Present-day descendants

A few descendants of Bahadur Shah Zafar are known to be living in Delhi, Kolkata (previously called Calcutta), Hyderabad, and Burma. Some of the direct descendants still identify themselves with the clan name Timur and with one of its four major branches: Shokohane-Timur (Shokoh), Shahane-Timur (Shah), Bakshane-Timur (Baksh) and Salatine-Timur (Sultan). Some direct descendants of the Timur carry the surname of Mirza, Baig and Jangda are found predominantly in Pakistan, especially in major cities like Multan and Lahore and in India, particularly Dehli. A number of 'imposter' Mughals, ie people who do not have authentic right to decent are to be found in both Pakistan and India. However, good genealogical records exist for most families in the subcontinent and are often consulted for establishing the authenticity of their claims. Some descendants of the Mughal empire have even settled in the west in places like America and Europe. Some Burmese decedents of Bahadur Shah Zafar live in Rangoon, France and Canada. The Pashtoon tribe Babar living in Baluchistan regard themselves as direct decendents of Babar however this claim has not been proven authentically.