Arrange the following Mughal Emperors who succeeded as the later Mughals. Alamgir II Shah Alam II Ahmad Shah Mohammad Shah Select the correct code from below.

Arrange the following Mughal Emperors who succeeded as the later Mughals. Alamgir II Shah Alam II Ahmad Shah Mohammad Shah Select the correct code from below. Correct Answer 4,3,1,2

The correct answer is 4,3,1,2.

  • Mohammad Shah:
    • Mughal Emperor from 1719 to 1748.
    • A successors Sayyid the brothers quickly raised two young princes, Rafi-ud-Darajat and Rafi-ud-Daula who died within two months.
    • They abolished the Jizyah as well as pilgrimage tax at many places.
    • They advocated a policy of associating Hindu Chiefs and nobles with Muslim nobles.
  • Ahmad Shah:
    • Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1748 to 1754.
    • The death of Muhammad Shah in 1748 saw the beginning of bitter struggles among power hungry nobles of Turani and Irani factions.
    • The weak defenses of the northwest encouraged Ahmad Shah Abdali.
    • Abdali invaded India twice in 1749 and 1752, when he marched up to Delhi.
  • Alamgir II:
    • Mughal Emperor of India from 1754 to 1759.
    • After the dethronement of Ahmad Shah, Imad-ul-Mulk raised Azizuddin, Jahandar Shah's son on the throne who styled himself after Aurangzeb as Alamgir II.
    • The relations between Alamgir II and Wazir Imad-ul-Mulk were not satisfactory and the latter got him murdered in 1759.
  • Shah Alam II:
    • 16th Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1759 to 1806.
    • Ali Gauhar, the son of Alamgir II became the Mughal Emperor in 1759 and took up the title of Shah Alam II.
    • At the time of his father's death he was in Bihar.
    • Although he was declared the Mughal Emperor, he did not proceed to Delhi for 12 years.

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The Great Mughals included Babar, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb in that chronological order. The Mughal emperors who came to the throne after the death of Aurangzeb are called the Later Mughals. Arrange the following four Later Mughals in their chronological order. a. Ahmad Shah b. Bahadur Shah c. Jahandar Shah d. Mohammad Shah