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Consider the following statements : The Azamgarh Proclamation refers to 1. the declaration by the rebels of 1857 2. the statement by the leader of the underground movement in the Revolt of 1942 Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements : The Azamgarh Proclamation refers to 1. the declaration by the rebels of 1857 2. the statement by the leader of the underground movement in the Revolt of 1942 Which of the statements given above is/are not correct? Correct Answer 2 only

The correct answer is 2 only.

  • Azamgarh Proclamation was published in Delhi gadget by Firoz Shah, the grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.

Key Points

  • It was published during the middle of the ‘great mutiny’ of 1857 or the first revolution in India.
  • It was published on 25th August 1857 and stressed the communities of Hindus and Muslims to stay united. Hence the statement 2 is incorrect.
  • The proclamation appealed to the people that the people belonging to different castes should remain together during this time.
  • Rebels wanted full power to be vested in the hands of the king. 

Additional Information

  • Bahadur Shah Zafar or Bahadur Shah II was the twentieth and last Mughal emperor. He was the second son of and became the successor to his father, Akbar II, upon his death on 28 September 1837. 
  • He was a titular Emperor, as the Mughal Empire existed in name only, and his authority was limited only to the walled city of Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad).
  • Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma (now in Myanmar), after convicting him on several charges.

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