Begum Hazrat Mahal
Capture of Lucknow, Jang Bahadur, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah, Nawab of Awadh, Faizabad
978-613-4-92879-3
6134928798
84
2011-01-29
34.00 €
eng
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Begum Hazrat Mahal also known as Begum of Awadh, was the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. Her maiden name was Muhammadi Khanum and she was born at Faizabad, Awadh, India. She was a courtesan by profession and had been taken into the royal harem as a Khawasin, after being sold by her parents to Royal agents . Then promoted to a Pari. She became a Begum after being accepted as a royal concubine of the King of Oudh and she was bestowed the title 'Hazrat Mahal' after the birth of their son, Birjis Qadra. Begum Hazrat Mahal was endowed with great physical charm and grace as well as organizational skills. She was a junior wife of the last Tajdaar-e-Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah. The British had annexed Oudh in 1856 and Wajid Ali Shah was exiled to Calcutta. After, her husband was exiled to Calcutta, she took charge of the affairs of the state of Awadh despite her divorce from the Nawab, which then was a large part of the current state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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