Who among the following was believed to be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs conspiring against the British in 1857?

Mangal Pandey

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Bahadur Shah II

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Queen Zeenat Mahal

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Nana Sahib

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The correct option is C Bahadur Shah II
The Sanyasis and Fakirs revolted against British from 1763 to 1800 AD because of the to the prohibition imposed on their piligrimage by the East India Company. The central leadership comprised of the rebel council headed by emperor Bahadur Shah Jafar (Bahadur Shah II). Though Bahadur Shah Jafar’s wife Zeenat Mahal tried to conspire with English, but she was not the part of central leadership.

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