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Exile of Bahadur Shah II

India · Warfare / Indian Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1857–1858Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1857

Bahadur Shah II21 September 1857

Delhi · Warfare / Indian Wars of Independence

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

1858

Bahadur Shah II1858

Yangon · Warfare / Indian Wars of Independence

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

Names involved

Bahadur Shah II

Provenance

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