After the Revolt of 1857, the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was exiled by the British to:

After the Revolt of 1857, the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was exiled by the British to Rangoon (now Yangon), in Burma (now Myanmar).

Background:

• When the rebel sepoys reached Delhi in May 1857, they proclaimed the aged Bahadur Shah Zafar as their leader and the emperor of India.
• NCERT notes that the rebels sought his support to give legitimacy to the Revolt, as the Mughal emperor was still a symbol of authority.
• The British recaptured Delhi in September 1857.
• Bahadur Shah Zafar took refuge in Humayun's Tomb, from where he was arrested by Captain William Hodson.
• Hodson also shot dead his sons and a grandson near the Delhi Gate, at a place now called the "Khooni Darwaza" (Bloody Gate).

His trial and exile:

• He was tried by a British military court at the Red Fort, on charges of treason and of supporting the rebels.
• He was found guilty and sentenced to exile.
• He was sent to Rangoon, along with his wife Zeenat Mahal and some members of his family.
• He lived there in poor conditions, under British guard, until his death.
• He was buried in Rangoon.
• His tomb in Yangon is now a shrine, visited by many people, including Indian leaders.

His poetry:

• He was a fine Urdu poet, with the pen name "Zafar".
• His famous verse laments that he could not get even two yards of land in his beloved country for his burial ("Do gaz zameen bhi na mili koo-e-yaar mein").

The end of the Mughal dynasty:

With his exile, the Mughal dynasty, founded by Babur in 1526, came to an end.

Other exiles:

The Andaman Islands were used to imprison many rebels; a penal settlement was set up at Port Blair after 1857.

Why not the other options?

• ✗The Andamans held other prisoners; Mandalay and Colombo were not places of his exile.