Deaths on February 12

Jahandar Shah

Died on February 12, 1713

Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)

Mirza Muhammad Mu'izz-ud-Din (10 May 1661 – 11 February 1713), more commonly known as Jahandar Shah (Persian pronunciation: [d͡ʒa'hɑːndɑːr ʃɑːh]), was a Mughal Emperor who ruled for a brief period in 1712–1713, he was the son of Bahadur Shah I who was son and successor of Alamgir I, he was ruled for 11 Months and he was less character to play emperor role in his administrations, in his reign carnatic Subah was declined and independent by nawab Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jang, he was executed and succeeded by his Nephew Farrukhsiyar on 11 February 1713 CE.

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1 Mar

Tuscarora War
The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
11 Apr

Queen Anne's War
War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
19 Apr

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).

Deaths on February 12

Jahandar Shah

Died on February 12, 1713

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