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This is a Portrait of the Last of the Later Mughals.What Part Did He Play in the Revolt of 1857? - History and Civics

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This is a portrait of the last of the Later Mughals.

What part did he play in the Revolt of 1857?

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Role of Bahadur Shah Zafar in the Revolt of 1857:

As the Indian rebellion of 1857 spread, sepoy regiments seized Delhi. Seeking a figure that could unite all Indians, Hindu and Muslim alike, Most rebelling Indian kings and the Indian regiments accepted Zafar as the Emperor of India. Under whom the smaller Indian kingdom would unite until the British were defeated. Zafar was the least threatening and least ambitious of monarchs, and the legacy of the Mughal Empire was more acceptable a uniting force to most allied kings than the domination of any other Indian kingdom.

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