by Admin | Aug 12, 2025 | Royalty
Her Highness Suraiya Jah, Nawab Gowhar-i-Taj, Abida Sultan Begum Sahiba (1913–2002) was a towering figure of South Asian royalty, the eldest daughter and heir apparent of Nawab Hamidullah Khan, the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal. A woman of fierce independence and...
by Admin | Aug 1, 2025 | Royalty
Akhtar al-Nisa Begum, Nawab Sarbuland Jung (1875–1956) was a pioneering literary figure and social reformer from one of colonial India’s most distinguished aristocratic families. Born into Mughal nobility, her life and work represent a unique intersection...
by Admin | Jul 16, 2025 | Freedom Movement, Royalty
Begum Hazrat Mahal, born as Muhammadi Khanum around 1820, stands as a formidable figure in India’s first major struggle for independence, the 1857 Rebellion. As the second wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last ruler of Awadh, she was thrust from the confines of...
by Admin | Jul 26, 2025 | Royalty
Begum Samru (c. 1753–1836), born Farzana, was one of the most powerful women in 18th and 19th-century India. Beginning her life as a nautch (dancing) girl in Delhi, her intelligence and ambition led her to become the companion of Walter Reinhardt Sombre, a...
by Admin | Jul 30, 2025 | Royalty
Her Highness Maimoona Sultan (1900-1982) was a prominent figure in the royal family of Bhopal, best known as the wife of Nawab Hamidullah Khan, the last ruling Nawab of the princely state. A woman of royal lineage and literary talent, she was a noteworthy personality...
by Admin | Aug 12, 2025 | Royalty
Jahanara Habibullah (1915–2003) was a distinguished author celebrated for her memoir, Remembrance of Days Past: Glimpses of a Princely State during the Raj, which offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of a princely state during the British Raj. Born...
