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| name = Mahmud Shah Bahadur | | name = Mahmud Shah Bahadur | ||
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| image = Mughal Emperor Mahmud Shah Bahadur.jpg | | image = Mughal Emperor Mahmud Shah Bahadur.jpg | ||
| succession = 18th [[Mughal Emperor]] | | succession = 18th [[Mughal emperors|Mughal Emperor]] | ||
| reign = {{nowrap|31 July 1788 – 11 October 1788}}<ref>Royal Numismatic Society, ''The Numismatic Chronicle'', (1926) p.415</ref> | | reign = {{nowrap|31 July 1788 – 11 October 1788}}<ref>Royal Numismatic Society, ''The Numismatic Chronicle'', (1926) p.415</ref> | ||
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'''Bidar Bakht Mahmud Shah Bahadur Jahan | '''Bidar Bakht Mahmud Shah Bahadur Shah Jahan IV''' was the [[Mughal Emperor]] for a brief period in 1788 after [[Shah Alam II]] was deposed by [[Ghulam Kadir]]. | ||
Mahmud Shah Bahadur was the son of a former Mughal Emperor, [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]].<ref name="hasan"/> He himself became emperor for a brief period in 1788 as a puppet of | Mahmud Shah Bahadur was the son of a former Mughal Emperor, [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]].<ref name="hasan"/> He himself became emperor for a brief period in 1788 as a puppet of Ghulam Kadir,<ref>{{cite book |title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813 |last=Mehta |first=Jaswant Lal |page=595 |year=2005 |publisher=[[Sterling Publishers]] |isbn=9781932705546 }}</ref> after Shah Alam II had been deposed and blinded.<ref>{{cite book |title=Jaipur and the Later Mughals (1707-1803 A.D.): A Study in Political Relations |last=Tikkiwal |first=Harish Chandra |page=175 |year=1974 |publisher=[[University of Rajasthan]] |oclc=825766812 }}</ref> He was allegedly put to death in 1790 by order of Shah Alam II, supposedly for usurping his authority in 1788.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Reign and aftermath== | ==Reign and aftermath== | ||
In 1788 the Rohilla chieftain, [[Ghulam Kadir|Ghulam Qadir]] usurped power in Delhi and began subjecting the reigning Mughal Emperor [[Shah Alam II]] to verbal, physical and psychological abuse. To find a legitimate means of doing such acts, and due to the machinations of the former Empress [[Badshah Begum]] the emperor was deposed and Prince Mahmud Shah was enthroned as Nasir ud din Muhammad Jahan Shah on 31 July 1788. | In 1788 the Rohilla chieftain, [[Ghulam Kadir|Ghulam Qadir]] usurped power in Delhi and began subjecting the reigning Mughal Emperor [[Shah Alam II]] to verbal, physical and psychological abuse. To find a legitimate means of doing such acts, and due to the machinations of the former Empress [[Badshah Begum]] the emperor was deposed and Prince Mahmud Shah was enthroned as ''Nasir ud din Muhammad Jahan Shah'' on 31 July 1788. | ||
His reign was a titular one. On the day of his accession the whole Red Fort Palace was ransacked by Ghulam Qadir's men. Cruelties and torture were later on perpetrated on the whole [[Timurid dynasty|Timurid]] family, sparing not even Badshah Begum or the new emperor. Porters carrying water for the deposed monarch were stopped and rebuked by the Rohilla. Finally, the arrival of [[Mahadji Shinde]]'s troops forced Ghulam Qadir to flee, who took the emperor with him. He was subsequently deposed by the Shinde after the conquest of Delhi, on 16 October 1788, in favor of Shah Alam II. Gulam Qadir took him to Mirat where, in desperation at his failures, he threatened to execute the hapless prince and other captives from the Imperial family that he had taken with him but was prevented from doing so by his own bodyguard, Manyar Singh. Thence the Rohilla fled leaving behind the captive princes. When Mirat was captured by Shinde's forces on 18 December, Mahmud Shah was once more imprisoned in the Salimgarh Fort.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fall of the Mughal Empire Vol. 4 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32029 |last=Sarkar |first=Jadunath }}</ref> | His reign was a titular one. On the day of his accession the whole Red Fort Palace was ransacked by Ghulam Qadir's men. Cruelties and torture were later on perpetrated on the whole [[Timurid dynasty|Timurid]] family, sparing not even Badshah Begum or the new emperor. Porters carrying water for the deposed monarch were stopped and rebuked by the Rohilla. Finally, the arrival of [[Mahadji Shinde]]'s troops forced Ghulam Qadir to flee, who took the emperor with him. He was subsequently deposed by the Shinde after the conquest of Delhi, on 16 October 1788, in favor of Shah Alam II. Gulam Qadir took him to Mirat where, in desperation at his failures, he threatened to execute the hapless prince and other captives from the Imperial family that he had taken with him but was prevented from doing so by his own bodyguard, Manyar Singh. Thence the Rohilla fled leaving behind the captive princes. When Mirat was captured by Shinde's forces on 18 December, Mahmud Shah was once more imprisoned in the Salimgarh Fort.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fall of the Mughal Empire Vol. 4 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32029 |last=Sarkar |first=Jadunath }}</ref> | ||
