Akbar II

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Akbar II was the penultimate Mughal emperor of India, ruling in the early 19th century under increasing British influence and largely as a figurehead.

Aliases (1)


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal emperor
historical figure
monarch
birthDate 1760-04-22
birthPlace Delhi
capital Delhi
child Bahadur Shah II
Mirza Jahangir
Mirza Salim
country India
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: "Mughal Empire"
deathDate 1837-09-28
deathPlace Delhi
dynasty Timurid dynasty
era early 19th century
ethnicGroup Mughal dynasty
surface form: "Mughal"
father Shah Alam II
fullName Abu Nasir Mu'in ud-din Muhammad Akbar Shah II
givenName Akbar
house House of Babur
language Persian
Urdu language
surface form: "Urdu"
mother Qudsia Begum
notableAction granted the title "Raja" to Ram Mohan Roy as envoy to Britain
petitioned the British to recognize his son Mirza Jahangir as heir
notableCharacteristic largely a figurehead emperor
notableEvent loss of real political power to the British in India
ruled under increasing British East India Company control
notableFor being the penultimate Mughal emperor of India
placeOfBurial Humayun's Tomb
positionHeld Mughal Emperor
surface form: "Emperor of the Mughal Empire"

Emperor of Hindustan
surface form: "Padishah of Hindustan"
predecessor Shah Alam II
regnalName Akbar II
surface form: "Akbar Shah II"
reignEnd 1837
reignStart 1806
1806-11-19
relative Bahadur Shah II
Shah Alam II
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
residence Red Fort
surface form: "Red Fort, Delhi"
spouse Mahlara Begum
Taj Mahal Begum
surface form: "Mumtaz-un-Nissa Begum"
successor Bahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah II
surface form: "Bahadur Shah Zafar"
title Badshah
Shahanshah of Persia
surface form: "Shahanshah"

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bahadur Shah II father Akbar II
Zafar father Akbar II
Bahadur Shah II predecessor Akbar II
Akbar II regnalName Akbar II
this entity surface form: "Akbar Shah II"
subject surface form: "Shah Alam II"