Roshan Akhtar ascended the throne as Muhammad Shah in 1719. The new emperor did not prove to be a docile agent of Sayyid brothers, Sayyid brothers were soon killed by Muhammad Shah. Young and handsome Muhammad Shah, with all the pleasures, addicted to inactive life.
Though destiny granted him a long reign, he let affairs drift in their own way, and soon province after province slipped out of imperial control. The Marathas established their power again, Jats became independent near Agra, the Ruhelas founded Ruhelkand, Sikhs became active in Panjab. The invasion of Nadir Shah of Persia hit the empire with a greater blow. The mighty Mughal empire ceased to exist within three decades of Aurangzeb's death, and the result was a budding of numerous independent states.