Consider the following statements.
1.Bahadur Shah II was the last ruler of Mughal Dynasty.
2.Shahjahanabd city was under the control of last Mughal ruler.
Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
Both 1 and 2
Correct AnswerNeither 1 nor 2
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar or Bahadur Shah II (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) was the last Mughal emperor. He was a nominal Emperor, as the Mughal Empire existed in name only and his authority was limited only to the city of Delhi (Shahjahanbad). Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma, after convicting him on conspiracy charges.
Old Delhi or Purani Dilli was founded as a walled city of Delhi, India, founded as Shahjahanabad in 1639, when Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor at the time, decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra.The construction of the city was completed in 1648, and it remained the capital of the Mughal Empire until its fall in 1857,
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By: Harman Sandhu