what impact did bahadur shah zafar's support to the rebellion have on the people and the ruling family?
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Explanation:
The Mughal kings had been ruling the country since last three hundred years. Though, after the death of Aurangzeb, the empire began to disintegrate, there were many kings and nawabs who still owed allegiance to the Mughal ruler. They were controlling and ruling various parts of the country on the behalf of the Mughal ruler. Threatened by the expansionist policies of the British, the kings and the nawabs felt that they could rule again under the British authority.
When Bahadur Shah Zafar took over the leadership of the revolt and wrote letters to various chiefs and the rulers to support the sepoys, the rebellion quickly spread in the northern parts of the country. The leadership of the Mughal emperor seemed to provide legitimacy to it. Sepoys revolted in Delhi, Awadh and Kanpur. The people also participated in the revolt. The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar gave a national character to the revolt which was mainly centered in northern parts of the country
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There was a wide spread impact on the people of the whole country and its ruling families after Bahadur Shah Zafar's support to the rebellion.
Explanation:
He wrote letters to all the chiefs and rulers of the country to come forward and organize a confederacy of Indian states to fight with Britishers. All small and big kingdoms, kings, Nawabs, Rajas, princes, zamindars, chiefs and even many Hindu and Muslim religious leaders welcomed this initial step taken by the Emperor and joined hands to rebel against the British.
Regiment after regiment mutinied and started to join other troops at nodal points like- Delhi, Kanpur and Lucknow.
The people of towns and villages also joined the rebellion in mass and rallied around local leaders, zamindars and rulers who were prepared to regain their lost authority and fight against the British.