Why did Subhas cable Akbar Shah?
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Explanation:
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 II
Mughal Emperor
18th Mughal Emperor
Reign
19 November 1806 – 28 September 1837
Coronation
19 November 1806 at the Red Fort, Delhi
Predecessor
Shah Alam II
Successor
Bahadur Shah II
Born
22 April 1760
Mukundpur,
Maratha Empire
Died
28 September 1837 (aged 77)
Delhi, Mughal Empire
Burial
Zafar Mahal
Wives
Lal Bai
Selaa'h-un-Nissa
Gumani Khanum
Issue
14 sons including Bahadur Shah II
Mirza Jahangir
Mirza Jahan Shah
Mirza Babur
Mirza Salim
Mirza Nazim Shah
Mirza Jahan Khushru
8 daughters
Full name
'Abu Nasir Mu'in ud-din Muhammad Akbar Shah II
House
Timurid Dynasty
Father
Shah Alam II
Mother
Qudsia Begum
Religion
Islam
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.[citation needed] His grave lies next to the dargah of 13th century Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki at Mehrauli.