Capture of Lucknow
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The Capture of Lucknow was a battle of Indian rebellion of 1857. The British recaptured the city of Lucknow which they had abandoned in the previous winter after the relief of a besieged garrison in t
Begum Kothi or Queen's House, Lucknow, 1858
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
Capture of Lucknow
…disjointed rebel counter-attacks on the Alambagh and the British positions north of the Gumti, which failed. A rebel force which was supposed to contain Begum Hazrat Mahal, the wife of the dispossessed Nawab of Oudh, and her son Birjis Qadr whom the rebels had proclaimed Nawab, were driven from the Musabagh, yet another…
Begum Hazrat Mahal
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.