Question

What is the correct chronological sequence of the later Mughal emperors?
1. Bahadur Shah - I
2. Farrukhsiyar
3. Muhammad Shah
4. Jahandar Shah
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

• A. 1, 2, 3, 4
• B. 1, 4, 2, 3
• C. 1, 3, 4, 2
• D. 4, 1, 2, 3

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

1, 4, 2, 3

• Bahadur Shah, also known as Muhammad Muazzam and Shah Alam was the seventh Mughal emperor of India, ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712.
• Jahandar Shah ruled for a brief period in 1712–1713.
• Farrukhsiyar, was the Mughal emperor from 1713 to 1719 after he murdered Jahandar Shah.
• Muḥammad Shah was Mughal emperor from 1719 to 1748. He was the son of Khujista Akhtar, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I.