Career
But due to the primogeniture policy of the British, this was not accepted. She was suspected of poisoning the British Resident in Delhi, Thomas Metcalfe in 1853 for meddling too much in palace affairs 1857 rebellion
After her husband"s death in 1862, the British banned anyone from claiming the title of Emperor, in an attempt to dissolve the monarchy.
Death
Zinat Mahal died on 17 July 1886.
She was buried in her husband"s tomb in Yangon"s Dagon Township near the Shwedagon Pagoda. The site later became known as Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah.
The grandchild of Zinat Mahal and Bahadur Shah II is also buried alongside the couple. After remaining lost for many decades, the tomb was discovered during a restoration exercise in 1991.