[Delhi]]
	\| religion = [[Sunni Islam]]		\| religion = [[Sunni Islam]] {{small\|([[Hanafi]])}}
	\|}}		\| dynasty = [[File:Timurid.svg\|25px]] [[Timurid dynasty]]\|
			}}
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	'''Rafi ud-Darajat''' ({{~~lang~~-fa\|~~{{Nastaliq\|رفیع الدرجات}}~~}})		{{stack end}}
	(1 December 1699 – 6 June 1719), the youngest son of [[Rafi-ush-Shan]] and the nephew of [[Azim ush Shan]], was the eleventh [[Mughal Emperor]]. [[Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Ajit Singh]] ~~of Marwar placed him on~~ the ~~throne after assassinating [[Furrukhsiyar]]~~.		'''Mirza Rafi ud-Darajat''' ([[Persian language\|Persian]]: میرزا رفیع الدین درجات) ({{IPA-fa\|rafi ʊdard͡ʒɑːt}}); 1 December 1699 – 6 June 1719), the youngest son of [[Rafi-ush-Shan]] and the nephew of [[Azim-ush-Shan]] and a grandson of [[Bahadur Shah I]], was the eleventh [[Mughal Emperor]].

			He was placed on the throne by the [[Sayyid brothers]] after they deposed, blinded, imprisoned and executed emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]] with the help of [[Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Maharaja Ajit Singh]] and the Marathas in 1719.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rz16lub2uRgC \|title=Mohammad Yasin \|date=1958 \|publisher=Upper India Publishing House \|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|author=Krishna S. Dhir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVx6EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA120 \|title=The Wonder That Is Urdu \|date=2022 \|isbn=9788120843011 \|page=120}}</ref>

	==Reign==		==Reign==
			[[File:Mogul- Rafi-ud-Darjat - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5548781.jpg\|thumb\|Coin of Rafi-ud-Darjat\|left]]
	===~~Role of Maharaja AjIt Singh and~~ Syed Brothers===		=== Syed Brothers===
	~~As previous emperor~~ [[~~Furrukhsiyar~~]] ~~was deposed by~~ [[~~Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Ajit Singh~~]] of ~~Marwar. Rafi ud-Darajat owed his throne to~~ Ajit Singh and the ~~Syed Brothers took full advantage of this~~. ~~They wanted him to~~ be a puppet ruler ~~and so took steps~~ to ~~curtail his power~~.		Rafi ud-Darajat owed his throne to the Sayyid brothers - [[Sayyid Hassan Ali Khan Barha]] and [[Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan Barha]] - who had deposed emperor Farrukhsiyar with the help of Ajit Singh and the Marathas in 1719 and made themselves ''badishahgar'' (kingmakers). His short reign would be as a [[puppet ruler]] to the brothers.

	===Rival claim to throne===		===Rival claim to throne===
	The reign of Rafi ud-Darajat was one of turbulence. On 18 May 1719, less than three months after his own accession, Rafi ud-Darajat's uncle, [[Neku Siyar\|Nekusiyar]], assumed the throne at the [[Agra Fort]] as he thought he was more eligible for the post.		The reign of Rafi ud-Darajat was one of turbulence. On 18 May 1719, less than three months after his own accession, Rafi ud-Darajat's uncle, [[Neku Siyar\|Nekusiyar]], assumed the Mughal throne at the [[Agra Fort]] as he thought he was more eligible for the post.

	The ~~[[Syed Brothers]] were extremely~~ determined to defend the emperor they had raised to the throne and punish the offender~~. They swiftly succeeded. Only~~ three months ~~after [[Neku Siyar\|Nekusiyar's]] enthronement, the fort surrendered~~ and Nekusiyar ~~was captured~~. He ~~was~~ respectfully received by the ''Amir ul-Umara'' and confined at ''Salimgarh'' where he died in 1723.		The Sayyid brothers determined to defend the emperor they had raised to the throne and punish the offender retook the fort within three months and captured Nekusiyar. He would be respectfully received by the ''Amir ul-Umara'' and confined at the [[Salimgarh Fort]] where he died in 1723.

