Bahadur Shah Zafar, Sultana's great-grandfather-in-law, became the emperor in 1837. By then, the once-mighty Mughal Empire was just a shadow of its former self, with real power lying in the hands ...

Sultana's great-grandfather-in-law Bahadur Shah Zafar ascended to the throne in 1837. It was the time when the once-mighty Mughal Empire was staring into deepest decline and ultimate end.