Jahandar Shah
In 1712 Jahandar Shah (Farrukhsiyar's uncle) ascended the throne of the Mughal empire by defeating Farrukhsiyar's father, Azim-ush-Shan. Farrukhsiyar wanted revenge for his father's death and was joined by Hussain Ali Khan (the "subahdar" of Bengal) and Abdullah Khan, his brother and the "subahdar" of Allahabad.