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Bahadur Shah Zafar was the symbolic leader of the First War of Indian Independence (1857). Option "Mangal Pandey" was a key figure in the early stages but not the leader. Option "Rani Lakshmibai" was a prominent leader but not the main figurehead. Option "Nana Saheb" was an important leader, but Zafar was the symbolic leader of the rebellion.