Question

Write a note on the events that transpired in Delhi during the rebellion.

Answer 1

Explanation:

List the events that transpired in Delhi

• Sepoys from Meerut met Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah
• Bhakt Khan with Rohila Sepoys captured Delhi
• Delhi was recaptured by the EIC and Mughal Emperor was arrested

Answer:

• Sepoys from Meerut rode to Delhi and pleaded the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II to take command of the rebellion
• Bhakt Khan, a Subedar in the Company’s army, joined the rebels. The numbers swelled up as he brought with him the Rohila Sepoys.
• The sepoys led by Bhakt Khan managed to capture Delhi in just two days and reinstated Emperor Bahadur Shah as the Emperor.
• Eventually, Delhi fell and the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II was arrested at Humayun’s tomb by an officer named William Hodson.