In the aftermath of the 1857 Indian Rebellion, the British put the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, on trial for his life. The trial was a show of power, a legal spectacle that criminalized the old order and legitimized British rule. But how did an emperor known more for his poetry than his politics end up at the center of a bloody uprising? And could his trial really be fair? Lucas and Luna explore the charges, the court, the defense, and the verdict that ended the Mughal dynasty. They examine the role of Zafar's courtiers, the damning testimony of his own son, and the legal innovations the British used to convict him. They also consider what Zafar's defense lawyer tried to argue, and how the trial set a precedent for colonial justice. With vivid details from the Red Fort and the courtroom, this episode unpacks a moment when history was rewritten by the winners.
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