Had Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar divined the events of the uprising of 1857?

from The Historylogy Podcast · host Shinil Subramanian Payamal

I came across this interesting piece of history on pages 7 and 8 of the book 'Tears of the Begums: Stories of Survivors of the Uprising of 1857' (originally in Urdu as Begumat ke Aansoo) written by Khwaja Hasan Nizami and translated by Rana Safvi which I had reviewed on 6th of October, 2023.Order links of the book 'Tears of the Begums' below:Amazon India:PaperbackKindleAmazon USA:KindleFlipkart:PaperbackAnd please don't forget to checkout Historylogy.com for latest book reviews and tidbits from the pages of history.Please feel free to our social media ID's for latest updates. Links below:https://www.facebook.com/historylogy/https://twitter.com/historylogyhttps://www.instagram.com/historylogy/Affiliate Earnings Disclaimer:This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

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The last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was supposedly an enlightened mystic who had imbibed spiritual knowledge of the unseen. He had divined the events of the ghadar (revolt) of 1857 much before the event took place through his spiritual powers but was content to place his trust in the will of God.