Malika Kishwar
Queen of Awadh (1803–1858)
📍 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India
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Malika Kishwar Bahadur Fakr-ul-Zamani Nawab Taj Ara Begum, also known as Janab-i-Alia, was Queen Mother of the last king of Awadh in northern India. The chief consort of the tenth nawab of Awadh, Amjad Ali Shah, her son Wajid Ali Shah succeeded his father when she was widowed in 1847. When British officials announced their intent to annex the Kingdom of Oudh, she met with General James Outram in Lucknow to plead their case. In 1856, she travelled to England with one of her sons and grandson and met with Queen Victoria in 1857. After the intervention of France, she was given permission to leave
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