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TextBook Solutions for Punjab School Education Board Class 12 History Themes In Indian History Iii Chapter 11 The Revolt Of 1857 And Its Representations
Why did the mutinous sepoys in many places turn to erstwhile rulers to provide leadership to the revolt?
(a) To fight the British, leadership and organisation was required. For this reason rebels turned to the erstwhile rulers.
(b) One of the first acts of the sepoys was to visit Delhi and pressurise the Mughal emperor to become their leader.
(c) When he reluctantly complied, the revolt acquired a kind of legitimacy because it could now be carried on in the name of the Mughal Emperor.
(d) In Kanpur the people and sepoys gave Nana Sahib no choice but to join the revolt. In Jhansi also the Rani gave in to popular pressure.
(e) In Lucknow (Awadh) the people celebrated the outbreak of the revolt by hailing Birjis the son of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah as their leader.
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