INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUGHAL KINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The last Mughal Emperor was
A
Akbar
B
Noor Jehan
C
Babur
D
Bahadur Shah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bahādur Shāh II, also called Bahādur Shāh Ẓafar, (born October 24, 1775, Delhi, India-died November 7, 1862, Rangoon [now Yangon], Myanmar), the last Mughal emperor of India (reigned 1837–57). He was a poet, musician, and calligrapher, more an aesthete than a political leader.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bahadur Shah is most remembered as the last Mughal Emperor in India, and for his role in the Indian Revolt of 1857.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bahadur Shah Zafar, also known as Bahadur Shah II, was the last Mughal emperor of India who reigned from 1837 to 1857. The first War of Independence in India started in 1857 under his leadership.

Detailed explanation-4: -As the Indian Rebellion of 1857 spread, Sepoy regiments reached the Mughal Court at Delhi. Because of Zafar’s neutral views on religions, many Indian kings and regiments accepted and declared him as the Emperor of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -He was succeeded by his son Jahandar Shah who ruled until 1713.

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