Bahadur Shah Zafar or Bahadur Shah II (Persian: بهادرشاه ظفر) (born as Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad) (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) was the last Mughal emperor. He was the second son[2] of and became the successor to his father, Akbar II, upon his death on 28 September 1837. He was a nominal Emperor, as the Mughal Empire existed in name only and his authority was limited only to the walled city of Old Delhi (Shahjahanbad). Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma (now in Myanmar), after convicting him on several charges.
Bahadur Shah II
Mughal Emperor of India
King of Delhi
Badshah
Shahanshah-e-Hind
19th Mughal Emperor
Reign
28 September 1837 – 21 September 1857
Coronation
29 September 1837 at the Red Fort
Predecessor
Akbar II
Successor
Empire abolished
(Victoria as Empress of India)
Born
24 October 1775
Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire
(present-day Old Delhi, Delhi, India)
Died
7 November 1862 (aged 87)
Rangoon, British Burma
(present-day Yangon, Myanmar)
Burial
7 November 1862
Yangon, Myanmar
Spouse
Ashraf Mahal,
Akhtar Mahal,
Zeenat Mahal,
Taj Mahal
Issue
Mirza Dara Bakht,
Mirza Mughal,
Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur,
Mirza Khizr Sultan,
Mirza Jawan Bakht,
Mirza Shah Abbas,
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Full name
Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad Bahadur Shah[1]
House
Timurid Dynasty
Father
Akbar Shah II
Mother
Lela Banu Begum
Religion
Islam
Category
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