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Bahadur Shah Zafar and His Contemporaries: Zauq, Ghalib, Momin, Shefta: Selected Poetry. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-207-3286-5. Nayar, Pramod K. (2007). The Trial of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-250-3270-0. Shashi, Shyam Singh (1999). Encyclopaedia Indica: Bahadur Shah II, The Last Mughal Emperor. Anmol ...
The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, wrote this verse while imprisoned by the British after the uprising ended: Sabhi jagah matam-e-sakht hai, kaho kaisi gardish-e-bakht hai Na wo taj hai na wo takht hai na wo shah hai na dayar hai Everywhere there is the lament and wails of mourning, how terrible is the turn of fate
He wrote poetry under the pen name "Zauq", and was appointed poet laureate of the Mughal Court in Delhi at the age of just 19. Later he was given the title of Khaqani-e-Hind (The Khaqani of India) by the last Mughal emperor and his disciple Bahadur Shah II Zafar. [2] He was a poor youth, with only an ordinary education.
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India, was an accomplished poet in his own right. He had a habit of setting his court difficult poetic tasks, such as the challenging art of tazmin , which led to the development of Tarahi Mushaira.
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The Life and Poetry of Bahadur Shah Zafar (Translation of Aslam Parvez's book. Hay House 2017 (hardbound); paperback 2021) [8] Delhi in Historical Perspectives (Translation of K.A. Nizami’s lectures on Delhi. OUP 2020) [9] The Last Gathering (Translation of Munshi Faizuddiin's book Bazm-I-Aakhir. Roli Books, 2021) [10]
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor, was himself a poet and a patron of poetry. [20] Chief poets who flourished under his patronage includes Zauq, Ghalib, Azurda, and Momin. [21] Some of Momin's pupils in poetry such as Shefta and Mir Hussain Taskin became distinguished poets themselves. [22]
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857 is a 2006 historical book by William Dalrymple. [1] It deals with the life of poet-emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775–1862) and the unsuccessful Indian Rebellion of 1857 , which he participated in, challenging the British East India Company 's rule over India.