To whom did the rebel soldiers of the Meerut Regiment want to hand over the rule of the country?
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Explanation
Correct Answer:-
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Explanation:-
During the First Indian War of Independence in 1857, after rebelling from the Meerut cantonment, the soldiers reached Delhi on May 11, 1857. They proclaimed the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, as their leader and handed over the rule of the country to him, accepting him as the Emperor of India. This move was an attempt to give a legitimate structure to the uprising against British rule.
Key Points:-
Bahadur Shah Zafar was elderly at the time, but he accepted the rebel soldiers' appeal to lead the uprising.
Under his leadership, Delhi became the main center of the revolt.
After the suppression of the revolt, the British imprisoned him and exiled him to Rangoon (Myanmar), where he died in 1862.
Important Questions and Answers:
Question: Who was the Governor-General during the revolt of 1857?
Answer: Lord Canning.
Question: What was the immediate cause of the 1857 revolt?
Answer: The rumor that the cartridges used in Enfield rifles were greased with cow and pig fat, which hurt the religious sentiments of the Indian soldiers.