1. The very first thing was that mutineer reached Delhi and they appealed to Bahadur Shah to lead them and proclaimed him Shah-en-Shah Hindustan. The others were Kanpur, Jhansi etc.
2. The rebels sought leadership of erst while rulers. It helped to ensure legitimacy and unity among the rebels.
3. The rebels proclamations of 1857 repeatedly appealed to all sections of Indian population irrespective of their caste and creed.
4. It was made in Hindi, Urdu and Persian, called upon Hindus and Muslims, to unite and rise.
5. The proclamations were issued by muslim princes or in their names took care to address the sentiments of Hindus.
6. The defence of religion and the fight against the British were seen as closely linked to each other in which both Hindus and Muslims had equal stake.
7. The Ishtahars played important role to hold back to the pre-British HinduMuslim past and glorified the co-existance of different communities under the Mughal regime.
8. The standard of Mohammad and Mahavir were emphasised by the nation of Bahadur Shah.