Kambaksh

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On the death on 3 March 1707 of the great Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Kambaksh, his fifth son and governor of Deccan, proclaimed himself Badshah.[1]

He was defeated and killed by Shah Alam I Bahadur after ruling for some months from 1707-1708.

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  1. ^ Khan, Ansar Hussain (1999). The Rediscovery of India: A New Subcontinent. Orient Longman, p. 87. ISBN 8125015957.