Why was Bahadur Shah Zafar declared the Emperor of India?
Answers
In the in the revolt of 1857 the Indian revolters arose mainly in Barrackpore revolted against the British overlords and their master Delhi. There they declared Bahadur Shah Zafar as their Emperor and the proclamation of the Mughal Empire was given by the booming of guns. Victory was short lived as soon reinforcements arrive from Punjab and captured Delhi.
Bahadur shah Zafar was declared the emperor of India due to the following reasons:
1) there was no other king left who could stand against the British
2) no rebel was ready to become the leader and lead the rest
3) every rebel was worried about their own kingdom and therefore they didn’t want to become the leader
Due to these reasons, the rebels marched to Delhi and declared him to be their leader.