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Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar

Who rests here

Saints · died 1279 AH · Yangon

The last Mughal emperor and a Sufi-minded poet. Following the 1857 uprising he was exiled by the British to Rangoon (Yangon), where he spent his final years and died in 1862. He is reported to have accepted disciples as a Sufi pir and was known for his devotional poetry.

Full biography of Bahadur Shah Zafar →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Yangon

Coordinates: 16.78980, 96.14990

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000596 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.