1858
Exile of Bahadur Shah II
After trial, Bahadur Shah II is deported to Rangoon, where he spends the remainder of his life in exile.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Yangon in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
After trial, Bahadur Shah II is deported to Rangoon, where he spends the remainder of his life in exile.
The fall and exile of Bahadur Shah II mark the effective end of the Mughal imperial dynasty.
The burial place is currently known as Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah
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