Bahadur Shah II11 May 1857
Rebel sepoys enter Delhi and recognize Bahadur Shah II as the symbolic emperor of the uprising.
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Rebel sepoys enter Delhi and recognize Bahadur Shah II as the symbolic emperor of the uprising.
Rebel leaders in Delhi rally around Bahadur Shah II as a symbolic focus for resistance to Company rule.
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