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Alam II Biography and Timeline

Follow Alam II through 2 dated historical records for India.

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Alam II, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1759–1764Years on this page

1759

Succession

Shah · House / House of Mogul

Succeeds as Shah of India

Role range: 1759-1806

1764

Battle of Buxar

Shah · Buxar · Warfare / Military

Shah Alam II joins the allied army defeated by the East India Company at the Battle of Buxar.

Records, sources and methodology

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