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Demystifying the Revolt that Ignited India’s Freedom Struggle: 6 Important Points from the 1857 Petition

Here are six defining moments from the petition made to the then Mughal Emperor by rebellious soldiers that demystify the great revolt.

Zahir Dehlvi, an accomplished poet and young official in the court of Bahadur Shah Zafar, lived through the cataclysmic 1857 revolt that changed the course of history, marking the end of Mughal dominion and the instatement of the British Raj. Dehlvi’s memoir, written on his deathbed, chronicles the fading glory of the Mughal court and most importantly, pivots on the violent siege of Shahjahanabad.
Translated into English for the first time, Dehlvi’s memoir is intensely vivid and moving. Here are six defining moments from the petition made to the then Mughal Emperor by rebellious soldiers that demystify the great revolt.
Rebellious soldiers arrive in Delhi to petition Bahadur Shah Zafar
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When cartridges misfired
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The ‘meat’ of the matter
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Shooting religious sensibilities
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When an army was treated like outlaws

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Meerut, the epicentre of the revolt
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Get Zahir Dehlvi’s riveting account of the Revolt of 1857 here!
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