What impact did bahudur shah zafar,s …

The rebellions wanted a leader who could provide support and lend a credential to the Revolt of 1857.  They were also faced with the question as to who would rule India after the Revolt. They found the answer in the Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar. The Mughal kings had been ruling the country since last three hundred years.
When Bahadur Shah Zafar took over the leadership of the revolt and wrote letters to various chiefs and the rulers to support the sepoys, the rebellion quickly spread in the northern parts of the country. The leadership of the Mughal emperor seemed to provide legitimacy to it. Sepoys revolted in Delhi, Awadh and Kanpur. The people also participated in the revolt. The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar gave a national character to the revolt which was mainly centered in northern parts of the country.