Bahadur Shah II facts for kids
Bahadur Shah II (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) (reigned 1837-1858) was the last emperor of the Mughal Empire in India.
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Early life
Bahadur Shah was the son of Akbar Shah II. He fought the revolt of 1857 (first independence war of India) with many freedom fighters or leaders such as Rani Lakshmi bai , Tatya Tope and Mangal Pandey, etc against the East India Company and British army.
Reign
Bahadur Shah became the Mughal Emperor after his father's death on 28 September 1837. Bahadur Shah ruled over a Mughal Empire that barely extended beyond Delhi's Red Fort. The East India Company ruled India. The company allowed him a pension. He had no real power in India.
He fought with a small army and ultimately lost the revolt. The Red fort was captured and Bahadur Shah was forced to flee to Humayun's tomb. On 20th of September, he was found and captured.
After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Administration exiled him from Delhi. He was sent to a prison in Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma and died there.
Poet
Bahadur Shah Zafar was known as an Urdu poet, who used the pen-name Zafar. His work was compiled as the Kuliyaat-e-Zafar (Urdu: Collected Works of Zafar Notes and references)
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| Preceded by Akbar Shah II |
Mughal Emperor 1837 – 1858 |
Succeeded by Victoria of the United Kingdom as Empress of India |
Images for kids
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Bahadur Shah II enthroned
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Capture of the emperor and his sons by William Hodson at Humayun's tomb on 20 September 1857
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A daring seizure of King of Delhi by by Capt Henry M Hodson of Hodson's Horse.jpg
A daring seizure of King of Delhi by Capt Henry M Hodson of Hodson's Horse
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Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh prays at the Mazar of Bahadur Shah Zafar, in Yangon, Myanmar
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Purported photograph of Zinat Mahal Begum, his consort
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A panorama showing the imperial procession to celebrate the feast of the Eid ul-Fitr, with the emperor on the elephant to the left and his sons to the right (24 October 1843)
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One of the many Alam (flags) of the Mughal Empire.
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