DECLINE OF MUGHAL EMPIRE
List of Later Mughals
1. Bahadur Shah I (1707-1712)
âž® He was known as Shah -i- Bekhabar
âž® He pursued Pacifist Policy that is why he called so.
2. Jahandar Shah (1712-1713)
âž® Ascended the throne with the aid of Zulfikar Khan
âž® First pupet Mughal emperor.
âž® He abolished Jazia.
3. Farrukh Siyar (1713-1719)
âž® He had succeeded to the throne with the help of Sayyid brothers, Abdullah Khan and Hussain Ali.
âž® In 1719 Sayyid brothers killed him with the help of Maratha Peshwa, Balaji Vishwanath.
4. Mohammad Shah (1719-48)
➮ He was the most pleasure loving ruler of loose morals and therefore, called Mohammad Shah ‘Rangila’.
âž® Nadir Shah defeated him in the Battle of Karnal (1739) and took away peacock throne and the kohinoor diomand.
5. Ahmad Shah (1748-54)
➮ During Ahmad Shah’s reign, Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India twice in 1749 and 1752 when he marched up to Delhi.
6. Alamgir II (1754-59)
âž® After the dethronement of Ahmad Shah, Azizuddin a grandson of Jahandar Shah was placed on the throne as Alamgir II.
7. Shah Alam II (1759-1806)
âž® Battle of Buxar (1764) held during his reign.
8. Akbar II (1806-37)
âž® Gave the title of Raja to Ram Mohan Roy.
9. Bahadur Shah II (1837 – 57)
âž® During the revolt of 1857, he was proclaimed the emperor by the rebels.
MUGHAL ADMINISTRATION (Political system)
| Post | Department | Sadra | Religious interest |
| Dewan | Finance | Darogaadak | |
| Mirbakshi | Civil Services on Military line | Mir Bahar | Admiral |
| Khansama | Management of Royal farry | Mir Barr | Forest |
| Kaji | Judiciary department | Mir Tajak | Festival |
