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After 1857, where was Bahadur Shah Zafar sent imprisoned?

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He was exiled to a country that is now called Myanmar.
Updated On: Jul 16, 2026
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Solution and Explanation

This is a direct fact question about the fate of the last Mughal ruler.

  1. Bahadur Shah Zafar had lent his name and support to the rebel soldiers during the 1857 uprising.
  2. After the British recaptured Delhi, they treated him as a prisoner and tried him for treason.
  3. Rather than execute him, the British chose to exile him far from India to prevent him from becoming a symbol of future resistance.
  4. He was shipped to Rangoon in Burma, where he spent his final years and died in 1862.

So the answer is Burma, present day Myanmar.

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