Bahadur Shah Zafar(1775 – 1862)
Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-Din Muhammad Bahadur Shah
The last Mughal Emperor — poet, calligrapher, and reluctant leader of the 1857 Indian Rebellion, who died in British exile in Rangoon.
What you need to know
- Born 24 October 1775 in Delhi
- Became emperor in 1837 but was largely a pensioner of the British
- Proclaimed leader of the 1857 Indian Rebellion by rebel sepoys
- Tried and convicted of treason after British suppression of the revolt
- Exiled to Rangoon (Yangon, Burma) in 1858
- Died 7 November 1862 in Rangoon; buried there
- Famous couplet: 'Kitna hai bad-naseeb Zafar dafn ke liye / Do gaz zameen bhi na mili koo-e-yaar mein'
Relations
Family
- Descendant of
- Aurangzeb
Facts at a glance
- Born
- Died
- Gender
- MALE
- Religion
- ISLAM
- Type
- RULER
Details
- Full Name
- Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-Din Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Born
- 24 October 1775, Delhi
- Died
- 7 November 1862, Rangoon, Burma
- Reign
- 1837–1857
- Buried
- Rangoon (Yangon), Myanmar
- Known For
- Urdu poetry, Ghazals, 1857 Rebellion
- Pen Name
- Zafar (Victory)