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Bahadur Shah Zafar grave dispute
The location of the grave of the last Mughal, Bahadur Shah Zafar at Rangoon in Burma is in dispute. He was buried at the back of his enclosure, but by 1903 the location of his grave was forgotten. After some protests, the British were forced to construct a stone slab to mark the site of his grave. The location of his burial was once again relocated in 1991 when excavators found the skeleton of the last Mughal emperor there. A mausoleum was constructed and inaugurated in 1994.
== Death ==
When Zafar reached the age of 87 in 1862, he was "weak and feeble." In late October 1862, his health condition deteriorated suddenly. The British Commissioner, H.N. Davies, wrote that his future was "very uncertain." He was "spoon-fed on broth," but even found that difficult by the beginning of November.〔Dalrymple, ''The Last Mughal'', p. 473〕 On November 6th, Davies recorded that Zafar "is evidently sinking from pure despitude and paralysis in the region of his throat." To prepare for the king's death, Davies commanded for a collection of lime and bricks, and a spot was selected at the "back of Zafar's enclosure" for his burial. Zafar eventually died on November 7, 1862 at 5 a.m. He was buried at 4 p.m. on the same day "at the rear of the Main Guard in a brick grave covered over with turf level with the ground," according to Davies. The ceremony was attended by his two children and their servant but not Zafar's wife.〔Dalrymple, ''The Last Mughal'', p. 474〕
Davies recorded that "() bamboo face surrounds the grave for some considerable distance and by the time the fence is worn out the grass will again have properly covered the spot () ()o vestige will remain to distinguish where the last of the Great Moghuls rests." He also said that his death did not have any effect on the people of Rangoon, except for some Mohammedans who paid their tribute to the "final triumph of Islam."〔
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