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| 1775 | Birth |  |
| 24th Oct Birth of Bahadur Shah II |
| 1837 | Death | |
| 28th Sep Death of Akbar Shah II, Bahadur Shah II's father |
| 1837 | Succession | |
| 28th Sep Succeeds as Emperor of India |
| 1857 | Battle of Badli Sari | |
| 8th June Badli Sari A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi |
| 14th June Badli Sari The arrival of more British reinforcements finally leads to the defeat of the mutineers by John Nicholson, Commander of the relief force, after six days of street fighting, Delhi is recaptured |
| 1857 | Exile of Bahadur Shah II | |
| 14th June Delhi Bahadur Shah is captured and exiled to Burma during the siege of Delhi |
| 1857 | Rebellion | |
| Bahadur Shah II, by now the pensioned descendant of the Mogul dynasty, is popularly acclaimed as the leader of resistance |
| Rebelling Indian kings and the Indian regiments accepted Zafar as Emperor of India |
| 10th May The violence starts when Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the Army shoots his commander for forcing the Indian troops to use controversial rifles, Indians constitute 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence spreads |
| 1857 | Sepoy Mutiny | |
| 10th May Bahadur Shah II, by now the pensioned descendant of the Mogul dynasty, is popularly acclaimed as the leader of resistance |
| 10th May Indians constituted 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence against British quickly spread (hence the name Sepoy Mutiny) |
| 8th June Badli Sari A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi |
| 1857 | Siege of Delhi | |
| 8th June Delhi A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi |
| 14th June Delhi Bahadur Shah is captured and exiled to Burma during the siege of Delhi |
| 14th June Delhi The arrival of more British reinforcements finally leads to the defeat of the mutineers by John Nicholson, Commander of the relief force, after six days of street fighting, Delhi is recaptured |
| 1858 | Abdication | |
| 29th Mar The last Mughal ruler is deposed |
| 1858 | Arrest | |
| Humayun's Tomb captured & his sons Mirza Mughal & Khizar Sultan & his grandson Abu Bakr executed |
| 1858 | British Raj | |
| The British Raj rules India |
| 1858 | Emperor of India | |
| The title of "Emperor of India" is taken over by the British monarch, Victoria |
| 1858 | Exile of Bahadur Shah II | |
| Yangon Exiled to Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar) |
| 1858 | Mughal Dynasty | |
| A formal end is declared to the Mughal Dynasty |
| Yangon A formal end is declared to the Mughal Dynasty |
| 1858 | Rebellion | |
| Humayun's Tomb captured & his sons Mirza Mughal & Khizar Sultan & his grandson Abu Bakr executed |
| India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny |
| Humayun's Tomb The rebellion is crushed, seeks refuge in the Humayun's Tomb |
| 1858 | Rule of India | |
| India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny |
| Leads to a century of direct rule of the Indian subcontinent by Britain |
| The British Raj rules India |
| The war ends the end of the British East India Company's regime in India |
| 1862 | Burial | |
| Yangon the burial place is currently known as Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah |
| 1862 | Death | |
| 7th Nov Death of Bahadur Shah II, in exile |
