Bahadur Shah Zafar

Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor of India, ruling from 1837 until his exile in 1857 following the Indian Rebellion. He was a patron of the arts and poetry during a time of great cultural flourishing in India. Zafar himself was an accomplished poet, known for his Urdu ghazals. His reign symbolized the decline of the Mughal Empire, and he is often remembered for his attempts to unite various factions during the rebellion against British rule.