Begum Hazrat Mahal
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Begum Hazrat Mahal, also known as the Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, and the regent of Awadh in 1857–1858. She is known for the leading role she had in the rebel
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Portrait of Begum Sahib, circa 1850 CE, Awadh School of Art , State Museum, Lucknow
The tomb of Begum Hazrat Mahal near Jama Masjid in Kathmandu
Memorial of Begum Hazrat Mahal in Begum Hazrat Mahal Park, Lucknow.
Birjis Qadr
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Birjis Qadr was the son of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh. He was put on the throne after his father had been deposed by the East India Company in 1856 under the terms of the Doctrine of laps
Begum Hazrat Mahal
…India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After her husband was exiled to Calcutta and the Indian Rebellion broke out, she made her son, Prince Birjis Qadr, the Wali (ruler) of Awadh, with herself as regent during his minority. However, she was forced to abandon this role after a short reign. By way of…
Royal portrait of Birjis Qadr
From left to right: Qadr's father Wajid Ali Shah, Qadr, Qadr's mother Begum Hazrat Mahal
Portrait of a man sitting with hands folded, from the Mirza Birjis Qadr Album
Birjis Qadr (left) with son Khurshid Qadr (right) and three bodyguards in Calcutta around 1893 in this rare photograph.