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The Later Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II was actually known as ________.
The Later Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II was actually known as ________.
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The correct option is B Ali Gauhar
Shah Alam II was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1759 to 1806. He was also known as Ali Gauhar. After Shujāʿ al-Dawlah’s defeat at Buxar in 1764, Shah ʿĀlam became the company’s pensioner, in return for which he granted the British the right to collect revenue from Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
Shah Alam II was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1759 to 1806. He was also known as Ali Gauhar. After Shujāʿ al-Dawlah’s defeat at Buxar in 1764, Shah ʿĀlam became the company’s pensioner, in return for which he granted the British the right to collect revenue from Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
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