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Who was the Mughal emperor proclaimed as the leader of the 1857 Revolt in Delhi?

  1. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  2. Akbar Shah II
  3. Shah Alam II
  4. Jahandar Shah

Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar

Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, was proclaimed the symbolic leader of the revolt in Delhi. After the British recaptured Delhi, he was exiled to Rangoon where he died in 1862. [[30]]

Topic Revolt of 1857
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