Bahadur Shah II Biography

Birth of Bahadur Shah II

Death of Akbar Shah II, Bahadur Shah IIs father

Succeeds as Emperor of India

Rebel leaders in Delhi rally around Bahadur Shah II as a symbolic focus for resistance to Company rule.

Bahadur Shah II becomes the symbolic head of the Delhi rebellion after mutinous sepoys enter the city.

Rebel sepoys enter Delhi and recognize Bahadur Shah II as the symbolic emperor of the uprising.

A British force defeats rebel troops at Badli-ki-Serai and secures the Delhi Ridge.

British forces recapture Delhi after prolonged fighting, ending Bahadur Shah II's effective leadership of the rebellion.

Bahadur Shah II is arrested near Humayun's Tomb after the fall of Delhi.

Bahadur Shah II is captured near Humayun's Tomb after British forces retake Delhi.

The defeat of the uprising leads to the end of East India Company rule and the establishment of direct Crown government.

The title of "Emperor of India" is taken over by the British monarch, Victoria

After trial, Bahadur Shah II is deported to Rangoon, where he spends the remainder of his life in exile.

A formal end is declared to the Mughal Dynasty

The fall and exile of Bahadur Shah II mark the effective end of the Mughal imperial dynasty.

After Delhi falls, Bahadur Shah II is captured near Humayun's Tomb and his sons are later killed by British forces.

The suppression of the uprising leads to direct British Crown rule over India from 1858.

The uprising ends East India Company government and brings India under direct rule of the British Crown.

The last Mughal ruler is deposed

The burial place is currently known as Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah

Death of Bahadur Shah II, in exile