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  1. Sep 15, 2024 · The Begum of Awadh , Begum Hazrat Mahal was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah. No, this is not only her identity, the main and adequate reason we should remember her for the leading role she had in the rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.Born Muhammadi Khanum, she got married to Nawab Wajid Ali of Awadh.

  2. 5 days ago · Biryani was introduced to Kolkata by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh who lived in exile in the region. Legend has it that he didn’t have enough money for meat, so he substituted it ...

  3. Sep 23, 2024 · Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh at the time, and he was dethroned by the British company on the basis of the exaggerated and false statements given by the non-Indian residents staying in the region. He was wrongly blamed for’ misrule of the state’ and hence his kingdom was attacked by the British and he was exiled to Calcutta.

  4. Sep 9, 2024 · The clerics issued fatwas asking Nawab Wajid Ali Shah "to punish the ’wickedness’ and ’enormities’ of the infidels." The situation was tense and more communal clashes looked imminent. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah responded with an appeal for peace and constituted a three-member committee of enquiry, consisting of a Muslim, a Hindu and representative of the British in order defuse the tension.

  5. Sep 6, 2024 · Wajid Ali Shah, the last king of Awadh, is said to have hummed these lines when the British forced him to leave Lucknow, a city he ruled and loved, for his new address in exile - Metiabruz in Kolkata.

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  8. Sep 11, 2024 · Begum Hazrat Mahal, the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah and the regent of Awadh in 1857–1858, played a pivotal role in the uprising against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Rani Laxmi Bai (19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858)