Complete the following sentences: The name of the Mughal king was removed from the coins minted by the Company, why?
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The name of the Mughal king was removed from the coins minted by the Company due to the following reason:
The Company wanted to end the Mughal empire dynasty. So, the first thing they did was that they remove the name of the Mughal king from the coins. Then, they declared that Bahadur Shah Jafar would be the last Mughal emperor and his family will vacate the red fort after his death.
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The name of the Mughal King was removed from the coins minted by the Company because they wanted to end the influence and power of the Mughals.
East India Company wanted to bring an end to the Mughal dynasty and for that, they took the following steps -
- They removed the name of the Mughal Emperor from the coins minted by the company.
- They declared that Bahadur Shah Zafar is going to be the last Mughal Emperor and after his death, all of his sons will be called princes and not Emperors.
- They relocated the royal Mughal family from the Red Fort and gave them another place of residence in Delhi.
All this was done to bring an end to the Mughal Rule and establish total control over India.
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