Ahmad Shah Bahadur
| Ahmad Shah Bahadur احمد شاه بهادر | |||||
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Ahmad Shah enthroned, c. 1751 | |||||
| Mughal emperor | |||||
| Reign | 29 April 1748 – 2 June 1754 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammad Shah | ||||
| Successor | Alamgir II | ||||
| Regent | Nawab Bahadur | ||||
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| Born | Mirza Ahmed Shah 23 December 1725 Delhi, Delhi Subah, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Died | 1 January 1775 (aged 49) Delhi, Delhi Subah, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Burial | c. 1775 Moti Masjid, Mehrauli, Delhi, India | ||||
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| House | Mughal dynasty | ||||
| Dynasty | Timurid dynasty | ||||
| Father | Muhammad Shah | ||||
| Mother | Qudsia Begum | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||
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| Conflicts | Battle of Manupur (1748) Battle of Delhi (1753) | ||||
Ahmad Shah Bahadur (Persian: احمد شاه بهادر, 23 December 1725 – 1 January 1775), also known as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi, was the fourteenth Mughal emperor from 1748 to 1754. 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 was in 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.