HISTORY

Bahadur Shah IIThe last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II, also known as Zafar, died in a British prison in Burma in 1862.

Religious intolerance led to the destruction of Hindu and Sikh temples and schools. These policies created widespread resentment and rebellion against the Mughals, fragmented their kingdom, and greatly weakened their rule.

The Ghaznavid Empire gradually moved in and conquered India and later the Delhi Sultanate, a Delhi-based Muslim kingdom that stretched over large parts of India from 1206–1526, the fall of which eventually led to the Mughal rule in the country.

They guarded the harem against the entry of unwanted men and objects which had sexual connotations and could be used by women for sexual pleasure, such as cucumber, nutmegs etc.

Originally Answered: Where are the descendants of mughals today ? All are dead. Bahadur Shah’s children were killed by the Britishers after the First War of Independence in 1857.

A disagreement over succession after Mohammed’s death in 632 split Muslims into Islam’s two main sects, Sunni and Shia.

Shia Islam began when Abu Bakr, Umar and Abu Ubaydah al Jarrah offered each other the helpers (ansar) despite the announcement of Ghadir Khumm where Ali was declared master of the believers.

MuslimThe Mughal Empire (1526–1858) The emperors all identified themselves as Muslim, patrilineally descended from Timur (1336–1405, a.k.a. Tamerlane), the Sunni Turkish conqueror of Central Asia. Each individual Mughal emperor developed his own religious beliefs and expressions within what he considered true Islam.

Mughal rule was reduced to only a small area around Delhi, which passed under Maratha (1785) and then British (1803) control. The last Mughal, Bahādur Shah II (reigned 1837–57), was exiled to Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma), by the British after his involvement with the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58.

India produced about 25% of global industrial output into the early 18th century. India’s GDP growth increased under the Mughal Empire, exceeding growth in the prior 1,500 years. The Mughals were responsible for building an extensive road system, creating a uniform currency, and the unification of the country.