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Rh Russell and was held during the remainder of the operations by 50 men of the 2nd Punjab Infantry, under Lieutenant F. Keen.

Was originally constructed and owned by Mr. Joseph Quieros. After his death in 1822, it was sold by his heirs to King Nasir-ud-din Haidar, who established a hospital there, hence the name Darul Shaffa, or place of curing. The hospital was subsequently removed to the city and the building remained unoccupied for many years. In 1844, King Amjud Ali presented it to his wife, Malka Ahad, who owned the Begum Kothi in Hazratganj. since 1858, or immediately after the Mutiny, the Darul Shaffa has been the residence of the Secretaries to the Lieutenant-Governor and Chief Commissioner during their stay at Lucknow.

This ediﬁce, the residence of. Malka Ahad, Queen of Amjud Ali Shah, was erected in 1844. It was the scene of a great battle at the ﬁnal capture of Lucknow, and is the building in which the gallant Major Hodson was mortally wounded. Within two hours from the time the assault on this position began, over eight hundred of the rebels were killed in the inner court. It is now the General Post Ofﬁce.

This building is so named from its walls being decorated outside with kunker (a quarry rubble used for road metalling). The Kothi was built by Nawab Sadat Ali Khan, who gave it to his son, Jafer Ali Khan, for his residence. It is now the abode of the City Magistrate.

This rectangular enclosure, situated opposite the Delhi and London Bank, contains the Mausoleum of the fourth King of Oudh, and is commonly known by the name of Chtota Imambara. The Makbarah was originally furnished with costly fitings, all of which were plundered during the Mutiny. The structure has no architectural pretensions, and after the storming of the Begum Kothi, this was the next position that was captured by Sir Colin Campbell, on 14th March, 1858, after a severe struggle. On the re-occupation of the Province by the British and until the