Muhammad Ibrahim (Mughal emperor)
Mohammed Ibrahim | |||||
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Prince of Mughal Empire | |||||
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Dynasty | Timurid | ||||
Father | Rafi-ush-Shan | ||||
Mother | Nurunisa Begum | ||||
Born |
9 August 1703 Tripoly Gate Prison, Red Fort, Delhi | ||||
Died | 31 January 1746 (aged 42) | ||||
Burial | Mausoleum of Qutbuddin Kaki, Delhi |
Mohammed Ibrahim (محمد ابراهيم) was a claimaint to the throne of India. The brother of Rafi Ul-Darjat and Rafi Ud-Daulat, he attempted to seize the throne in 17 October 1720 at the behest of the Syed Brothers in order to depose Emperor Muhammad Shah who had joined Nizam ul-Mulk Chin Kilich Khan Mir Qamar ud-Din Khan, an enemy of the Syed Brothers. He was defeated by Emperor Muhammad Shah at the battle of Hasanpur on 13 November of the same year and deposed the same day. After the Syed Brothers' defeat in 16 November 1720, he was sent back to harem. He died in 1746.