Begum Hazrat Mahal - Quotations About The Begum

Quotations About The Begum

Here are few notable quotes on Begum Hazrat Mahal, Queen of Awadh:

“	Hazrat Mahal, Begum of Oudh, during the national liberation uprising of 1857-59 in India headed the rebels.	”
—Karl Marx

“	... The Begum has excited all Oudh to take up the interest of her son, and the Chiefs have sworn to be faithful...	”
—Sir W. H. Russell

“	The Begums of Oudh have left an abiding mark on history of Oudh ...towards the close of the dynasty came ..... Hazrat Mahal, Judith of the Sepoy Mutiny, the ever more heroic consort of the still softer Wajid Ali Shah.	”
—Sir Jadunath Sarkar

“	She was a better man than her husband and lord.	”
—S. N. Sen

“	That the resolute and capable Begum still maintained, in spite of all these disorders, the whole administration in tact is a sure indication of her grit.	”
—Veer Savarkar

“	Begum Hazrat Mahal of Oudh was the last of the breed of able queens and generals. The queen led her kingdom's army into battle during the revolt of 1857. Even after she was defeated she defied Queen Victoria's famous Proclamation and issued a counter Proclamation....	”
—Qurratulain Hyder

“	She wiped out the blot of cowardice from the face of the ruling family of Avadh.	”
—Prince Anjum Quder

“	Begum Hazrat Mahal, Raja Jia Lal ....they were the lodestar of the first war of independence.	”
—Roshan Taqui, Lucknow 1857:The Two Wars

“	..who like Joan of Arc of 15th century France had challenged the hegemony of the British, fired hope in the sunken hearts, appeared from the unknown like a meteor and spread the flame of freedom in the length and breadth of Oudh.	”
—M. Kaukab Qadr

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