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On the basis of the following passage, answer the following questions by selecting the correct answer from the given options.
To fight the British, leadership and organisation were required. For these the rebels sometimes turned to those who had been leaders before the British conquest. One of the first acts of the sepoys of Meerut, as we saw, was to rush to Delhi and appeal to the old Mughal emperor to accept the leadership of the revolt. This acceptance of leadership took its time in coming.
During the First War of Independence against the British rule in India, which of the following Mughal Emperor was declared as the leader of the revolt?