Question

why was Mughal emperor not keen on aiding the rebellion of 1857????

Answer 1

After the death of Aurangzeb, Mughals power in India kept on declining till it became limited to Delhi.  Bahadur Shah Zafar was a old ruler who did not have any courage to fight the mighty British army.  The Mughal emperor had no financial strength and he was surviving on a pension by the East India company.  The revolt involved Sikhs who had hostile relations with Mughals.  Mughals still remembered the losses in the Battle of Plassey 1757.

Answer 2

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It is true that the rebellion did not begin with him. At the time, the Mughal Empire was restricted to Delhi and its outskirts and did not have any real power. The rebellion actually began due to the Hindu, Muslim and Sikh Sepoys who worked in the British Indian Army