Farrukhsiyar biography of nancy

Mughal emperor from to

Farrukhsiyar (Persian pronunciation:[faɾ.ˈɾuxsaj.ˈjɑːɾ]; 20 August &#;&#; 9 April ), also spelled as Farrukh Siyar, was the tenth Mughal Emperor from to He rose to the throne after deposing his uncle Jahandar Shah.^[1] He was an emperor only in name, with all effective power in the hands of the courtier Sayyid brothers.^[2] He was born during the reign of his great-grandfather Aurangzeb, as the son of Azim-ush-Shan (the second son of Emperor Bahadur Shah I) and Sahiba Niswan.

Reportedly a handsome man who was easily swayed by his advisers, he was said to lack the ability, knowledge and character to rule independently. He was executed by Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar.

Early life

Muhammad Farrukhsiyar was born on 20 August (9th Ramzan AH) in the city of Aurangabad on the Deccan plateau, to a Kashmiri mother, Sahiba Niswan.^[3] He was the second son of Azim-ush-Shan, the Grand son of emperor Bahadu