How the Boiling Loins of Shah Alam II Extinguished the Mughal Empire
Shah Alam II's addiction to opium and sexual depravity resulted in the final takeover of the Mughal Empire by the British
Cowardice, Servility, Sleaze and Shamelessness: A Brief Profile of Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II, the 11th descendant of Aurangzeb singlehandedly ruined whatever was left of the Mughal Empire. It is a truly deplorable story.
“The Bengal Province is being Sucked by a Double Set of Leeches!”
Murshid Quli Khan's radical Ijtara revenue system outrages the old elite of Bengal who complain to the Mughal emperor
The Pathetic Breakdown of the Mughal Dynasty and the Resurgence of Murshid Quli Khan
Aurangzeb's grandson Azim-us-Shan dies in a botched up war for succession, which is followed by another series of such wars. In the end, Murshid Quli Khan is elevated as the Subahdaar of Bengal, which begins a new chapter in his career.