Shahzada Muhammad Hidayat Afshar, Ilahi Bakhsh Bahadur
Shahzada Muhammad Hideyat Afza( 1809- 21 March 1878), the 23rd head of the Mughal Dynasty, was born in Delhi in the reign of Akbar Shah II, the son of Mirza Muhammad Shuja'at Afza Bahadur( c.1750-1833).
Through him, he was a great- great- great grandson in a direct male line from Bahadur Shah I; as well, through his paternal grandmother Nawab Umdat us- Zamani Begum Sahiba, he was a great- grandson of Alamgir II.
Little is known of his early life.
During the First War of Independence, he assisted the British forces in their efforts, provided intelligence on the activities of the revolutionaries, attempted to save Christians caught in the fighting and organised the peaceful surrender of Bahadur Shah II.
For his services, Muhammad Hideyat Afza was given the title of Chief Representative and Head of the Royal House of Timur in 1858, along with the title of Shahzada and a pension of Rs. 22,830.
He was granted a" jagir" of several villages in Delhi and Meerut districts three years later- a far cry from the vast empire his ancestors had ruled.
In India and Pakistan, he is widely seen as" traitor".
He died in his seventieth year on 21 March 1878.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Akbar II
Akbar II (22 April 1760 – 28 September 1837), also known as Akbar Shah II, was the penultimate Mughal emperor of India.
He reigned from 1806 to 1837.
He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah II.
Akbar had little de facto power due to the increasing British influence in India through the East India Company.
He sent Ram Mohan Roy as an ambassador to Britain and gave him the title of Raja.
During his regime, in 1835, the East India Company (EIC) discontinued calling itself subject of the Mughal Emperor and issuing coins in his name.
The Persian lines in the Company's coins to this effect were deleted.
Akbar II is credited with starting the Hindu-Muslim unity festival Phool Walon Ki Sair.
His grave lies next to the dargah of 13th century Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki at Mehrauli.
Shah Alam II
Ali Gohar (25 June 1728 – 19 November 1806), historically known as Shah Alam II, was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor and the son of Alamgir II.
Shah Alam II became the emperor of a crumbling Mughal empire.
His power was so depleted during his reign that it led to a saying in the Persian language, "Sultanat-e-Shah Alam, Az Dilli ta Palam", meaning, 'The empire of Shah Alam is from Delhi to Palam',
Palam being a suburb of Delhi.
Shah Alam faced many invasions, mainly by the Emir of Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Abdali, which led to the Third Battle of Panipat between the Maratha Empire, who maintained suzerainty over Mughal affairs in Delhi and the Afghans led by Abdali.
In 1760, the invading forces of Abdali were driven away by the Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau, who deposed Shah Jahan III, the puppet Mughal emperor of Feroze Jung III, and installed Shah Alam II as the rightful emperor under the Maratha suzerainty.
Shah Alam II was considered the only and rightful emperor, but he wasn't able to return to Delhi until 1772, under the protection of the Maratha general Mahadaji Shinde.
He also fought against the British East India Company at the Battle of Buxar.
Shah Alam II authored his own "Diwan" of poems and was known by the pen-name "Aftab".
His poems were guided, compiled and collected by Mirza Fakhir Makin.
Shah Alam also penned famous book Ajaib-ul-Qasas which is considered one of the earliest and prominent book of prose in Urdu.
Mirza Nali
Mirza Nali( born Mirza Mohammad Nali, Shahzada( Begzada) of the Mughal Empire 1784 – 1860), was the Crown Prince before Bahadur Shah II.
He was the son of Akbar Shah II who became an outlaw after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
He took refuge in parts of Hindustan.
Akbar Shah Badshah died in the evening on 28 September 1837.
Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Mohammed Bahadur Shah Badshah Gazi ascended the throne of Delhi.
Bahadur Shah was born in the Islamic Hijra Year of 1188( 1777) and at the time of his enthronement he was 60 years of age.
He was a very modest, well spoken, Sufi poet.
His father had tried to pass on the title to his younger brother Mirza Salim also known as Mirza Jahangir.
However, Mirza Salim hated the British and called the Resident Stein by the mocking name of" Lulu".
He also shot at the resident and as a consequence was exiled to Allahabad.
The British as a result were opposed to making Mirza Jahangir the Crown Prince.
After that Shah Alam Badshah tried to make Mirza Nali the Crown Prince, this too failed and in the end Bahadur Shah ascended the throne.
His descendants are still living in Allahabad and Bangladesh.
It is said that certain members still own large amounts of land and hold styled titles from their association with rulers of other Princely States, such as that of Bengal.
Mirza Jahangir
Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Jahangir Bakht Bahadur( also known as Prince Mirza Jahangir Bakht)( 1791 – 18 July 1821) was the son of Prince Mirza Akbar, who became the Emperor Akbar Shah II in 1806 and his wife Empress Mumtaz Mahal, he was also the younger brother of Emperor Bahadur Shah II and older brother of Mirza Jahan Shah.
Under the pressure of his mother, Mumtaz Begum, Akbar Shah declared him as his successor.
However, after he attacked the British resident, Archibald Seton, in the Red Fort, the East India Company exiled him and eventually Bahadur Shah II succeed his father 1837, to become the last Mughal ruler of India.
He was Subehdar of Assam from 1813 to 1818.
He was the 32nd Mughal ruler in Assam.
Sikandar Shah II
Sikander Shah II was briefly sultan of Bengal in 1481 CE.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Mirza Jahan Shah
Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Jahan Shah Bahadur( also known as Prince Mirza Jehan Shah)( 1795 – 1846) was the son of Prince Mirza Akbar, who became the Emperor Akbar Shah II in 1806.
He was a younger brother of Emperor Bahadur Shah II and former Crown Princes Mirza Jahangir and Mirza Salim.
His mother Selaa'h un- nissa, was the third wife of the Emperor.
He was the last Mughal ruler of Assam before Mughals left Assam.
The Prince was under house arrest by British where he died at Assam at the age of 51.
Ghulam Murtaza Khan
Ghulam Murtaza Khan (1760–1840) is a Mughal era, 19th century painter from Delhi.
He worked under penultimate Mughal emperor Akbar Shah II.
He worked under British officers, Skinner and William Fraser.
The painting style was known as company style.

Question: What is the date of death of Akbar Ii's father?
Answer: 19 November 1806