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, who passed away on 7 April 1879, in Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal, aged 59. She is known for the leading role she had in the rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
After her husband had been 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 Hallaur, she finally
found asylum in Nepal, where she died in 1879. Her role in the rebellion
has given her a hero status in the post-colonial history of India.
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