Under whose leadership the War of Indian Independance of 1857 was fought?
Under whose leadership the War of Indian Independance of 1857 was fought?
The correct option is C Bahadur Shah Zafar
As the Indian
rebellion of 1857 spread most rebelling Indian kings and the Indian regiments
accepted Bahadur Shah Zafar as the Emperor of India under whom the smaller
Indian kingdoms 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. When the victory of the British became
certain, Zafar took refuge at Humayun’s Tomb and hid there. British forces
surrounded the tomb and compelled his surrender. The next day British shot his
sons and grandson at the Khooni Darwaza (the bloody gate) near Delhi Gate.
After a show trial, Zafar himself was exiled to Rangoon, Burma in 1858 along
with his wife Zeenat Mahal and some of the remaining members of the family. His
departure as Emperor marked the end of more than three centuries of Mughal rule
in India.
As the Indian rebellion of 1857 spread most rebelling Indian kings and the Indian regiments accepted Bahadur Shah Zafar as the Emperor of India under whom the smaller Indian kingdoms 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. When the victory of the British became certain, Zafar took refuge at Humayun’s Tomb and hid there. British forces surrounded the tomb and compelled his surrender. The next day British shot his sons and grandson at the Khooni Darwaza (the bloody gate) near Delhi Gate. After a show trial, Zafar himself was exiled to Rangoon, Burma in 1858 along with his wife Zeenat Mahal and some of the remaining members of the family. His departure as Emperor marked the end of more than three centuries of Mughal rule in India.
