The collection of 'Mutiny Papers', housed in the National Archives of India, Regional Office, Bhopal is an invaluable historical resource on the uprising of 1857 in India, particularly in the Bundelkhand region and in Central India. These are 10,000 documents in Persian, spreading over 425 files. This volume is ninth in the series which presents a literal translation of 1,000 documents from 90 files. The main events of 1857 upon which these documents throw light are the siege of Gwalior by the insurgents and its recapture by the British forces; reinstallation of Maharaja Sindhia; the fall of Rani of Jhansi; and capture of Jhansi by the British.
Besides, there is an eye-witness account of Delhi from the day when the revolutionaries arrived in Delhi from Meerut. Delhi was recaptured subsequently. Nawab Sikandar Begam, the then Nawab of Bhopal State, was the one who remained loyal to the British Government. Her loyalty saved her small State from any turmoil, while the other States like Jhansi, Awadh, Banda, Farrukhabad, etc. were ruined and later captured by the British forces. Delhi, the last centre of the Mughal Empire was fully devastated and captured. Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal King was deposed and exiled to Rangoon.