1707 in India

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Events in the year 1707 in India.

Incumbents

• Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor, 31 July 1658- 3 March 1707.^[1]
• Bahadur Shah I, Mughal Emperor, 19 June 1707 – 27 February 1712
• Muhammad Azam Shah, self-proclaimed Mughal Emperor, 14 March 1707 – 8 June 1707
• Sukhrungphaa, King of the Ahom kingdom, 1696–1714
• Dost Mohammad of Bhopal, Nawab of Bhopal State, 1707-1728
• Bhagatsimhji Udaisimhji, Thakur Sahib of Wadhwan State, 1681–1707
• Arjansimhji Madhavsimhji, Thakur Sahib of Wadhwan State, 1707–1739
• Ram Singh I, Maharao of Kota State, April 1696-18 June 1707
• Kanthirava Narasaraja II, Wodeyar of Mysore, 1704-1714
• Rama Varma V, Maharajah of Cochin, 1701-1721
• Amar Singh II, Rajput Mewar (Sisodia), 1698–1710
• Chakdor Namgyal, Chogyal of Sikkim, 1700-1717
• Rajaram Chhatrapati, Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, 1688-1707
• Tarabai, Regent of the Maratha Empire, 1700–1707

Events

• National income - ₹8,228 million
• Mughal–Maratha Wars ended in May following Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's death
• Brothers Bahadur Shah I and Muhammad Azam Shah fought the Battle of Jajau on 20 June to determine Mughal succession, leaving Bahadur Shah I in power after 32,000 died
• The Delhi Army under Nawab Daud Khan captured Vellore Fort after defeating the Marathas^[2]
• Dost Mohammad of Bhopal founded Bhopal State
• Bundi State conquered Kota State on 18 June and held the territory for six years
• Sukhrungphaa established Rangpur, the capital of the Ahom kingdom
• Senapati, the grandson of Maharaja Chhatrasal, built Raja Ka Tal reservoir
• Construction of the Darbar building in Dehradun was completed

Births

• Chimnaji Appa, Maratha military commander who liberated the western coast of India from Portuguese rule
• Suraj Mal, ruler of Bharatpur State in Rajasthan, born in February
• Bhim Singh Rana, ruler of princely state Gohad, in northwestern Madhya Pradesh

Deaths

• Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor, on 3 March 1707 in Ahmednagar, Mughal Empire
• Muhammad Azam Shah, self-proclaimed Mughal Emperor, on 8 June in Jajau
• Bidar Bakht, Muhammad Azam Shah's son, on 8 June in Jajau
• Shahzada Jawan Bakht Bahadur, Muhammad Azam Shah's son, on 8 June in Jajau
• Shahzada Sikandar Shan Bahadur, Muhammad Azam Shah's son, on 8 June in Jajau
• Udaipuri Mahal, at some point after 8 June in Gwalior
• Zubdat-un-Nissa, Mughal princess and the third daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his Empress consort Dilras Banu Begum, on 17 February in Delhi
• Wali Mohammed Wali, classical Urdu poet, died in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• Ram Singh I, Maharao of Kota State, 18 June 1707

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