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Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Bahadur Shah II' (Britannica Editors)

Encyclopaedia Britannica, «Bahadur Shah II» (Britannica Editors)

An entry in the Encyclopaedia Britannica on the last Mughal emperor. It states that he ruled 1837–1857, that the British retook Delhi in September 1857, that he was arrested at the end of that month and exiled to Rangoon, and that he died there on 7 November 1862.

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An Encyclopaedia Britannica article on the last Mughal emperor; it records his reign 1837–1857, the British recovery of Delhi in September 1857, his arrest at the month's end and exile to Rangoon, and his death there on 7 November 1862.

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islam.museum contributors. “Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Bahadur Shah II' (Britannica Editors)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/source/britannica-bahadur-shah-ii/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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