Shah Jahan III (, ; 1711–1772), also known as Mirza Muhi-ul-Millat (), was the sixteenth Mughal emperor, albeit briefly. He was the son of Muhi us-Sunnat, the eldest son of Muhammad Kam Bakhsh who was the youngest son of Aurangzeb. He was placed on the Mughal throne in December 1759 as a result of the intrigues in Delhi with the help of Imad-ul-Mulk. He was later deposed by Mughal ministers, acting in the name of the exiled Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.Jaswant Lal Mehta, Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813, p. 140
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