Farrukhsiyar

Reign: 1713 – 1719
Life: 1685–1719

He rose to the throne after deposing his uncle Jahandar Shah. He was an emperor only in name, with all effective power in the hands of the two courtiers, the Sayyid brothers. In 1696, Farrukhsiyar accompanied his father on his campaign to Bengal . Aurangzeb recalled Azim-ush-Shan from Bengal in 1707 and instructed Farrukhsiyar to take charge of the province. Farrukhsiyar spent his early years governing Dhaka (in present-day Bangladesh ) the capital city of Bengal Subah. After the defeat, Jahandar Shah sent general Khwaja Ahsan Khan and his son Aazuddin.

During Farrukhsiyar's reign, Kangxi Emperor ruled China, Frederick William I of Prussia ruled Prussia, and John V of Portugal ruled Portugal.

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