Who among the following died in exile ?
- A.Rani Laxmibai
- B.Bahadur Shah Zafar
- C.Tantia Tope
- D.Nana Saheb
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Bahadur Shah Zafar. The last Mughal emperor was exiled by the British to Rangoon in Burma, where he died in 1862.
The rebels of 1857 proclaimed Bahadur Shah II the leader of the revolt. After Delhi fell in September 1857 he surrendered at Humayun's Tomb, was tried for treason in 1858 and sent away to Rangoon with his wife Zeenat Mahal. A poet who wrote under the name Zafar, he lamented that he could not find even two yards of land for his grave in his homeland. His exile formally ended the Mughal dynasty.
A is wrong because Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi died fighting near Gwalior in June 1858. C is wrong because Tantia Tope was captured and hanged by the British at Shivpuri in 1859. D is wrong because Nana Saheb of Kanpur escaped into the Nepal terai after the revolt and simply disappeared; he was never sent into exile, and his end is not known.
Exam tip: Bahadur Shah Zafar, exiled to Rangoon, died 1862; Laxmibai fell at Gwalior; Tantia Tope hanged at Shivpuri.
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