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Question
What impact did the uprising of 1857 have on the Mughal rule?
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Solution
- By 1857, the Mughal dynasty had already been rendered irrelevant by the British political dominance.
- The Mughal Emperor had become a mere titular ruler of Delhi and the real power was held by the English East India Company officials.
- 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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