Mirza Mughal
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Prince Mirza Mughal (1817 - 1857) was the fifth (and eldest surviving legitimate) son of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and heir apparent to the throne of Delhi and the title of Emperor of India. During the revolt of 1857 (also known as the Indian Mutiny, he was effectively the head of the civil administration of Delhi. Towards the end of the revolt he (along with two of his brothers) surrendered to the British, but was summarily executed, stripped and his body left on display for several days before what came to be called the Khooni Darwaza (Bloody Gate) outside the old city of Delhi. **
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- The Eighth Section of the Series on the Mutiny in Delhi. Khwaja Hasan Nizami
- William Dalrymple (1996), The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty. Delhi. 1857
