What was the first step taken by Bahadur Shah Zafar to organize a fight against the
British in 1857?
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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. These were:
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.
Bahadur Shah Zafar (1837-1857) was the last ruler of Mughal Empire. ... This was the major role played by Zafar in this war. All fought bravely and courageously but the war was a failure and company won over Indian princes. Zafar was prisoned by British ending the Mughal rule in 21st September 1857.