Explanation:

• The fact behind Bahadur Shah Zafar being declared their leader by the rebels is that no rebels were ready to become the leader.He was the last mughal emperor of india . No one was ready to lead the revolt at that time. Many rebels were worried about their own kingdoms. Also, there was no other Indian king left at that time when rebels asked him. There was no one to lead all the states rather than Bahadur Shah Zafar.