Question

what did spoy decline bhadur shah jafar as their leader​

Answer 1

Answer:

Since the mughals were earlier rulers they decided to choose their descendent as their symbolic leader to bring multiple factions under one group. By 1857,Bahadur Shah Zafar was reduced to just a nominal emperor who exercised few powers limited to city boundaries of Delhi.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

Sepoys declared Bahadur Shah Zafar as their leader as they still recognised the Mughal ruler as their natural leader.