Read the passage given below to answer.
This appeal to the Zamindars was issued by?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The Rebels
The Azamgarh Proclamation was issued by the rebels in 1857. Such proclamations and ishtahars (notifications) were issued by rebel leaders to spread their ideas and persuade people to join the revolt, so this proclamation is one of the main sources of our knowledge about what the rebels wanted.
NCERT (2026-27): “3. What the Rebels Wanted … As victors, the British recorded their own trials and tribulations as well as their heroism. They dismissed the rebels as a bunch of ungrateful and barbaric people. The repression of the rebels also meant silencing of their voice. Few rebels had the opportunity of recording their version of events. Moreover, most of them were sepoys and ordinary people who were not literate. Thus, other than a few proclamations and ishtahars (notifications) issued by rebel leaders to propagate their ideas and persuade people to join the revolt, we do not have much that throws light on the perspective of the rebels. Attempts to reconstruct what happened in 1857 are thus heavily and inevitably dependent on what the British wrote.…”
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