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Also Known As Aḥmad Shah Bahādur Mujāhid-ud-dīn Abū Naṣr
Born December 24, 1725 • Delhi • India
Died January 1, 1775 (aged 49) • Delhi • India
House / Dynasty Mughal dynasty
Notable Family Members father Muḥammad Shah
Jahāngīr
Jahāngīr
emperor of India
Muḥammad Shah
Mughal emperor
Shah ʿĀlam II
Mughal emperor
Bahādur Shāh II
Bahādur Shāh II
Mughal emperor
Akbar
Akbar
Mughal emperor
Bābur
Bābur
Mughal emperor
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Mughal emperor
Humāyūn
Humāyūn
Mughal emperor
Bahādur Shah I
Mughal emperor
Sir Jadunath Sarkar
Indian historian
Shah Jahān
Shah Jahān
Mughal emperor
ʿĀlamgīr II
ʿĀlamgīr II
Mughal emperor
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
Balak Singh
Indian religious leader
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk

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