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Begum Hazrat Mahal (c. 1820 – 7 April 1879), 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 rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Begum Hazrat Mahal often called meetings to encourage soldiers, asking them to be brave and fight for the cause. She wrote letters of instruction for the movement and is reported to have appeared on the battlefield on February 25, 1858, mounted on an elephant. Alum Bagh was attacked by a force sometimes led by Maulvi Ahmad ullah Shah and at other times by the Begum in person but the British succeeded in defeating the rebel force.
Aug 17, 2018 · She was called Begum Hazrat Mahal. And this is her heroic, tragic and awe-inspiring story. As stories go, this one feels like a bestselling novel or a blockbuster film – the poor girl who became a courtesan, the besotted Nawab who made a courtesan his mistress, the Begum who refused to give up even after everyone had, the undefeated spirit. But as the adage goes – truth is stranger than fiction.
Aug 18, 2022 · Begum Hazrat Mahal. After her husband, Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah was exiled after the 1857 revolt, Begum Hazrat Mahal, along with her supporters, took on the British and wrested control of Lucknow. She was forced into a retreat after the colonial rulers recaptured the area. Velu Nachiyar. Many years before the revolt of 1857, Velu Nachiyar waged a war against the British and emerged victorious.
A documentary by filmmaker Mohi-ud-Din Mirza, Begum Hazrat Mahal: The Last Queen of Avadh, celebrates the legendary journey of one of the unsung heroines of the First war of Independence
Begum Hazrat Mahal lost control over Lucknow and most of Awadh once the British troops returned on 16th March 1858; she fled the state with her army. Her failure to save the kingdom, however, did not deter her from attempting to organize soldiers again at other places. By the end of 1859, after a brief residential stay in Terai, Begum Hazrat Mahal had lost most of her adherents, and was forced to seek asylum outside the country.
Apr 11, 2019 · The Begum’s great-great-granddaughter, Manzilat Fatima, who lives in Kolkata said in an email interview, “Begum Hazrat Mahal was promised entitlement, wealth, property and an attractive pension by the East India Company, not once or twice but at least four times! She refused to accept their offer because, first, she did not trust them (the treachery by which they had framed her husband Wajid Ali Shah and compelled him to step down from his throne was the best example).Second, the Queen's ...
Life. Hazrat Begum was born a Mughal princess and was the daughter of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah and his wife Sahiba Mahal. In April 1748, her father died, and her brother, Ahmad Shah Bahadur, ascended the throne. His mother, Qudsia Begum, gave pension to the Begums and the children of the late emperor not only from the government's purse but also from her own funds. On 26 May 1754, Ahmad Shah was attacked on a journey by a band of Marathas under Malhar Rao Holkar. While running away from ...
Begum Hazrat Mahal (Begum being a title of respect bestowed upon Muslim women of high rank), as well as the king's brother, were both opposed to annexation. On February 7, 1856, the British took control of the kingdom of Oudh. Five weeks later, on March 13, the king himself left Lucknow for exile in Calcutta. He left his eleven-year-old heir Birgis Qadr and Hazrat Mahal, acting as regent for her son, in charge.
Nov 29, 2017 · Begum Hazrat Mahal, a prominent woman of the 1857 rebellion, was born in 1830 in Faizabad of Uttar Pradesh. Her actual name was Muhammadi Khanum. Her father is Gulam Hussain of Faizabad. At a tender age, she showed good talent in literature. She was married to Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Awadh. They were blessed with a son Mirza Birjis Khadir Bahadur.
