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A history of successors of Aurangzeb Alamgir from his death 1707A.Dto Nadir Shah's attack on India 1738-39, the author Muhammad QasimAurangabadi was a royal servant in the the court of MuhammadMuazzam, Shah Alam (Bahadur shah I, á1118-23/ 1707-12) and wasdeputed with his sonAzim-us-Shan in Bihar. He had been in the army ofNizam-ul-Mulk Asif Jah (1724-48 A.D ) in Hyderabadabad Deccanand was bestowed with the rank of BAKHSHI. He participated inwars against Mahrattas and other local revolts against Mughal EmpireThe present work Ahwal -ul-Khawaqin was completed in 1151 A.H/1738, it dwells on period of Aurangzeb's successors and their battles forthrone. It presents an eye witness account, personal experiences andobservations of the author during the period of 1118-1151/ 1707-1739A.D. Ahwal -ul-Khawaqin has been divided into two parts. The firstpart from death of Aurangzeb (1088-1118/ 1658-1707) to deposition ofking Farrukh Siyyar (1124-31/ 1713-19 A.D) by the sayyid brothers(powerfull ministers in the mughal court),the second part begins withproclamation/accession of the king Rafi -ud-Darajat (1131 A.H /1719A.D), and accession of Muhammad Shah. It deals with decay of sayyedbrothers, revolt and battles of different groups.Key words: Successors, Mahrattas, proclamation, accession, revolt andbattles.