Muhammad Shah (محمد شاه) (1748–1702) also known as Raushan-Akhtar, was a Mughal emperor of India between 1719 and 1748. He was son of Khujasta-Akhtar Jahan Shah, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. Ascending the throne at 17 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers, he later got rid of them with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk Chin Qilich Khan. Historians nicknamed him Rangeela, meaning "colorful".
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