| Name(s) |
BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR (a.k.a.
BAHADUR SHAH - II)
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| Date of
Birth |
October 24, 1775 |
| Date of
Death |
November 07, 1862 |
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Identity |
Last of the Mughal Emperors of India; Also the
last ruler of the Timurid Dynasty. Bahadur Shah Zafar
was a noted Urdu poet, and wrote a large number
of Urdu ghazals.
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- Septembe 28, 1837:
After his father's death, he became the Mughal Emperor
and was coronated on this day.
- May 11, 1857: A
group of sepoys of Meerut reached Delhi and intruded into
the his palace and they urged him to support and lead them.
Others in the palace readily joined the revolt, which spread
fast and in the result many European officials and
dependents and supporters were killed. He was alarmed by
the turn of events, but eventually accepted the sepoys'
allegiance and agreed to give
his full support to the rebellion. So,
Delhi was virtually seized by the Indian rebels
from the British within a day after the rebellion started on
May 10, 1857.
- September 20, 1857: Capture of
the emperor and his sons by William Hodson at Humayun's tomb
on this day.
- January, 07, 1859:
This day witnessed the beginning of his trial for
his complicity in the mutiny of 1857.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- Zafar was
his nom de plume (takhallus) as an Urdu poet,.
is full
original name is Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur
Shah Zafar.
- He was the son of Akbar Shah II and
Lalbai, who was a Hindu Rajput.
- Numerous male members of his family were killed by
British forces, who imprisoned or exiled the surviving
members of the Mughal dynasty.
- After a show trial, Zafar himself was exiled to
Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Union of Myanmar) in
1858 along with his wife Zeenat Mahal and some of the
remaining members of the family.
- His departure as Emperor marked the end of more
than three centuries of Mughal rule in India.
- While he was denied paper and pen in captivity, he was
known to have written on the walls of his room with a burnt
stick.
- Ghazals written by him are quite popular even to date
and are / have been sung by many established singers.
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