- The Revolt of 1857 saw various leaders emerge in different parts of India. - In Lucknow, the capital of the former state of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal, one of the wives of the deposed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, led the rebellion. - She refused to accept the annexation of Awadh by the British and proclaimed her young son, Brijis Qadr, as the Nawab.
Leader of Lucknow during the revolt of 1857 was
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Revolt of 1857 (Key Centres and Leaders of the Revolt (Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi, Arrah, Faizabad, Bareilly))
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