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Shah Alam II

1728 - 1806

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Shah Alam II (Persian pronunciation: [ʃɑːh ʔɑː.ˈlam]; 25 June 1728 – 19 November 1806), also known by his birth name Ali Gohar, or Ali Gauhar, was the seventeenth Mughal emperor and the son of Alamgir II. Shah Alam II became the emperor of a crumbling Mughal Empire. His power was so depleted during his reign that it led to a saying in the Persian language, Sultanat-e-Shah Alam, Az Dilli ta Palam, meaning, 'The empire of Shah Alam is from Delhi to Palam', Palam being a suburb of Delhi. Shah Alam faced many invasions, mainly by Ahmed Shah Abdali, which led to the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) between the Maratha Confederacy, and the Afghans led by Abdali. In 1760, the invading forces of Abdali were driven away by the Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau, who deposed Shah Jahan III, the puppet Mughal emperor of Imad-ul-Mulk, and installed Shah Alam II as the rightful emperor (1760 – 1772). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shah Alam II is the 11,514th most popular politician (down from 7,207th in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from India (down from 233rd in 2019) and the 142nd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shah Alam II ranks 11,514 out of 19,576. Before him are Ota Šik, Manto Mavrogenous, Mario García Menocal, Carl Gustaf Ekman, Eliza McCardle Johnson, and Joseph Ngute. After him are Ivan Hlinka, Ernest II, Duke of Swabia, Oliver Tambo, Igor Moiseyev, Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, and Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani.

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Among people born in 1728, Shah Alam II ranks 25. Before him are John Hunter, Matthew Boulton, Johann Andreas Stein, Carlo Allioni, Kirill Razumovski, and Ferdinando Galiani. After him are Franz Xaver von Wulfen, José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca, Johann Gerhard König, Pietro Verri, Maria Angela Ardinghelli, and Ivan Polzunov. Among people deceased in 1806, Shah Alam II ranks 38. Before him are Horatio Gates, Eugenios Voulgaris, Fra Diavolo, Charlotte Smith, Michael von Melas, and Timothy Dexter. After him are Jean Joseph Mounier, Charles James Fox, Gabriel François Doyen, Ignaz Schiffermüller, Gim Hongdo, and Karoline von Günderrode.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shah Alam II ranks 428 out of 1,861. Before him are Viswanathan Anand (1969), Man Singh I (1550), Zail Singh (1916), Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919), Girish Karnad (1938), and Abanindranath Tagore (1871). After him are Anish Kapoor (1954), The Great Khali (1972), Fatima Sheikh (1831), Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1725), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), and Kumar Sanu (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Shah Alam II ranks 142. Before him are Rana Sanga (1482), Motilal Nehru (1861), Margaret Abbott (1878), Man Singh I (1550), Zail Singh (1916), and Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919). After him are Fatima Sheikh (1831), Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1725), BP Koirala (1914), Jacques Lauriston (1768), Jahandar Shah (1661), and Guru Har Rai (1630).

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