Category: Biography
Gulrukh Begum Gulrukh Begum, 1545, Mughal princess. One of the wives of Babar, she was the mother of Humayun’s two step-brothers, Kamran and Askari. She died in Kabul, about …
Gulrang Begum Gulrang Begum, 1512, Mughal princess. Daughter of Babar by Dildar Begum, she was born during his exile from Kabul, between 1511 and 1515. She was married to …
Gul-Chihra Begum Gul-Chihra Begum, 1515, Mughal princess. The second child of Babar and Dildar Begum, she was married in 1530 at the age of about 14 to her father’s …
Gul-Barg Begum Gul-Barg Begum, early 16th cent., Mughal princess. Daughter of an associate of Babar, she was first married (1524) to Mir Shah Hussain, but the marriage was subsequently …
Gul Bai Gul Bai, 1658, Mahratha lady, Her husband, Avji, held a high position under the Siddi Janjira on the west coast, but later incurred his displeasure ; and …
Gulbahar Begum Gulbahar Begum, 1863, princess of Punjab. Originally a courtesan, she served as ahl-i-nishat (‘object of pleasure’) to Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) who ultimately married her in 1833. …
Gulbadan Begum Gulbadan Begum, 1523-1603, Mughal princess. Daughter of Babar by Dildar Begum, and sister of Humayun, she was married to Khizr Khan, who became the governor of Lahore …
Mata Gujari Mata Gujari , 1705, Sikh saint. Daughter of one Lal Chand of Kartarpur, in Punjab, she was the wife of the ninth guru, Tegh Bahadur. She gave …
