The real name of Shah Alam II was Mirza Abdullah. In his childhood, his family members used to call him by the names of Lal Mia'n and Mirza Balaqi. He was the sixteenth king of the Mughal Empire who ruled in India from 1760 to 1806. Shah Alam II was the son of Azizuddin Alamgir II and the successor of his father. He was highly educated. Along with religious studies, he also had knowledge of history and Islamic studies. It was during his reign that the decline of the Mughal Empire had started, and the Sultanate had been reduced from Delhi to Palam as the British began occupying India. He knew many languages. The nickname was Aftab. Apart from poetry, he also wrote prose. He was trained in poetry by Abdul Rahman Ehsan Dehlvi. Shah Alam II had lost his sight at the end of his life, but he still managed to rule by himself. He had a deep devotion to the elders and Sufis and, during his stay in Danapur, he dwelt in a Sufi monastery where he humbly ate the food that Sufis ate like Dal, rice and pickle. Shah Alam II died at the age of 78 on November 19, 1806 in the Red Fort and was buried there.