Shah Alam II

Shah Alam II (25 June 1728 – 19 November 1806), also known as Ali Gauhar, was the eighteenth Mughal Emperor. A son of the Alamgir II, he escaped to Allahabad in December 1759 and later successfully defended the throne from the traitorous Imad-ul-Mulk, who appointed Shah Jahan III as the emperor. Later, he was nominated as the emperor by his loyal ally Ahmad Shah Durrani after the Third Battle of Panipat.