Who was the twentieth and last Mughal emperor, declared emperor by rebel forces during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Bahadur Shah II (Zafar)
- Step 1: Bahadur Shah Zafar was the twentieth and last Mughal emperor and an Urdu poet. Answer: Bahadur Shah II (Zafar). He was declared Emperor of India by the forces opposing the East India Company in parts of the subcontinent during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and was exiled to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma. Why not the others: Akbar Shah II was his father, who died in 1837; Shah Alam II and Alamgir II were earlier emperors, not the last one.
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