Mirza Abu'l Fayaz Qutb-ud-Din Mohammad Azam, commonly known as Azam Shah, was briefly the seventh Mughal emperor from 14 March to 20 June 1707. He was the third son of the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum.
Crown Prince Azam, stands before his father, Emperor Aurangzeb
Muhammad Azam with his son, Prince Bidar Bakht
Mughal Empire (in orange colour) with it two neighbouring Empires; Safavid Empire and Ottoman Empire at the time of his accession
Muhi al-Din Muhammad, commonly known as Aurangzeb, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. His regnal name is Alamgir I, which derived from his title, Abu al-Muzaffar Muhi-ad-Din Muhammad Bahadur Alamgir Aurangzeb Badshah al-Ghazi. Under his emperorship, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent with territory spanning nearly the entirety of the Indian subcontinent.
Aurangzeb holding a hawk, c. 1660
Image: Seal detail, from Painted seal of Mughal Emperor Awrangzib Wellcome L0034099 (cropped)
The Mughal Army under the command of Aurangzeb recaptures Orchha in October 1635.
A painting from Padshahnama depicts Prince Aurangzeb facing a maddened war elephant named Sudhakar.
