Question : Which Mughal ruler was overthrown by the British and sent to exile in Burma after the revolt of 1857?
Option 1: Bahadur Shah I
Option 2: Shah Jahan
Option 3: Alamgir II
Option 4: Bahadur Shah II
Correct Answer: Bahadur Shah II
Solution : The correct option is Bahadur Shah II .
The Mughal ruler who was overthrown by the British and sent to exile in Burma (present-day Myanmar) after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 was Bahadur Shah II, commonly known as Bahadur Shah Zafar. He was captured by the British and exiled to Rangoon in Burma in 1858, where he died on November 7, 1858. The exile of Bahadur Shah II marked the formal end of the Mughal dynasty.
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