	==Death==		==Death and succession==
	Before dying, Rafi ud-Darajat requested that his ~~elder~~ brother ~~be enthroned. Accordingly, on 6 June 1719, after a reign of 3 months and six days, he was dethroned. Two days later his brother,~~ [[Rafi ud-Daulah]]~~, was~~ enthroned. Rafi ud-Darajat died of [[~~Tuberculosis~~]] or was ~~murdered at Agra~~, ~~6 June 1719~~. His remains were interred near the shrine of Sufi saint Khawaja [[Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki]] at [[Mehrauli]] in [[Delhi]].		Before dying, Rafi ud-Darajat had requested that his older brother [[Rafi ud-Daulah]] be enthroned. Rafi ud-Darajat died on 6 June 1719, either of [[tuberculosis]] or was murderered, serving as emperor for three months and six days. He was succeeded by Rafi ud-Daulah as emperor '''Shah Jahan II''' two days later. His remains were interred near the shrine of Sufi saint Khawaja [[Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki]] at [[Mehrauli]] in [[Delhi]].

	==Ancestry==		==Ancestry==
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	\|2= 2. [[Rafi-ush-Shan]]		\|2= 2. [[Rafi-ush-Shan]]
	\|3= 3. ~~Razyiat~~-un-Nissa Begum		\|3= 3.Nur-un-Nissa Begum
	\|4= 4. [[Bahadur Shah I\|Qutb-ud-din Muhammad Bahadur Shah I, Mughal Emperor]]		\|4= 4. [[Bahadur Shah I\|Qutb-ud-din Muhammad Bahadur Shah I, Mughal Emperor]]
	\|5= 5. [[Nur-un-Nissa Begum]]		\|5= 5. [[Nur-un-Nissa Begum]]
	\|6= 6. ~~[[Muhammad Akbar (Mughal prince)\|Muhammad Akbar]]~~		\|6= 6. Shaikh Baqi
	\|7=		\|7=
	\|8= 8. [[Aurangzeb\|Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor]] ~~(= 12)~~		\|8= 8. [[Aurangzeb\|Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor]]
	\|9= 9. [[Nawab Bai]]		\|9= 9. [[Nawab Bai]]
	\|10= 10. Mirza Sanjar		\|10= 10. Mirza Sanjar
	\|11= 11. Zinat-i-Alam Begum		\|11= 11. Zinat-i-Alam Begum
	\|12= ~~12. [[Aurangzeb\|Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor]] (= 8)~~		\|12=
	\|13= ~~13. [[Dilras Banu Begum]]~~		\|13=
	\|14=		\|14=
	\|15= }}		\|15= }}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Commons category\|Rafi ud-Darajat}}~~
	*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/mughal.html Mughal dynasty genealogy]		*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/mughal.html Mughal dynasty genealogy]
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	\| name = Rafi ud-Darajat		\| name = Rafi ud-Darajat <br/> {{nq\|رفیع الدرجات}}
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	\| image = Emperor Rafi Uddar Jat.jpg		\| image = Emperor Rafi Uddar Jat.jpg
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	'''Rafi ud-Darajat''' ({{lang-fa\|{{Nastaliq\|رفیع الدرجات}}}})		'''Rafi ud-Darajat''' ({{lang-fa\|{{Nastaliq\|رفیع الدرجات}}}})
	(1 December 1699 – 6 June 1719), the youngest son of [[Rafi-ush-Shan]] and the nephew of [[Azim ush Shan]], was the eleventh [[Mughal Emperor]]. ~~After [[Furrukhsiyar]] was assassinated By~~ [[Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Ajit Singh]] of Marwar ~~He succeeded [[Furrukhsiyar]] on 28 February 1719, And was~~ placed on throne By [[~~Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Ajit Singh~~]] ~~of Marwar~~.		(1 December 1699 – 6 June 1719), the youngest son of [[Rafi-ush-Shan]] and the nephew of [[Azim ush Shan]], was the eleventh [[Mughal Emperor]]. [[Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Ajit Singh]] of Marwar placed him on the throne after assassinating [[Furrukhsiyar]].

