An Archaeological Survey of India board says: 'Captain Hodson stripped Mirza Mughal, Khijr Sultan, Mirza Abu Bakr, Bahadur Shah Zafar's sons, after they were arrested at Humayun's tomb, at this site.' Captain Hodson feared the huge crowd that had assembled would rescue the Mughal princes; Captain Hodson shot them point blank on September 22, 1857.

In the days to come the British sentenced to death 29 more Mughal princes.

Thus fell the curtain on 332 years of Mughal rule in Delhi, established by Muhammad Zahiruddin Babar in 1526 after defeating Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat.

Image: Khuni Darwaza

Also see: Marching on history's path to Red Fort

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