state gov APPSC (ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్) Group 2 (Pre + Mains) Mock Test 2023 General Knowledge Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) The Great Revolt of 1857
Why did the mutinying sepoys proclaim Bahadur Shah, the Mughal Emperor, as the spearhead of the Revolt of 1857?
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To give political legitimacy to their revolt.
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To avail the vast resources of the Mughals.
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They feared Bahadur Shah and his might.
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He was the only powerful ruler of that time.