Alamgir II.

Alamgir II (* June 16, 1699 in Multan, † November 29, 1759 near Delhi; actually Aziz al-Din Abul- Adl Muhammad Alamgir ) was from 1754 until his death, Emperor of the North Indian Mughal Empire. His father was Jahandar Shah (r. 1712-1713 ).

Aziz al-Din arrived on June 2, 1754 with the support of Ghaziuddin Imad ul -Mulk, the grandson of the Nizams of Hyderabad, to the throne and took the name of Alamgir II to, in reference to Aurangzeb Alamgir, whose orthodoxy he had a model. Imad ul- Mulk had his predecessor, Ahmad Shah overthrown by marathischer Help yourself to the Prime Minister ( Wazir -i mamalik ) appointed. In fact, he held government affairs in the hands, while Alamgir II could not leave his palace as puppet ruler. 1757 Afghan Ahmad Shah Durrani moved the one in Delhi. Imad ul- Mulk fled, but Alamgir II kept his office. The dispute between Durranis Prime Minister and Imad ul- Mulk, who had allied with the Marathas in order to return to Delhi, can he stood powerless over. On November 29, 1759, he was an assassination attempt Imad ul- Mulk to the victim. Successor was initially Shah Jahan III. , A great-grandson Aurangzeb, which was canceled after a few months, and finally Alamgirs eldest son of Shah Alam II

• Mogul
• Indian
• Born in 1699
• Died in 1759
• Man