Question

short note on Bahadur Shah Zaffar

Answer 1

Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor of India who was born in 1775 at Delhi. He was named Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar during his birth but was more popular as Bahadur Shah Zafar. His father was Akbar Shah and his mother was Lalbai. He ascended the throne at a very advanced age, after the death of his father, in 1837. He was last ruler of the Mughal Dynasty, which ruled India for about 300 years. He did not rule over his empire with a strong hand because of the rising power of the British.

During Bahadur Shah Zafar's reign, Urdu poetry developed and reached its acme. Influenced by his grandfather and father who were also poets, even he developed this creative skill. He also contributed in the literary field. His poetry mostly dealt with love and mysticism. He even wrote of the pain and sorrow that he faced by the British. He was also a great patron of eminent and famous Urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib, Zauk, Momin and Daagh of his time. Most of his Urdu Ghazals were lost during the war of 1857. Some of them which were saved, were compiled and named Kulliyat-I-Zafar.

Answer 2

The last Mughal emperor was Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar who was born on 24 October 1775. As the Emperor he could not able to exercise the authority because Mughal Empire survived in name only and his administration was restricted only to the city of Delhi which was known as Shahjahanabad. Due to his engagement in the Indian revolt of 1857, the British banished him to Rangoon in British dominated Burma, after sentencing him on conspiracy charges against them.