bahadur shah zafar was the last emperor of the mughal empire.
bahadur shah zafar was the last emperor of the mughal empire.
who was the last emperor of the mughal empire?
bahadur shah zafar
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mughal (also moghul or mogul), a word related to the mongols, may refer to:









































bullet::::- the mughal empire of south asia









































bullet::::- mughal emperors









































bullet::::- mughal tribe, the asian peoples from which the rulers of the empire came









































bullet::::- mughal army, the army of mughal empire









































bullet::::- cultural influences of the mughal empire









































bullet::::- mughal architecture, a style of architecture









































bullet::::- mughal painting, a style of painting









































bullet::::- mughlai cuisine, a "mughal" style of cooking









































bullet::::- mughal gardens, a style of gardens









































bullet::::- mirza mughal (1817–1857), fifth son of bahadur shah zafar, the last mughal emperor
mughal
his father malik shahbaz khan khattak was killed in a tribal clash against the yusufzai tribe on 4 january 1641. after his father's death, mughal emperor shah jahan appointed him as the tribal chief and mansabdar in 1641 at the age of 28. the mughal king shah jahan appreciated his principality. then aurangzeb (the son of shah jahan) emprisonned his father and ordered the beheading of his brothers ; so he made his way to the throne. aurangzeb arrested khushal in 1658. he threw him away as a prisoner in the gwalior fortress. there he had as a prisoner or later and-delhi-spent under detention in the mountains prison. he later release from captivity in 1668. after khushal was permitted to return to the pashtun dominated areas, khushal had been deadly shocked by the unfriendly treatment, he received from mughal authorities and king aurangzeb whose indifference and coolness towards his plight had wounded khushal’s ego. he used to say, "i had done nothing wrong against the interests of the king or the empire". mughal authorities continued to offer him with temptations in order to reclaim him to their service but khushal resisted all such offers and made it clear to the mughals that "i served your cause to the best of my honesty, i subdued and killed my own pashtuns to promote the empire’s interests but my services and my loyalty did not make me a mughal". according to khushal, he was burning from inside for exacting revenge but preferred to keep silent. nevertheless, the mughals were not inclined to bear his aloofness and therefore he was challenged either "to be friend or foe" as the interests of empire knew no impartiality. khushal decided to be a foe and joined darya khan afridi and aimal khan afridi in their fight and wars against mughals. he dissociated himself from the mughal empire slowly and started with his resistance later,he incited the afghan tribes to rebel against the mughal emperor aurangzeb. he took contact to other pashtoon tribes and with support of his people he started a systematic resistance against the mughals. khushal joined a rebillion of khattak, momand, safi and afridi tribes against the mughols. in mughal empire the pashtun tribesmen of the empire were considered the bedrock of the mughal army. they were the empire's from the threat bulwark in the north-west as well as the main fighting force against the sikhs and marathas. the pashtun revolt in 1672 under the leadership of the warrior poet khushal. revolt was triggered when soldiers under the orders of the mughal governor amir khan allegedly attempted to molest women of the safi tribe in modern-day kunar. the safi tribe retaliated and killed the soldier. this attack provoked a reprisal, which triggered a general revolt of the most of tribes. the mughol king aurangzeb ordered the safi tribal elders to hand over the killers. the safi, afridi, mohmand, shinwari and khattak tribe came together to protect the safi men accused of badal. attempting to reassert his authority, amir khan in orders of aurangzeb led a large mughal army to the khyber pass, where the army was surrounded by tribesmen and routed. afghan sources claim that aurangzeb suffered a humiliating defeat, with a reported loss of 40,000 mughal soldiers and with only four men, including the governor managing to escape. in a battle he lost his dear and trustworthy friends aimal khan afridi and darya khan afridi.khushal greatly praised the bravery and courage of darya khan afridi and aimal khan afridi who had destroyed the entire mughal army in khyber in 1672. as he said about his these two close companions:"aimal khan afridi and darya khan afridi from death god preserve them, never have they failed me at the time of need"
khushal khattak