Who was the puppet Mughal emperor of Imad-ul-Mulk?
Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan II
Shah Jahan III
Alamgir II
Answer
Shah Jahan III was the puppet Mughal emperor of Imad-ul-Mulk, a powerful Mughal nobleman. He was the grandson of Jahandar Shah and the son of Jahan Shah. Shah Jahan III was crowned emperor in 1719 after the death of Farrukhsiyar, but he was not in control of the empire. Imad-ul-Mulk was the real power behind the throne. In 1722, Shah Jahan III was deposed by his cousin Muhammad Shah.
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