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Q.

. Identify the Mughal king

1. Ascended the throne with the help of Sayyid brothers.

2. He executed Banda Bahadur.

3. He himself was murdered by the Sayyid brothers with Maratha help in 1719.

In the context of statements given above choose the correct option :

Explanation:
  • Farrukhsiyar (1713-19): of Ascended the throne with help of Sayyid brothers, Abdullah Khan and Hussain Khan, who were Wazir and Mir Bakshi respectively. Farrukhsiyar was killed by the Sayyid brothers in 1719. Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured at Gurdaspur and executed.

Thus, Option D is Correct.

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