Muhammad Ibrahim (Mughal emperor)
Muhammad Ibrahim, also known as Jahangir II, was a Mughal prince who briefly claimed the throne in 1720. He was born on 9 August 1703 in the Tripoly Gate Prison at the Red Fort in Delhi. His father was Rafi-ush-Shan, and his mother was Nur-un-Nisa Begum. He was the youngest son of Bahadur Shah I’s line and had brothers who were also emperors.
In 1707 he received the rank of 7000 and 2000 horses. On 15 October 1720, he was released from prison and placed on the throne by the Sayyid brothers, who had backed him as successor to Shah Jahan II. But the governor of Delhi, Sayyid Khan Jahan, feared his violent temper and instead installed his cousin Roshan Khan as emperor.
Muhammad Ibrahim was defeated at the Battle of Hasanpur and deposed on 13 November 1720, after which he was sent back to prison in Shahjahanabad. A quatrain described his brief power as short-lived, like a drop of dew on a blade of grass.
He died on 31 January 1746, at about age 42, and was buried at the Mausoleum of Qutb-ud-Din Kaki in Delhi. His full title was Abul Fath Zahir-ul-din Muhammad Ibrahim, also known as Jahangir II. He belonged to the Mughal and Timurid dynasties and followed Sunni Islam (Hanafi).
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