Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammed Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal Emperor of British India.
Bahadur Shah Zafar was born on the 24th of October 1775, to Emperor Abkar 11 and Lal Bai who was a Hindu Rajput. Bahadur Shah Zafar became an Emperor after his father’s death in 1837.
Young Bahadur received education in Persian, Urdu and Arabic and was trained in horsemanship, sword fighting and archery.
By the time Bahadur Shah Zafar ascended the throne, the Marathas had brought an end to the Mughal rule in the Deccan. Small kingdoms had either surrendered to the Marathas or had become independent.
On the other hand, the British East India Company had gained strong political and military power.
This story is from the November 2017 edition of Star Children.
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