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| 1683 | Birth |  |
| 11th Sep Deccan Birth of Farrukhsiyar, second son of Azim ush Shan, a son of former emperor Bahadur Shah I
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| 1713 | Arrest | |
| Jahandar Shah flees to Delhi, from where he is captured and handed over to the new Emperor, who confines him along with Lal Kunwar
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| 1713 | Assassination | |
| 11th Feb Professional stranglers murder Jahandar Shah in prison
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| 1713 | Battle of Agra | |
| 10th Jan Agra Jahandar Shah is defeated in battle at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Saiyid Brothers
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| 1713 | Battle of Samugarh | |
| 10th Jan Samugarh Jahandar Shah is defeated at Samugarh near Agra, the Saiyad brothers, who were the king-makers of that era, place Farukhsiyar on the throne as nominal emperor
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| 1713 | Succession | |
| Jahandar Shah flees to Delhi, from where he is captured and handed over to the new Emperor, who confines him along with Lal Kunwar
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| 10th Jan Samugarh Jahandar Shah is defeated at Samugarh near Agra, the Saiyad brothers, who were the king-makers of that era, place Farukhsiyar on the throne as nominal emperor
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| 10th Jan Agra Jahandar Shah is defeated in battle at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Saiyid Brothers
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| 11th June Farrukhsiyar's reign marks the ascendancy of the Saiyid brothers who monopolize state power and reduce the Emperor to an effective figurehead
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| 11th June Succeeds as Shah Of India
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