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Leader of Lucknow during the revolt of 1857 was

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Bahadur Shah
  2. Liyaqat Ali
  3. Nana Sahib
  4. Begum Hajrat Mahal

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Begum Hajrat Mahal

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Begum Hajrat Mahal šŸ“š Explanation: Begum Hazrat Mahal, the wife of the exiled Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, led the uprising against the British in Lucknow during the 1857 Revolt. She proclaimed her young son, Birjis Qadr, as the Nawab and organized the resistance. She was one of the few rebel leaders who refused to surrender and eventually fled to Nepal.