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essay on bahadur shah zafar

Answer 1

Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) was the last Mughal emperor. He was the second son[1] of and became the successor to his father, Akbar II, upon his death on 28 September 1837. He was a nominal Emperor, as the Mughal Empire existed in name only and his authority was limited only to the city of Delhi (Shahjahanbad). Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma, after convicting him on conspiracy charges

Answer 2

Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) was the last Mughal emperor. He was the second son[1] of and became the successor to his father,Akbar II, upon his death on 28 September 1837. He was a nominal Emperor, as the Mughal Empire existed in name only and his authority was limited only to the city of Delhi (Shahjahanbad). Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoonin British-controlled Burma, after convicting him on conspiracy charges.

Bahadur Shah IIMughal Emperor
Emperor of Delhi
Badshah19th and last Mughal EmperorReign28 September 1837 – 14 September 1857Coronation29 September 1837 at theRed Fort, Delhi, Mughal EmpirePredecessorAkbar IISuccessorEmpire abolished
(Victoria as Empress of India)

Born24 October 1775
Delhi, Mughal EmpireDied7 November 1862(aged 87)
Rangoon, British Burma
(now in Myanmar)Burial7 November 1862
Rangoon (now Yangon),British Burma
(now in Myanmar)SpouseAshraf Mahal
Akhtar Mahal
Zinat Mahal
Taj MahalIssueMirza Dara Bakht
Mirza Mughal
Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur
Mirza Khizr Sultan
Mirza Jawan Bakht
Mirza Shah Abbas
16 moreFull nameAbu Zafar Nassurdin Siddique Muhammad Bahadur Shah ZafarHouseTimuridFatherAkbar Shah IIMotherLal BaiReligionSunni Islam

Zafar's father, Akbar II had been imprisoned by the British and he was not his father’s preferred choice as his successor. One of Akbar Shah's queens, Mumtaz Begum, pressured him to declare her son, Mirza Jahangir, as his successor. However, The East India Company exiled Jahangir after he attacked their resident, in the Red Fort,[1]paving the way for Zafar to assume the throne.