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Also Known As Shāh ʿĀlam • Prince Muʿaẓẓam
Born October 14, 1643 • Burhanpur • India
Died February 27, 1712 (aged 68) • Lahore
House / Dynasty Mughal dynasty
Notable Family Members father Aurangzeb
Role In Battle of Jajau
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Mughal emperor
Akbar
Akbar
Mughal emperor
Bābur
Bābur
Mughal emperor
Jahāngīr
Jahāngīr
emperor of India
Humāyūn
Humāyūn
Mughal emperor
Muḥammad Shah
Mughal emperor
Shah ʿĀlam II
Mughal emperor
Aḥmad Shah
Mughal emperor
Bahādur Shāh II
Bahādur Shāh II
Mughal emperor
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Augustus
Augustus
Roman emperor
Pompey
Pompey the Great
Roman statesman
Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe
president of Zimbabwe
Henry IV
Henry IV
Holy Roman emperor
Bust of Vespasian, found at Ostia; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.
Vespasian
Roman emperor
Louis IV
Holy Roman emperor
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
queen of Egypt
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Coin depicting Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter
Macedonian king of Egypt
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese statesman

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