He died in 1790, allegedly on the orders of Shah Alam II for his role in the 1788 | He died in 1790, allegedly on the orders of Shah Alam II for his role in the 1788 disturbances. He left behind two daughters. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:42, 9 August 2021
| Mahmud Shah Bahadur | |
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| 18th Mughal Emperor | |
| Reign | 31 July 1788 – 11 October 1788[1] |
| Predecessor | Shah Alam II |
| Successor | Shah Alam II |
| Born | 1749[citation needed] Red Fort, Mughal Empire (now in India)[citation needed] |
| Died | 1790 (aged 40–41) Shahjahanabad, Delhi, Mughal Empire[citation needed] |
| Burial | Old Delhi, Mughal Empire |
| Issue | Nawab Najabat Afruz Banu Begum Sahiba Nawab Muhammadi Begum Sahiba[citation needed] |
| Father | Ahmad Shah Bahadur[2] |
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Bidar Bakht Mahmud Shah Bahadur Shah Jahan IV was the Mughal Emperor for a brief period in 1788 after Shah Alam II was deposed by Ghulam Kadir.
Mahmud Shah Bahadur was the son of a former Mughal Emperor, Ahmad Shah Bahadur.[2] He himself became emperor for a brief period in 1788 as a puppet of Ghulam Kadir,[3] after Shah Alam II had been deposed and blinded.[4] He was allegedly put to death in 1790 by order of Shah Alam II, supposedly for usurping his authority in 1788.[citation needed]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born as Prince Bidar Bakht, he was the eldest surviving child of Emperor Ahmad Shah. Sometime afterwards, he was granted the title of Mahmud Shah Bahadur and was also known as Banka, a term used then in Mughal India referring distinguished warriors or champions. He was given the governorship of Punjab in 1753 on the death of the erstwhile governor Mir Mannu, though he remained in court.[5] Upon his fathers's deposition, he was imprisoned in the Salimgarh Palace-prison in June 1754.
Reign and aftermath[edit | edit source]
In 1788 the Rohilla chieftain, Ghulam Qadir usurped power in Delhi and began subjecting the reigning Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II to verbal, physical and psychological abuse. To find a legitimate means of doing such acts, and due to the machinations of the former Empress Badshah Begum the emperor was deposed and Prince Mahmud Shah was enthroned as Nasir ud din Muhammad Jahan Shah on 31 July 1788. His reign was a titular one. On the day of his accession the whole Red Fort Palace was ransacked by Ghulam Qadir's men. Cruelties and torture were later on perpetrated on the whole Timurid family, sparing not even Badshah Begum or the new emperor. Porters carrying water for the deposed monarch were stopped and rebuked by the Rohilla. Finally, the arrival of Mahadji Shinde's troops forced Ghulam Qadir to flee, who took the emperor with him. He was subsequently deposed by the Shinde after the conquest of Delhi, on 16 October 1788, in favor of Shah Alam II. Gulam Qadir took him to Mirat where, in desperation at his failures, he threatened to execute the hapless prince and other captives from the Imperial family that he had taken with him but was prevented from doing so by his own bodyguard, Manyar Singh. Thence the Rohilla fled leaving behind the captive princes. When Mirat was captured by Shinde's forces on 18 December, Mahmud Shah was once more imprisoned in the Salimgarh Fort.[6] He died in 1790, allegedly on the orders of Shah Alam II for his role in the 1788 disturbances. He left behind two daughters.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Royal Numismatic Society, The Numismatic Chronicle, (1926) p.415
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hasan, Iqtida (1995). Later Moghuls and Urdù literature. Ferozsons. p. 48. ISBN 9789690101204.
- ↑ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers. p. 595. ISBN 9781932705546.
- ↑ Tikkiwal, Harish Chandra (1974). Jaipur and the Later Mughals (1707-1803 A.D.): A Study in Political Relations. University of Rajasthan. p. 175. OCLC 825766812.
- ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath. Fall of the Mughal Empire Vol. 1.
- ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath. Fall of the Mughal Empire Vol. 4.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Sarkar, Jadunath (2007). Fall of the Mughal Empire (1739-1803) in 4 Volumes. Orient Longman. ISBN 9788125032458.
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