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The Indian rulers didn’t join the rebels in the Revolt of 1857.

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The above statement is False.
The Revolt of 1857, which started as a sepoy mutiny, was joined by several rulers of India. This was because the rulers were discontent with colonial rule.

Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal ruler. He was confined in the Red Fort. He joined the revolt as it appeared as the last chance to restore Mughal glory.

Jhansi was annexed by the British based on the Doctrine of Lapse. Rani Laxmibai urged the Britishers to accept her adopted son as heir to the throne. As it was declined by the British, Rani rose against the British and joined the revolt.

Awadh was placed under a Subsidiary Alliance. Britishers illegally annexed it for the reason of maladministration.

In Kanpur, Nana Saheb, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II, urged the British to provide him with his father's pension after the Peshwa died. But the British refused to do so. Hence, he joined the revolt.

The correct statement would be the Indian rulers joined the rebels in the Revolt of 1857.

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