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What impact did the uprising of 1857 have on the Mughal rule?

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What impact did the uprising of 1857 have on the Mughal rule?

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  1. By 1857, the Mughal dynasty had already been rendered irrelevant by the British political dominance.
  2. The Mughal Emperor had become a mere titular ruler of Delhi and the real power was held by the English East India Company officials.
  3. After the 1857 rebellion was unsuccessful, Bahadur Shah Zafar was deported to Yangon, and the Mughal dynasty officially came to an end.
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2015-2016 (March)

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