Begum Hazrat Mahal

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19th-century Indian person freedom fighter historical figure queen rebel leader

Begum Hazrat Mahal was a prominent 19th-century Indian queen and freedom fighter who led armed resistance against British colonial rule during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Begum of Awadh	1
Queen of Awadh	1
proclaimed her son Birjis Qadr as ruler of Awadh	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century Indian person ⓘ freedom fighter ⓘ historical figure ⓘ queen ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Begum Hazrat Mahal ⓘ surface form: Begum of Awadh
associatedWith	Awadh nobility ⓘ Siege of Lucknow ⓘ surface form: Lucknow Residency siege
burialPlace	Kathmandu ⓘ
cause	defense of Awadh sovereignty ⓘ resistance to British annexation policies ⓘ
child	Birjis Qadr ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Begum Hazrat Mahal Park in Lucknow ⓘ Indian postage stamp ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	India ⓘ
countryOfDeath	Nepal ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Indian ⓘ
fullName	Begum Hazrat Mahal self-link ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
historicalEra	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj (early period)
ideology	anti-colonialism ⓘ
influenced	later Indian independence movement narratives ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Hindi ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
legacy	remembered as an early Indian woman freedom fighter ⓘ symbol of resistance against British rule in Awadh ⓘ
movement	Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
notableFor	armed resistance against British colonial rule ⓘ leadership in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
notedAs	one of the few female leaders of the 1857 revolt ⓘ
opponent	British East India Company ⓘ British Empire ⓘ
placeOfActivity	Oudh ⓘ surface form: Awadh Lucknow ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Kathmandu ⓘ
positionHeld	consort of the Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
region	Oudh ⓘ surface form: Awadh northern India ⓘ surface form: North India
religion	Islam ⓘ
resisted	annexation of Awadh by the British ⓘ
roleInEvent	leader of the 1857 uprising in Awadh ⓘ Begum Hazrat Mahal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: proclaimed her son Birjis Qadr as ruler of Awadh
spouse	Wajid Ali Shah ⓘ
supported	restoration of Awadh rule under her son ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
title	Begum ⓘ Begum Hazrat Mahal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Queen of Awadh

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Begum Hazrat Mahal → alsoKnownAs → Begum Hazrat Mahal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Begum of Awadh

Indian Rebellion of 1857 → commander → Begum Hazrat Mahal ⓘ

Begum Hazrat Mahal → fullName → Begum Hazrat Mahal self-link ⓘ

Siege of Lucknow → notableCommander → Begum Hazrat Mahal ⓘ

Begum Hazrat Mahal → roleInEvent → Begum Hazrat Mahal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: proclaimed her son Birjis Qadr as ruler of Awadh

Wajid Ali Shah → spouse → Begum Hazrat Mahal ⓘ

Begum Hazrat Mahal → title → Begum Hazrat Mahal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen of Awadh