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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
Label Farokaśīra, فاروکاشیرا, King of Dillī, reigned about Vi.Saṃ. 1770--1776, Mughala Vaṇśa
Generic Name
  1. Farokaśīra
Religious Status
  1. Householder (gṛhapati)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Sultan (sulatāna)
Family Occupation
  1. King (rāja)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Lineage
  1. Mugaha (Mugala)
Social Class
  1. Foreigner (Ionian) (Yavana)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Muslim (Musalima / Musalamāna){R}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
Events
  1. Reign (rājya)
    Indian dates: 1770 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 1776Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1714 — 1720
    Location: Dillī
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1770 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 1776Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1714 — 1720
    Location: Dillī

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Jahāndāra, جاهاگیرا, King of Dillī, reigned Vi.Saṃ. 1769-1770, Mughala Vaṇśa
    Event: Reign (rājya)
    Location: Dillī Dillī
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Śāha, Muhammada, محمدا, King of Dillī, reigned Vi.Saṃ. 1776-1805, Mughala Vaṇśa
    Event: Reign (rājya)
    Location: Dillī Dillī

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
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