GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Begum Hazrat Mahal’s band of supporters rebelled against the forces of the British under the leadership of Raja Jalal Singh; they seized control of Lucknow, and she took power as the guardian of her minor son, Prince Birjis Qadr, whom she had declared as the ruler (Wali) of Awadh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Begum Hazrat Mahal, commonly known as Awadh’s Begum, was the second wife of Nawabs of Awadh Swazidarisha and Awadh’s regent from 1857 to 1858. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, she played a decisive role in the rebellion against the British East India Company.