Everything about Rafi Ul-darjat totally explained
Rafi-ul Darjat, youngest son of
Rafi-us-shaan (brother of
Azim ush Shan) was the 10th
Mughal Emperor. He was born on
30 November 1699, and succeeded
Furrukhsiyar on
28 February,
1719, being proclaimed
Badshah by the
Saiyid Brothers.
Role of the Saiyid Brothers
As Rafi-ul Darajat owed his throne to the Saiyid Brothers they took full advantage of this. They wanted him to be a puppet ruler and so took steps to curtail his power, the previous emperor
Furrukhsiyar was deposed by the Saiyids as he'd tried to maintain is independence.
On one occasion a warrant of appointment, having been signed by the Emperor, a second was brought to him the next day by the
Wazir, giving the appointment to someone else. The emperor asked,"Is this the same village or some other village by the same name?"
On being told that it was the same, but this new man was more suitable for the post because he offered more money, the Emperor refused to sign it, saying it was foolish to act this way.
He was also slighted by the
Saiyid Brothers. Once, Husain Ali Khan sat in his presence without his permission (which was contrary to the royal etiquette). In response, the emperor requested him to take off his (the emperor's) stockings [moza]. Although inwardly boiling, Husain was forced to comply.
His younger brother went a step forward, flirting with Inayat Banu, the emperor's wife, saying that he'd fallen in love with her "long curling locks." So the former cut her "locks" off, and sent them to her lover.
Rival claim to throne
The reign of Rafi Ul-Darjat was one of turbulence. On
18 May 1719, less than three months after his own accession, Rafi Ul-Darjat's uncle, Nekusiyar assumed the throne at the Agra Fort as he thought he'd more right to the throne than the "new born child".for example Rafi Ul-Darjat. (Nekusiyar was twenty years older than the former).
The
Saiyid Brothers were extremely determined, of course, to defend the emperor they'd raised to the throne and punish the offender. In this they easily and swiftly succeeded, and only three months after Nekusiyar's enthronement, the fort surrendered and Nekusiyar was captured. He was respectfully received by the Amir Ul-Umara, and confined at Salimgarh where he died in 1723.
Meanwhile, Rafi Ul-Darjat had died. His lungs had failed. When it became clear that he was dying, he requested that his elder brother be raised to the throne, so that he could die a happy man. Accordingly, on
4 June 1719, after a reign of 3 months and four days, he was dethroned and sent to the "haram". Two days later his brother, Rafi Ul-Daulah was enthroned. Thus delighted, Rafi Ul-Darjat died five days later. His remains were interred near the shrine of Khawaja QutubUd-din in Delhi
Further Information
Get more info on 'Rafi Ul-darjat'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://rafi_ul-darjat.totallyexplained.com">Rafi Ul-Darjat Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
