The Last Mughal
William Dalrymple
Ahmad Shah Bahadur and the accelerating fragmentation of Mughal India.
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
- Life
- 1725–1775
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Elizabeth I of Russia
Russia
1748–1754
Frederick II of Prussia
Prussia
1748–1754
Louis XV of France
France
1748–1754
George II of Great Britain
Great Britain
1748–1754
Mahmud I
Ottoman Empire
1748–1754
Qianlong Emperor
China
1748–1754
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Spain
1748–1754
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1748–1754
Emperor Momozono
Japan
1748–1754
Tokugawa Ieshige
Japan (Shogunate)
1748–1754
Pope Benedict XIV
Papacy
1748–1754
Joseph I of Portugal
Portugal
1750–1754
Adolf Fredrik of Sweden
Sweden
1751–1754
Frederick I of Sweden
Sweden
1748–1751
John V of Portugal
Portugal
1748–1750
Meanwhile in history
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Further Reading
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