Mar 28, 2024, 10:20 AM IST

Mughal descendants still living in India?

Ritik Raj

Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor.

For a very long period, the Mughals ruled India.

Bahadur Shah Zafar was detained by the British and taken to Burma.

In Rangoon, Bahadur Shah Zafar and his two sons passed away.

Bahadur Shah Zafar, however, was the father of twenty sons and numerous descendants.

Are there any descendants of the Mughals?

Mirza Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, a resident of Hyderabad, regards himself as the sixth descendant of Bahadur Shah Zafar. 

He says he receives a Rs 8,000 pension from the Indian government.

Sultana Begum, a Kolkata resident, claims to be a descendant of the Mughals.

She claims to be the wife of the great grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar.

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