Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal emperor, was residing in the Red Fort in Delhi when the sepoys revolted. They marched to Delhi and proclaimed him the Emperor of India, seeking his symbolic leadership for the uprising against the British East India Company. Although he was an old and relatively powerless figure, his position as the descendant of the Mughal emperors gave legitimacy to the rebels' cause in the eyes of many.
Who was the Mughal emperor during the Revolt of 1857?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Revolt of 1857 (Key Centres and Leaders of the Revolt (Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi, Arrah, Faizabad, Bareilly))
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