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{{Short description|Mughal emperor from 1759 to 1760}}
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{{short description|Sixteenth Mughal Emperor}}
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| name        = Shah Jahan III
| name        = Shah Jahan III<br/> شاه جهان سوم
| title        = ([[De facto|titular]]) [[Shah|Shahenshah-e-]][[Mughal Empire|Mogul]]
| title        = [[Padishah]]<br />[[Imperial and royal titles of the Mughal emperors|Al-Sultan Al-Azam]]<br>[[Mirza (name)|Mirza]]
| succession  = 16th [[Mughal emperors|Mughal Emperor]]
| image        = Muhi-ul-millat.png
| caption      = Portrait of Muhi-ul-Millat before his deposition, {{circa|1759}}
| succession  = 16th [[Mughal Emperor]]
| reign        = 10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760
| reign        = 10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760
| coronation  =  
| coronation  =  
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| birth_date  = 1711
| birth_date  = 1711
| birth_place  = [[Mughal Empire]]
| birth_place  = [[Mughal Empire]]
| death_date  = 1772 <br> (aged of 60-61)
| death_date  = 1772 (aged 60–61)
| death_place  = [[Mughal Empire]]
| death_place  = [[Maratha Empire]]
| predecessor  = [[Alamgir II]]
| predecessor  = [[Alamgir II]]
| regent      = [[Imad-ul-Mulk]]
| regent      = [[Imad-ul-Mulk]]
| reg-type    = Vizier
| reg-type    = Vizier
| successor    = [[Shah Alam II]]
| successor    = [[Shah Alam II]]
| issue        = Mirza Sa'adat Bakht Bahadur<br/>Mirza Ikram Bahadur
| issue        = {{plainlist|
| spouse      = Sadat Begum
*Mirza Sa'adat Bakht Bahadur
*Mirza Ikram Bahadur}}
| spouse      =  
| royal house  =  
| royal house  =  
| dynasty      = [[Timurid Dynasty|House of Timur]]
| dynasty      = [[Timurid dynasty]]
| era dates    = [[18th Century|18th-Century]]
| era dates    = 18th century
| regnal name  = Shah Jahan III
| regnal name  = Shah Jahan III ([[Persian language|Persian]]: شاه جهان سوم)
| house        = [[Mughal Dynasty]]
| house        = [[Mughal dynasty]]
| father      = [[Muhi us-Sunnat]]
| father      = [[Muhi us-Sunnat]]
| mother      = Rushqimi Begum
| mother      =  
| religion    = [[Islam]] ([[Sunni Muslim]])
| religion    = [[Sunni Islam]] {{small|([[Hanafi]])}}
| image        = Shah Jahan III of India.jpg
}}
}}
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'''Shah Jahan III''' ({{IPA-fa|ʃɑːh d͡ʒa'hɑːn}}; 1711 – 1772), also known as '''Muhi-ul-millat''', was the sixteenth [[Mughal Emperor]], albeit briefly. He was the son of [[Muhi us-Sunnat]], the eldest son of [[Muhammad Kam Bakhsh]] 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]] chiefs.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140 Jaswant Lal Mehta, Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813, p.140]</ref>
'''Shah Jahan III''' ({{langx|fa|شاه جهان سوم|rtl=yes}}, {{IPA|fa|ʃɒːh d͡ʒæ.hɒːn}}; 1711–1772), also known as '''Mirza Muhi-ul-Millat''' ({{langx|fa|محی الملّت|rtl=yes}}), was the sixteenth [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]], albeit briefly. He was the son of [[Muhi us-Sunnat]], the eldest son of [[Muhammad Kam Bakhsh]] who was the youngest son of [[Aurangzeb]]. He was placed on the Mughal throne in December 1759 as a result of the intrigues in Delhi with the help of [[Imad-ul-Mulk]]. He was later deposed by [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] ministers, acting in the name of the exiled [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Alam II]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140 Jaswant Lal Mehta, ''Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813''], p. 140</ref>


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Shah Jahan III
شاه جهان سوم
Padishah
Al-Sultan Al-Azam
Mirza
Portrait of Muhi-ul-Millat before his deposition, c. 1759
16th Mughal Emperor
Reign10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760
PredecessorAlamgir II
SuccessorShah Alam II
VizierImad-ul-Mulk
BornMirza Muhi-ul-Millat
1711
Mughal Empire
Died1772 (aged 60–61)
Maratha Empire
Issue
  • Mirza Sa'adat Bakht Bahadur
  • Mirza Ikram Bahadur
Names
Mirza Muhi-ul-Millat Shah Jahan III
Era dates
18th century
Regnal name
Shah Jahan III (Persian: شاه جهان سوم)
HouseMughal dynasty
DynastyTimurid dynasty
FatherMuhi us-Sunnat
ReligionSunni Islam (Hanafi)

Shah Jahan III (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., fa; 1711–1772), also known as Mirza Muhi-ul-Millat (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), was the sixteenth Mughal emperor, albeit briefly. He was the son of Muhi us-Sunnat, the eldest son of Muhammad Kam Bakhsh who was the youngest son of Aurangzeb. He was placed on the Mughal throne in December 1759 as a result of the intrigues in Delhi with the help of Imad-ul-Mulk. He was later deposed by Mughal ministers, acting in the name of the exiled Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.[1]

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