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In 1856, Governor-General____ decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death none of his descendants would be recognised as kings – they would just be called princes.

  1. ACanningCorrect answer
  2. BCornwallis
  3. CHastings
  4. DMunro
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A. Canning

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In 1856, Canning decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar’s successors would be recognised as princes rather than kings.

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