However, Bahadur Shah Zafar's diplomacy failed to cut ice with the British as he was arrested on September 23, 1857, after the troops of the East India Company defeated the Indian sepoys in battle.

The last day of Mughal empire On September 17, 1857, Bahadur Shah Zafar fled the Red Fort, but three days later, he was arrested by the British at Humayun's tomb, where he had taken refuge.