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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Which Mughal emperor assumed leadership of the Revolt of 1857? What happened to him after the Revolt?
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Solution
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last of the Mughals, assumed leadership of the rebels in the Revolt of 1857 against the British. He was defeated and exiled to Rangoon where he died. The Mughal Empire came to an inglorious end.
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