Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor of India, ruling from 1837 until the British deposed him in 1857. Born in 1775, he was a poet, scholar, and a symbol of the Mughal dynasty's decline ...

Indian sepoys who had raised the flag of revolt in 1857 reached Red Fort and urged Bahadur Shah Zafar to be the symbolic head of their fight. The last Mughal emperor, living off a pension from the ...

T he crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, holds significant historical value. The crown, along with two ornate throne chairs, was acquired by Major Robert Tytler following the ...

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Sultana Begum, claiming to be the widow of late Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht, the great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, seeking ...

The Supreme Court rejected the plea of the descendant of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar seeking possession of his house. Sultana Begum, great-granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor ...

Heritage Dispute: SC dismisses Sultana Begum's plea claiming Red Fort inheritance as Mughal heir, calling it misconceived and time-barred.

The mural of Bahadur Shah Zafar – who was deposed by the British after the first war of Independence in 1857 – had been commissioned by the non-profit CS Disha Foundation in 2016.

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be a direct descendant of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has written to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urging protection for ...

SC junks plea of Bahadur Shah Zafar 'heir' staking claim of Red Fort. Share Tweet COMMENT: New Delhi | May 5, 2025 6:25:20 PM IST. The Supreme Court on Monday ...

The fall of the Mughal Empire came in 1857 after the British forces successfully defeated Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, who had been a symbolic leader during the uprising.