In 1856, Governor-General ______ decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death none of his descendants would be recognised as kings – they would just be called princes.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Canning
Governor General Canning declared in 1856 that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king, and that after his death, none of his descendants would be regarded as kings; instead, they would be known as princes.
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the twentieth and last Mughal emperor, was also an Urdu poet.
He was a titular Emperor, as the Mughal Empire existed only in name, and his power was limited to the walled city of Old Delhi (Shahjahanbad).
Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British deposed him and exiled him to Rangoon in the British-controlled Burma in 1858, after convicting him on several charges.