	==Reign==		==Reign==

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{{short description|Eleventh Mughal Emperor}}
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| name = Rafi ud-Darajat
| title =
| image = Emperor Rafi Uddar Jat.jpg
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| succession = 11th [[Mughal emperors|Mughal Emperor]]
| reign = 28 February – 6 June 1719
| coronation =
| predecessor= [[Farrukhsiyar]]
| successor = [[Shah Jahan II]]
| regent = [[Syed Brothers]] (1719)
| spouse = Inayat Banu Begum
| issue =
| full name = Abu'l Barakat Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Rafi ud-Darajat Padshah Ghazi Shahanshah-i-Bahr-u-Bar
| house = [[Mughal dynasty|Mughal]]
| father = [[Rafi-ush-Shan]]
| mother = Razyiat-un-Nissa Begum
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1699|12|1}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1719|06|06|1699|12|1}}
| death_place = [[Agra]]
| place of burial = Mausoleum of Khwaja Qutbuddin Kaki, [[Delhi]]
| religion = [[Sunni Islam]]
|}}
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'''Rafi ud-Darajat''' ({{lang-fa|{{Nastaliq|رفیع الدرجات}}}})
(1 December 1699 – 6 June 1719), the youngest son of [[Rafi-ush-Shan]] and the nephew of [[Azim ush Shan]], was the eleventh [[Mughal Emperor]]. After [[Furrukhsiyar]] was assassinated By [[Ajit Singh of Marwar|Ajit Singh]] of Marwar He succeeded [[Furrukhsiyar]] on 28 February 1719, And was placed on throne By [[Ajit Singh of Marwar|Ajit Singh]] of Marwar.

==Reign==

===Role of Maharaja AjIt Singh and Syed Brothers===
As previous emperor [[Furrukhsiyar]] was deposed by [[Ajit Singh of Marwar|Ajit Singh]] of Marwar. Rafi ud-Darajat owed his throne to Ajit Singh and the Syed Brothers took full advantage of this. They wanted him to be a puppet ruler and so took steps to curtail his power.

===Rival claim to throne===
The reign of Rafi ud-Darajat was one of turbulence. On 18 May 1719, less than three months after his own accession, Rafi ud-Darajat's uncle, [[Neku Siyar|Nekusiyar]], assumed the throne at the [[Agra Fort]] as he thought he was more eligible for the post.

The [[Syed Brothers]] were extremely determined to defend the emperor they had raised to the throne and punish the offender. They swiftly succeeded. Only three months after [[Neku Siyar|Nekusiyar's]] enthronement, the fort surrendered and Nekusiyar was captured. He was respectfully received by the ''Amir ul-Umara'' and confined at ''Salimgarh'' where he died in 1723.

==Death==
Before dying, Rafi ud-Darajat requested that his elder brother be enthroned. Accordingly, on 6 June 1719, after a reign of 3 months and six days, he was dethroned. Two days later his brother, [[Rafi ud-Daulah]], was enthroned. Rafi ud-Darajat died of [[Tuberculosis]] or was murdered at Agra, 6 June 1719. His remains were interred near the shrine of Sufi saint Khawaja [[Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki]] at [[Mehrauli]] in [[Delhi]].

==Ancestry==
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|2= 2. [[Rafi-ush-Shan]]
|3= 3. Razyiat-un-Nissa Begum
|4= 4. [[Bahadur Shah I|Qutb-ud-din Muhammad Bahadur Shah I, Mughal Emperor]]
|5= 5. [[Nur-un-Nissa Begum]]
|6= 6. [[Muhammad Akbar (Mughal prince)|Muhammad Akbar]]
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|8= 8. [[Aurangzeb|Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor]] (= 12)
|9= 9. [[Nawab Bai]]
|10= 10. Mirza Sanjar
|11= 11. Zinat-i-Alam Begum
|12= 12. [[Aurangzeb|Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor]] (= 8)
|13= 13. [[Dilras Banu Begum]]
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Rafi ud-Darajat}}
*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/mughal.html Mughal dynasty genealogy]
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{{Mughal Empire}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rafi ud-Darajat}}
[[Category:Mughal emperors]]
[[Category:1719 deaths|Darajat, Rafi ud]]
[[Category:1699 births]]