alleryWho was declared Emperor of Hindustan by the rebels in Delhi?
AAurangzeb Alamgir
BAkbar Shah II
CShah Alam II
DBahadur Shah II
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Bahadur Shah II
1. After Meerut the rebels reached Delhi and acknowledged the Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar.
2. Shah Alam II ruled in 1764, Aurangzeb and Akbar II were long dead or earlier.
3. So Bahadur Shah Zafar is correct.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Lead section_
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