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Original - The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar II in 1858, just after his show trial in Delhi, India and before his departure for exile in Rangoon, Burma. This is possibly the only photograph ever taken of the Mughal emperor
Reason
This is possibly the only photograph ever taken of any Mughal emperor, also indeed of the emperor himself. Thus has hign encyclopedic value.
Articles this image appears in
Bahadur Shah II, Timurid dynasty, Indian Rebellion of 1857
Creator
Ragib from commons (uploader)