How did the Company plan to end the Mughal dynasty?
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British east India company decided to end mughal power because in the revolt of 1857 the leader was Bahadur shah zafar because of him many britishers were killed , officies were put on fire and other destruction happened and to avoid this situation in future he put Bahadur shah zafar in prison .
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- First of all the name of the Mughal king was removed from the coins minted by the Company.
- In 1849, Governor-General Dalhousie announced that after the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the family of the king would be shifted out of the Red Fort and given another place in Delhi to live in.
- In 1856, Governor-General “Canning decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death his descendants would be known as princes.
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