Imambara Shahnajaf
<p>Situated on the right bank of Gomti river, was built by Ghazi-ud-din Haider (1814-27 A.D), the first kind of Awadh (Lucknow), in memory of Hazrat Ali, the son -in-law of Hazrat Mohammad, the Prophet of Islam.
</p><p>In central hall there are graves of the king and his three queens, namely Sarfaraz Mahal, Mubarak Mahal and Mumtaz Mahal.
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This place also was one of the strongholds of the freedom fighters in 1857. It was strongly defended by them but eventually the British army captured it after a year of fierce fighting.
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