Ahmad Shah Bahadur

Names
	Mirza Abu-Nasir Mujahid ud-din Muhammad Ahmad Shah Bahadur Ghazi

Ahmad Shah Bahadur
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
; Padishah; Al-Sultan Al-Azam
	Ahmad Shah enthroned, c. 1751
14th Mughal Emperor
Reign	29 April 1748 – 2 June 1754
Predecessor	Muhammad Shah
Successor	Alamgir II
Regent	Nawab Bahadur
Viziers	Safdar Jung ; (1748 – 1753); Imad-ul-Mulk ; (1753 – 1754);
Born	Mirza Ahmed Shah; 23 December 1725; Delhi, Mughal Empire
Died	1775 (aged 49); Delhi, Mughal Empire
Burial	c. 1775; Moti Masjid, Mehrauli, Delhi, India
Spouses	Inayetpuri Bai; Sarfaraz Mahal; Rani Uttam Kumari;
Issue	Jahan Shah IV; Muhtaram-un-Nissa Begum; Dil Afruz Banu Begum;
Names
Names
	Mirza Abu-Nasir Mujahid ud-din Muhammad Ahmad Shah Bahadur Ghazi
House	House of Babur
Dynasty	Timurid dynasty
Father	Muhammad Shah
Mother	Qudsia Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam (Hanafi)
Military career
Battles/wars	Battle of Manupur (1748) ; ; Battle of Delhi (1753)

Ahmad Shah Bahadur, also known as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi^[3] (23 December 1725 – 1775), was the fourteenth Mughal emperor, born to Emperor Muhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1748, at the age of 22. When Ahmed Shah Bahadur came to power, the Mughal Empire started to decline. Furthermore, his administrative weakness eventually led to the rise of the usurping Imad-ul-Mulk.

As a Prince, he defeated Ahmed Shah Abdali in the Battle of Manupur in 1748, Ahmed Shah Bahadur inherited a much weakened Mughal state as emperor for six years, but left all affairs of state to rivalling factions. He was deposed by the Vizier Imad-ul-Mulk and later blinded along with his mother. He spent the remaining years of his life in prison and died in 1775.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). "Fall Of The Mughal Empire, Volume 1". Internet Archive. pp. 334–5. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1966). Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1754-1771 (Panipat) (3 ed.). M. C. Sarkar. p. 89.
^ Sharma, S. R. (4 May 1999). Mughal Empire in India: A Systematic Study Including Source Material. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 9788171568192 – via Google Books.

[Sarkar-1] Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). "Fall Of The Mughal Empire, Volume 1". Internet Archive. pp. 334–5. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[2] Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1966). Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1754-1771 (Panipat) (3 ed.). M. C. Sarkar. p. 89.

[3] Sharma, S. R. (4 May 1999). Mughal Empire in India: A Systematic Study Including Source Material. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 9788171568192 – via Google Books.

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