Childhood
Bahadur
Shah Zafar was born on October 24, 1755 to King Akbar and Lalbai, the Rajputana
queen. He became the Mughal Emperor after his father's death on 28th September
1837. Zafar's father, Akbar, ruled over a rapidly disintegrating empire between
1806 and 1837. It was during his time that the East India Company thought of
the idea of ruling in India in the name of the Mughal monarch.
Controlling
the position
Bahadur
Shah Zafar is not so considered to be prominent or controlling King. He is seen
as a freedom fighter by the people of country. As a poet he was actually
prominent. He was a noted Urdu poet. While some of the ghazals in his
collection were destroyed in the battle of 1857. His collect is known as
Kulliyyat-i-Zafar. He was a devout Sufi. He was seen as a Sufi Pir. His
appearance is that of an indigent munshi or teacher of languages.
At
the end
Bahadur
Shah Zafar died in exile on November 7, 1862. His dargah is but obvious based
on his name – Shah Zafar dargah.
