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Events on Saturday 29 April 1719 1
1685 – 1719Farrukhsiyar (1685-1719)Died 29 April 1719, aged 33Farrukhsiyar was a Mughal emperor placed on the throne by the Sayyid Brothers, whose support he relied on against rival claimants. He later attempted to break their hold on power, prompting the brothers to depose and blind him. He was strangled to death in prison in Delhi on their orders.