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What was Shah Alam II's birth name?

  • Ali Bhau

  • Shah Jahan III

  • Ahmed Shah Abdali

  • Ali Gohar

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Ali Gohar was the birth name of Shah Alam II. He was the eighth Mughal emperor who reigned from 1759 to 1806. He was the son of Ahmad Shah Bahadur and succeeded him on the throne. Ali Gohar was a weak ruler and his reign was marked by political instability and economic decline. He was finally deposed by his son Akbar Shah II in 1806.
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