Farrukhsiyar
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| Reign | 11 January 1713 – 28 February 1719 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Jahāndār Shāh | ||||||||
| Successor | Rafī-ud-Darajāt | ||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1683 Aurangabad, Ahmadnagar Subah, Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 9 April 1719 (aged 35) Shahjahanabad, Delhi, Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Cause of death | Execution by Immurement | ||||||||
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| House | House of Babur | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Timurid Dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Azīm-ush-Shān | ||||||||
| Mother | Sahiba Niswan | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||||||
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Farrukhsiyar (Persian pronunciation: [faɾ.ˈɾux saj.ˈjɑːɾ]; 20 August 1683 – 9 April 1719), also spelled as Farrukh Siyar, was the tenth Mughal Emperor from 1713 to 1719. He rose to the throne after deposing his uncle Jahandar Shah. He was an emperor only in name, with all effective power in the hands of the two courtiers, Sayyid brothers.