--- title: "Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?" description: "Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?" author: "Reyansh Singh" published: 2018-03-10 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38915/who-was-the-last-mughal-emperor-of-india category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["history"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India? Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Priya Bharti Bahadur Shah-II was the last [Mughal Emperor](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39785/the-last-mughal-emperor-was). He was also known as Zafar. ![Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/9e41b9b3-07b7-4fe1-b3fc-2105f8b9a55e/images/c2de21cf-abad-42ae-a08c-ea620a842522.jpeg) He was born on 24 October 1775. He died in Burma in 1862. The great [Mughal Empire](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39785/the-last-mughal-emperor-was) began with Babur in 1526. [Mughal Empire](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39785/the-last-mughal-emperor-was) has seen its rise during the rule of [Akbar](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49706/who-was-akbar-and-why-do-we-call-him-great) and fall during the rule of [Aurangzeb](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35990/how-did-aurangzeb-capture-and-kill-his-brother-dara-shikoh). - The reign of [Aurangzeb](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35990/how-did-aurangzeb-capture-and-kill-his-brother-dara-shikoh) has witnessed long war and great loss of treasures. - Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali further added to the drainage of wealth from the [Mughal Empire](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39785/the-last-mughal-emperor-was). This weakens the Mughal Empire. - The Rajput Kingdom emerged to be stronger during this period. - The [Sikhs](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44882/in-which-battle-wazir-khan-was-killed-by-sikhs) had also formed strong political and [military force](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33591/how-i-can-join-an-indian-paramilitary-force). - The [Marathas](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45330/when-the-second-anglo-maratha-war-was-fought-between-british-and-maratha-empire)were rising from the south side. ![Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/9e41b9b3-07b7-4fe1-b3fc-2105f8b9a55e/images/7e41f5b9-7d39-48cd-a360-f10a2f4bdc4d.jpeg)\ The [Mughals](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39785/the-last-mughal-emperor-was) faced great challenges from all the uprising power- The [Maratha](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45330/when-the-second-anglo-maratha-war-was-fought-between-british-and-maratha-empire), Sikhs, Rajputs and from [Britishers](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35042/which-battle-in-india-gave-superior-status-to-the-britishers) as well.In 1857-British attacked [Mughals](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39785/the-last-mughal-emperor-was) and brought [Mughal Empire](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39785/the-last-mughal-emperor-was) to an end.There was a lack of a strong successor and the Mughal Kingdom began to weaken and finally fall.Bahadur Shah Zafar was a weak emperor.The Mughal Empire from Deccan in the 18th Century was already occupied by the Marathas. The rest was either declared Independent or converted into a small kingdom.By the arrival of the [East India Company](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44925/in-which-act-the-rule-of-east-india-company-ended-in-india) in the mid 19th century, the [Mughal Empire](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39785/the-last-mughal-emperor-was) was completely captured and all it's political and military power came into the company's hand. [Bahadur Shah](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40319/in-which-country-was-bahadur-shah-ii-exiled-by-the-british-after-the-end-of-war-of-independence) was paid pension from EIC.After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, [Bahadur Shah](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40319/in-which-country-was-bahadur-shah-ii-exiled-by-the-british-after-the-end-of-war-of-independence) was prisoned.Zafar died on 7 Nov.1862. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38915/who-was-the-last-mughal-emperor-of-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.