<P> Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar ( 24 October 1775 -- 7 November 1862 ) was the last Mughal emperor . He was the second son of and became the successor to his father , Akbar II , upon his death on 28 September 1837 . He was a nominal Emperor , as the Mughal Empire existed in name only and his authority was limited only to the city of Delhi ( Shahjahanabad ) . Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , the British exiled him to Rangoon in British - controlled Burma , after convicting him on conspiracy charges . </P>
<P> Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar ( 24 October 1775 -- 7 November 1862 ) was the last Mughal emperor . He was the second son of and became the successor to his father , Akbar II , upon his death on 28 September 1837 . He was a nominal Emperor , as the Mughal Empire existed in name only and his authority was limited only to the city of Delhi ( Shahjahanabad ) . Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , the British exiled him to Rangoon in British - controlled Burma , after convicting him on conspiracy charges . </P>
where did last mughal emperor and his wife deported to
where did last mughal emperor and his wife deported to
Rangoon
Rangoon