Sultan Mustafa Shafi ud-Din (1710–1718)

The younger brother of Shahab ud-Din he was also known as Juhan Pahalawan.[1]

He abdicated the throne in favour of his younger brother Badar ud-Din to avoid future dynastic troubles.[1]

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