Murtaza Nizam Shah III

[1] The Maratha Mughal general Sardar Ranoji Wable attacked Ahmednagar killed Fateh Khan along with the boy prince Hussain Nizam Shah III on the order of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, his relatives as well as two pregnant women so that there would not be any male heir to the throne.

But soon, ShahajiRaje Bhosle (father of Chattpati Shivaji Raje Bhosle) took the assistance of Bijapur Sultanate, placed an infant scion of the Nizam Shahi dynasty, Murtaza on the throne and he became the regent.

The scion NizamShah and Shahaji's family was stationed in the Mahuli Fort.

But Mohammed Adil Shah was adamant that he should kill the young prince.

However, he set a condition that Shahaji would be placed in the deep south so that he could not pose any challenge to the Mughals.