Mirza Bakhtwar Shah and Mirza Meandoo, sons of King Zafar were executed.

Mirza Bakhtwar was 18 and Mirza Meandoo was 17. They were “tried” by Major Harriott and sentenced to death. As their last wish, they wanted to see their family.

They were taken to the ground in a bullock cart. On arrival at the place of execution (the sand bank in front of the palace) the column was drawn, the two princes brought out of the cart and blindfolded. 12 riflemen were then ordered to within 12 paces. It has been said that the Gurkhas of the firing squad deliberately fired low and the officer had to “finish” the job by using his pistol.

Till now, about 20 sons of Zafar have been executed.

There are two sons that we know escaped (Mirza Abdulla and Mirza Qwaish) and were helped by the sikh guards in escaping. Not sure what fate awaits them.

We know that some other members of the Royal family, whether they took part in the rebellion or not, have been arrested and sent to prison in Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpur) or Allahabad and a few of them have been sent to the hashest prison in Andaman island.

None of the prisoners were proven guilty of any more serious offence than that of being members of Zafar’s family.