How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?

• Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor, was tried in court and given life imprisonment.
• In October 1858, Bahadur Shah Zafar was imprisoned in a jail located in Rangoon, currently located in Myanmar.
• Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor-General in 1849, announced that after the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the family would be given an alternate place to live in Delhi, and they would be moved out of Red Fort.
• Lord Canning who was Governor-General in 1856 decided that the last Mughal king would be Bahadur Shah Zafar. None of his kings would be acknowledged as Kings, they would be simply known as Princes.
• Bahadur Shah Zafar had joined the rebellion of the Sepoys.
• In September 1857, the British recaptured Delhi from the rebel forces.

Bahadur Shah Zafar

• He was born on 24th October 1775.
• He died on 7th November 1862.
• Bahadur Shah Zafar was also known as Bahadur Shah II.
• Bahadur Shah Zafar was the twentieth Mughal emperor.
• Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor.
• Bahadur Shah Zafar was the successor of Akbar II. Bahadur Shah Zafar was the second son of Akbar II.
• After his involvement in the Indian Mutiny of 1857, he was exiled to Rangoon.
• Bahadur Shah Zafar was a noted Urdu poet.

Bahadur Shah Zafar – Declared Emperor

• The sepoy regiments reached the Mughal court at Delhi, as the rebellion of 1857 spread.
• Many Indian regiments and kings declared him as the Emperor of India due to his neutral views on religion.
• He gave his public support to the rebellion.