Reign
Jahandar Shah, was very frivolous in lifestyle, his court was enliven by dancing and entertainment. He chose a favorite wife, Lal Kunwar, before her elevation to the position of Queen Consort, she was a mere dancing girl. Together they shocked the Mughal Empire and were even opposed by Aurangzeb's surviving daughter Zinat-un-Nissa.
His authority was rejected by the third Nawab of the Carnatic Muhammed Saadatullah Khan I, who killed De Singh of Orchha, mainly because the Nawab believed that he was the righteous commander of the Gingee Fort, and began a smear campaign referring to Jahandar Shah as an usurper to the Mughal throne. To further strengthen his authority Jahandar Shah sent gifts to the Ottoman Sultan Ahmad III.
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