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Who was the last Mughal Emperor?

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Aurangzeb
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Bahadur Shah I
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Bahadur Shah II
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Shah Alam II
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The correct option is C Bahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah Zafar, also known as Bahadur Shah II, was the last Mughal emperor of India who reigned from 1837 to 1857. The first War of Independence in India started in 1857 under his leadership. After losing the war, he was deposed by the British East India Company and exiled in 1858. He lived there for five years and died at the age of 87, in 1862. His death marked the end of the Mughal Empire.

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