The Last Mughal
| Author | William Dalrymple |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Narrative history |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 575 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0670999255 |
| OCLC | 70402016 |
| Preceded by | Begums Thugs and White Mughals |
| Followed by | Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India |
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857 is a 2006 historical book by William Dalrymple. It deals with the life of poet-emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775–1862) and the unsuccessful Indian Rebellion of 1857, which he participated in, challenging the British East India Company's rule over India. This was a major act of resistance against the British Empire, finally resulting in the replacement of the nominal Mughal monarch with the British monarch as the Emperor of India.