But when the British rulers recaptured Awadh, she had to take refuge in Nepal.
One of the principal complaints of Begum Hazrat Mahal was that the East India Company had casually demolished temples and mosques to make way for roads.
She breathed her last in Nepal on April 7, 1879 after spending 20 years in exile, and was buried in the courtyard of the Jama Masjid.
Rae was accompanied by Joydeep Mazumdar, Deputy Chief of Mission at Indian Embassy, and other senior officials to pay homage to Begum Hazrat Mahal.
