Who was the last Mughal Emperor? 

  1. Babur
  2. Tipu Sultan
  3. Aurangzeb
  4. Bahadur Shah II
  5. Jahangir

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Option 4 : Bahadur Shah II
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The correct answer is Bahadur Shah II.

Key Points 

  • Bahadur Shah II was the last Mughal Emperor in India.
    • He served as the 19th Mughal Emperor.
    • He ruled the Mughal dynasty from 1837 to 1857.
    • He was made premier during the 1857 revolt.
    • He was deported to Rangoon(Myanmar) due to the British attack in 1858.
    • He died in Rangoon in 1862.
  • Mughal Empire was abolished by the British after the deport of Bahadur Shah II.

Additional Information 

Babur
  • Founder of the Mughal empire in India.
  • First Emperor of the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent.
  • He defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the first battle of Panipat in 1526.
  • He died at Agra in 1530.
  • His tomb is in Kabul(He got a double burial).
Aurangzeb
  • Sixth Mughal emperor in the Indian subcontinent.
  • He was crowned at Delhi under the title Alamgir.
  • He executed Guru Teg Bahadur (9th Sikh guru) when he refused to embrace Islam.
  • Jaziya was reimposed by Aurangzeb.
Tipu Sultan
  • He was the ruler of Mysore.
  • Well known as the “Tiger of Mysore”.
  • He maintained a positive relationship with the French in India and modernized his army with their help.
  • The French commander-in-chief Napoleon Bonaparte sought an alliance with Tipu Sultan.
  • Tipu Sultan was killed while defending his capital Seringapatam.
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