Mughal princess killed – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Fri, 11 May 2018 19:08:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Mughal princess killed – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Cemetery in Dargah Sheikh Baqi Billah https://ranasafvi.com/cemetery-in-dargah-sheikh-baqi-billah/ https://ranasafvi.com/cemetery-in-dargah-sheikh-baqi-billah/#respond Fri, 11 May 2018 18:55:23 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/cemetery-in-dargah-sheikh-baqi-billah/ The Dargah of Sheikh Baqi Billah also houses a lovely cemetery. Very well cared for and peaceful.

Today I read that the Mughal princes shot on 22nd September 1857 by Major Hodson are also buried here

Mirza Zuheer ood deen, alias Mirza Mooghul Bahadur, 2nd Son.

Signed by Ghulam ‘Ali Khan.( first portrait) buried here

Aka #MirzaMughal eldest surviving son of Bahadur Shah Zafar

Who took over as commander of rebel forces on 12th May 1857

And was shot in coldblood by Major Hodson on 22Sept 1857 after failure of uprising

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