During that period, the garrison based mostly at the Residency in Lucknow was besieged by rebel forces all through the Siege of Lucknow. Following the rebellion's defeat, Begum Hazrat Mahal and other rebel leaders sought asylum in Nepal. In the subsequent Indian Rebellion of 1857, his 14-calendar year-outdated son Birjis Qadra, whose mother was Begum Hazrat Mahal, was crowned ruler.