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26/05/2021 1:27 pm
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How did the Company plan to bring an end to the Mughal dynasty?
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26/05/2021 1:28 pm
1. First of all the name of the Mughal king was removed from the coins minted by the Company.
2. In 1849, Governor-General Dalhousie announced that after the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the family of the king would be shifted out of the Red Fort and given another place in Delhi to live in.
3. In 1856, Governor-General “Canning decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death his descendants would be known as princes.