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    • Remembering the last Mughal emperor - BBC
      • Zafar is particularly remembered for his mystical work in Urdu. His ghazals about life and love are famous and often sung or read out in Yangon's mushairas, gatherings at which Urdu poetry is recited. Banned from using pen or paper, he is said to have written in charcoal on the walls that confined him.
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  2. Bahadur Shah Zafar was a noted Urdu poet, having written a number of Urdu ghazals. While some part of his opus was lost or destroyed during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a large collection did survive, and was compiled into the Kulliyyat-i-Zafar.

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    After the death of Akbar Shah II in 1837, Bahadur Shah II ascended the throne of the Mughal Empire on 28 September 1857. Bahadur was an aesthete and never wished to take up the administration of th...
    By the 18th century, the sovereignty of the Maratha Empire had brought the Mughal Empire close to decline in Deccan. The territories under the Mughal Empire had become independent kingdoms or were...
    From the beginning of his reign, Bahadur had the least interest in statecraft, and neither possessed imperial ambitions. Moreover, he was a liberal, peace-loving person, with regard for all religio...
    His court was home to many prominent Urdu poets, including Mirza Ghalib, Daagh Dehlvi, Momin Khan Momin, and Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq. Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq was the mentor of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Many...
    Even though Bahadur Shah Zafar ruled as a nominal leader, his unbiased attitude towards religion made Indian kings and regiments accept him as the Emperor of India. The sepoys arrived at the court...
    He was rather indecisive and had no plans to accommodate the sepoys nor become a part of the rebellion. However, he submitted to the yields of sepoys who convinced him that they could not win the r...
    Once he became a part of the rebellion, he took responsibility for the actions of the mutineers. Though he was not happy with the unrest and disorder in the city, he extended public support for the...
    However, the sepoys were reluctant to accept him as the leader owing to his inexperience in military affairs, and they were also not flexible with someone other than their officers. Just like Bahad...

    Bahadur’s health had already deteriorated on arrival to Rangoon. He was aged and also developed paralysis in the throat ,which led to his death on November 7, 1862.

  3. 1. What role did Bahadur Shah Zafar play in the Indian Rebellion of 1857? Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor and a symbolic leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against British colonial rule. 2. How did Bahadur Shah Zafar's reign mark the end of the Mughal Empire?

  4. Bahadur Shah Zafar (also known as Aboo Zafar) ascended the Mughal throne in 1837 at the age of 62. He succeeded his father, Emperor Akbar Shah II. Zafar (meaning 'victory' in Persian) was a poet and an artist. “The eldest son of his late Majesty Mirza Aboo Zuffer has quietly succeeded to the throne under the usual salutes.

  5. Zafar was a sensitive poet who reflected ruefully on the decline of the Mughal Empire. His poetry is marked by a deep sense of pity and pathos, and for being a record of the miserable human predicament.

  6. Bahadur Shah Zafar was not only the last Mughal Emperor. He was also the prominent face of India’s First War of Independence. Bahadur Shah Zafar (also known as Aboo Zafar) ascended the Mughal throne at the Red Fort in Central Delhi in 1837 at the age of 62. He succeeded his father, Emperor Akbar Shah II.

  7. May 30, 2017 · Zafar presided over a crucial period in Indian history when the country was subjugated and became a colony of the fast-expanding British Empire. Parvez’s account — with its wealth of detail — stands out for the manner in which it weaves together the strands of the lesser-known life of the late ruler.