Bahadur Shah II
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Bahadur Shah II was the last Mughal emperor of India, remembered for his symbolic leadership role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and his subsequent exile by the British.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bahadur Shah Zafar | 10 |
| Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar | 1 |
| Bahadur Shah | 1 |
| Last Mughal emperor | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian monarch
ⓘ
Mughal emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bahadur Shah II
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Zafar ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Mughal dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughals
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Red Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Fort, Delhi
|
| birthDate | 1775-10-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Delhi
ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| burialPlace |
Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar
ⓘ
Yangon ⓘ
surface form:
Rangoon
|
| causeOfExile | suppression of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 by the British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| deathDate | 1862-11-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Burma (until 1937)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
Yangon ⓘ
surface form:
Rangoon
|
| dynasty | Timurid dynasty ⓘ |
| endOfReignReason | deposition by the British ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| exiledBy | British Empire ⓘ |
| father | Akbar II ⓘ |
| fullName |
Bahadur Shah II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar
|
| genre | ghazal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked the formal end of the Mughal Empire
ⓘ
symbol of resistance against British colonial rule in 1857 ⓘ |
| house |
Timurid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Timur
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Persian
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ |
| mother | Lal Bai ⓘ |
| movement | late Mughal literary culture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last Mughal emperor of India
ⓘ
symbolic leadership in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Urdu ghazals ⓘ |
| participantIn | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| penName | Zafar ⓘ |
| placeOfExile |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Yangon ⓘ
surface form:
Rangoon
|
| positionHeld | Emperor of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Akbar II ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1857 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1837 ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | symbolic leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ashraf Mahal
ⓘ
Taj Mahal Begum ⓘ Zeenat Mahal ⓘ |
| successor | none ⓘ |
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Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar
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Mughal Empire
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Last Mughal emperor