What happened after the dead of bhadur shah jafur
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Firstly, I’m a Malaysian and I’m saying this because I would like to avoid any confusion or arguments. You should know my knowledge concerning this man and his family is limited. Nevertheless, I came across the man’s name from a book I’ve read which is written by a Turkish writer called Hüseyin_Hilmi_Işık.
What happened to the Mughals? Well, it was a sad story. As Bahadur Shah 2 became the emperor, he couldn’t stand the British oppressions any longer and encouraged by the military and the public, commenced a great insurrection against the British in 1857. Thus, he managed to have money coined bearing his name and to have the Khutbah given with his name mentioned in it. However, the British reaction to this was exceedingly horrible. The British soldiers entered into Delhi and made havoc of the city, ransacked houses and shops and pillaged whatever they found in the name of property and money. The Englanders killed all Muslims, regardless of whether they were young or old, male or female, adult or infant. The destruction was so massive wherein none couldn’t find any water to drink.
Fast forward – a traitor named Rajab Ali betrayed the whole family to a person named Hudson who was known for his notoriety. He reported the situation to General Wilson and he told Hudson, he’s short of mercenaries and said he can capture them by giving an assurance to Bahadur Shah 2 and his family in which they wouldn’t be harmed if they surrender to Hudson. This guy showed up at Humayun's Tomb where Bahadur Shah 2 and his family were residing. Hudson manages to convince Bahadur Shah 2 who fell for his lies as well his sons and a grandson. Once he got them, he had them chained. They were taken to Delhi. Those princes with their hands tied were stripped off their clothes and shot at point-blank. Hudson drank from their blood and sent the princes’ heads to General Henry William Barnard. A bowl of soup was made out of those princes’ heads and given to Bahadur Shah and his wife who were hungry. They couldn’t chew nor swallow the meat and vomited afterwards. As they put the bowl onto the floor, Hudson said the following: