Prince Mirza Mughal (1817 - 1857) was the fifth (and eldest surviving legitimate) son of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and heir apparent to the throne of Delhi and the title of Emperor of India. During the revolt of 1857 (also known as the Indian Mutiny, he was effectively the head of the civil administration of Delhi. Towards the end of the revolt he (along with two of his brothers) surrendered to the British, but was summarily executed, stripped and his body left on display for several days before what came to be called the Khooni Darwaza (Bloody Gate) outside the old city of Delhi. ** 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862) aka Bahadur Shah Zafar (Zafar was his nom de plume, or takhallus, as an Urdu poet) was the last of the Mughal emperors in India. ... For the capital of India, see New Delhi. ... An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ... Khooni Darwaza (Hindi:खूनी दरवाज़ा, literally Gateway of Blood), also referred to as Lal Darwaza (Hindi:लाल दरवाज़ा, Red Gate), is located in Delhi, India on the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. ...
Reference
The Eighth Section of the Series on the Mutiny in Delhi. Khwaja Hasan Nizami
William Dalrymple (1996), The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty. Delhi. 1857
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