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Also Known As Nāṣir al-Dīn Muḥammad Shah • Roshan Akhtar
Born August 7, 1702 • Ghaznī • Afghanistan
Died April 6, 1748 (aged 45) • Delhi • India
House / Dynasty Mughal dynasty
Notable Family Members son Aḥmad Shah
Role In Battle of Karnal
Abū al-Faḍl ʿAllāmī
Indian author and theologian
Akbar
Akbar
Mughal emperor
Bābur
Bābur
Mughal emperor
Jahāngīr
Jahāngīr
emperor of India
Shah ʿĀlam II
Mughal emperor
Aḥmad Shah
Mughal emperor
Bahādur Shāh II
Bahādur Shāh II
Mughal emperor
Nādir Shāh
Nādir Shāh
Iranian ruler
Tiger of Mysore
Tipu Sultan
sultan of Mysore
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Mughal emperor
Cariappa, Kodandera Madappa
Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
Indian military officer
Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey
Indian soldier
Hyder Ali
emperor of India
Sirāj al-Dawlah
Indian ruler
Humāyūn
Humāyūn
Mughal emperor
Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak
Muslim ruler of India
Muʿizz al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Sām
Ghūrid ruler of India
Bahādur Shah I
Mughal emperor
Sir Jadunath Sarkar
Indian historian
Shah Jahān
Shah Jahān
Mughal emperor

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