Alamgir II (عالمگير ۲) (1759 - 1699) was the Mughal emperor of India between 1754 and 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah. 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... The following list of Indian monarchs is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jahandar Shah (1661-1713) was Mughal Emperor for a brief period in 1712-1713 AD. Jahandar Shah was born on May 9, 1661, a son of the future emperor Bahadur Shah I. Upon the death of their father, he and his brother Azim-ush-shan both declared themselves emperor and...

Aziz-ud-Din, the second son of Jahandar Shah, was raised to the throne by Ghazi-ud-Din after he deposed Ahmad Shah in 1754. On ascending the throne, he took the title of Alamgir and tried to follow the approach of Aurangzeb Alamgir. At the time of his accession to throne he was an old man of 55 years. He had no experience of administration and warfare as he had spent most of his life in jail. He was a weak ruler, with all powers vested in the hand of his Wazir, Ghazi-ud-Din Imad-ul-Mulk. In 1756, Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India once again and captured Delhi and plundered Mathura. Marhattas became more powerful because of their collaboration with Ghazi-ud-Din, and dominated the whole of northern India. This was the peak of Marhatta expansion, which caused great trouble for the Mughal Empire, already weak with no strong ruler. // He was grandson of Asaf Jah I to Mir Muhammad Panah (official name:Amir ul-Umara, Nizam ul-Mulk, Asaf ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Ghazi ud-din Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang) and Sultan Begum on 1st February 1736 at Nawar, as Mir Shihab-ud-din. ... // He was grandson of Asaf Jah I to Mir Muhammad Panah (official name:Amir ul-Umara, Nizam ul-Mulk, Asaf ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Ghazi ud-din Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang) and Sultan Begum on 1st February 1736 at Nawar, as Mir Shihab-ud-din. ...

The relations between Alamgir and his Wazir, Ghazi-ud-Din, by this time had gotten worse. Alamgir was murdered by Nawab Mir Ghazi ud-Din Khan Bahadur (elder son of Asaf Jah I), and the son of Alamgir, Ali Gauhar succeeded him. // He was grandson of Asaf Jah I to Mir Muhammad Panah (official name:Amir ul-Umara, Nizam ul-Mulk, Asaf ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Ghazi ud-din Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang) and Sultan Begum on 1st February 1736 at Nawar, as Mir Shihab-ud-din. ... Chin Qilij Khan Asaf Jah I was the founder of the Asaf Jahi dynasty that ruled Hyderabad state from 1724 to 1949. ...