1. Farrukhsiyar rose to the throne after deposing his uncle Jahandar Shah.
25 Facts About Farrukhsiyar
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Farrukhsiyar was an emperor only in name, with all effective power in the hands of the courtier Sayyid brothers.
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Farrukhsiyar was the second son of Azim-ush-Shan, the Grand son of emperor Bahadur Shah I and a great grandson of emperor Aurangzeb.
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In 1696, Farrukhsiyar accompanied his father on his campaign to Bengal.
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Aurangzeb recalled Azim-ush-Shan from Bengal in 1707 and instructed Farrukhsiyar to take charge of the province.
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Farrukhsiyar spent his early years governing Dhaka the capital city of Bengal Subah.
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Farrukhsiyar wanted revenge for his father's death and was joined by Hussain Ali Khan and Abdullah Khan, his brother and the subahdar of Allahabad.
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Jahandar Shah was defeated and imprisoned, and the following day Farrukhsiyar proclaimed himself the Mughal emperor.
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Farrukhsiyar defeated Jahandar Shah with the aid of the Sayyid brothers, and one of the brothers, Abdullah Khan, wanted the post of wazir.
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Farrukhsiyar's demand was rejected, since the post was promised to Ghaziuddin Khan, but Farrukhsiyar offered him a post as regent under the name of wakil-e-mutlaq.
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Farrukhsiyar ultimately gave in to his demand, and Abdullah Khan became wazir.
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In early 1713, Farrukhsiyar unsuccessfully sent subahdar of Agra, Chabela Ram to defeat the Jat leader Churaman.
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Farrukhsiyar wrote to Farrukhsiyar for reinforcement, saying that he had overcome "many encounters" with the Jats.
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Farrukhsiyar issued a farman to Raja Jai Singh II, thanking him for the siege.
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When Farrukhsiyar's army reached the Red Fort, the Mughal emperor ordered Banda Singh Bahadur, Baj Singh, Fateh Singh and their companions to be imprisoned in Tripolia.
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Farrukhsiyar was executed on the order of Emperor Farrukhsiyar in the early eighteenth century.
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Farrukhsiyar gave power to a number of Kashmiri nobles such as Inayatullah Kashmiri, an old Alamgiri noble, and Muhammad Murad Kashmiri, who he was related to by marriage.
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Farrukhsiyar set fire to the Hindu area of Srinagar and forbade the Pandits from wearing turbans.
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In 1717, Farrukhsiyar issued a farman giving the British East India Company the right to reside and trade in the Mughal Empire.
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Farrukhsiyar was given the right to issue dastak for the movement of goods, which was misused by company officials for personal gain.
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Farrukhsiyar asked to be appointed viceroy of the Deccan, instead of Asaf Jah I; Farrukhsiyar refused, transferring him to the Deccan instead.
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Farrukhsiyar appointed Sayid Abdullah Khan as chief minister and placed Muhammad Baqir Mutamid Khan in charge of the Exchequer.
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Farrukhsiyar was joined by Balaji Vishwanath, a Maratha chief minister, who added Maratha horsemen to the army.
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Under pressure, the emperor, Farrukhsiyar, removed several key officials, including Jai Singh II.
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Later that night, Farrukhsiyar was captured, blinded, and eventually killed in prison.