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Shah Jahan III

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Coronation
  
10 December 1759

Name
  
Shah III

Royal line
  
Timurid dynasty

Father
  
Muhi-us-Sunnat Mirza

Predecessor
  
House
  
Timur

Successor
  
Spouse
  
Sadat Begum

Died
  
1772


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Reign
  
10 December 1759 – 10 October 1760

Issue
  
Mirza Sa'adat Bakht BahadurMirza Ikram Bahadur

Children
  
Mirza Sa'adat Bakht Bahadur, Mirza Ikram Bahadur

Shah Jahan III (1711 – 1772), (شاه جہان ۳) also known as Muhi-ul-millat was Mughal Emperor briefly. He was the son of Muhi-us-sunnat, the eldest son of Muhammad Kam Baksh who was the youngest son of Aurangzeb. He was placed on the Mughal throne in December 1759 as a result of the intricacies in Delhi with the help of Imad-ul-Mulk. He was later deposed by Maratha Sardars.

References

Shah Jahan III Wikipedia