What was Bahadur Shah II contribution during the revolt
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As the rebellion in India had started spreading in 1857, Bahadur Shah Zafar II was accepted as the Indian Emperor by the regiments. He was determined to win against the East India Company. When it became evident that the British would win, Bahadur Shah II took refuge in the outskirts of Delhi at the Humayun tomb.
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For most of his reign, he was a client of the British and was without real authority. He figured briefly, and reluctantly, in the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58; during the mutiny, rebel troops from the city of Meerut seized Delhi and compelled Bahādur Shāh to accept nominal leadership of the revolt.
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