Later Mughals in Indian History:
- Bahadurshah I came to the throne after the death of Aurangazeb. His real name was Muassam.
- In 1739 Nadirshah Quli the Persian conqueror attacked India during the period of the Mughal Emperor Muhammed Shah or Rustan Khan (1719-1748) and took away ShahJahan’s famous Peacock Throne and Kohinoor Diamond.
- Ahmedshah’s (1748 -1754) period saw the mighty invasion of Ahmed Shah Abdali of Afghanistan
- Akbar Shah II (1806 – 1837) conferred the title ‘‘Raja’’ upon Ram Mohan Roy.
- Bahadurshah II (837-1862) was the last Mughal emperor. On 17th May 1857 Bahadurshah II was declared the independent Emperor of India by the Mutineers. He was surrendered to LtW.S.R. Hodson at Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi. In 1859 he was deported to Rangoon in December where he expired on Nov. 7, 1862. The Tomb of Bahadurshah II is in Pwin Manah, the capital of Myanmar.
- Bahadurshah II was also a famous Urdu Poet.
- Bahadurshah II was also known as Bahadurshah Zafar Zafar means gifted poet.
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