Answer: The Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow.
Begum Hazrat Mahal’s crew of followers revolted against the powers of the British East India Company under the administration of Raja Jalal Singh. Apart from this, they grabbed the power of Lucknow, and she seized the authority as the custodian of her little son. He is Prince Birjis Qadr, whom she had stated as the sovereign (Wali) of Awadh.
It started in Meerut by Indian battalions (sepoys) with the assistance of the British East India Company and subsequently laid to Delhi, Kanpur, Agra, and Lucknow.
Nana Sahib led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow and Kanpur.