Multiple choice

Who among the following Mughal emperors was the first one to ascend to throne with the help of Sayyid brothers?

  1. Jahandar Shah

  2. Farukh Siyar

  3. Rafi-ul-Darjat

  4. Rafi-ud-Daulah
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Explanation

Farukh Siyar was the Mughal emperor between 1713 and 1719. His reign witnessed the primacy of the Syed Brothers with whose help he ascended to the throne and who became the effective powers of the land, behind the façade of Mughal rule. Farrukh Siyar met a humiliating and bloody end, his constant plotting eventually led the Syed Brothers to officially depose him as the Emperor.

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