Category: Biography
Zinat-un-Nisa Zinat-un-Nisa, 1643-1721, Mughal princess. Surnamed Padishah Begum, she was a daughter of Aurangzeb by Dilras Banu Begum, and was born at Aurangabad on 5 October 1643. She chose …
Zinat Mahal Zinat Mahal, d. 1882, Muglzal princess. Daughter of a courtier, Ahmad Quli, she was married to the last emperor of Delhi, Bahabur Shah, in 1840. Because of …
Zebunnisa Zebunnisa, 1638-1702, Mughal princess. Eldest daughter of Aurangzeb, by his principal wife, Dilras Banu Begam, she was a gifted scholar and a poet and wrote verses under the …
Zainab Agha Zainab Agha, 1429-37, Bahamani princess. Daughter of Nasir Khan, the ruler of Khandesh, she was given away by her father in marriage (ca. 1429) to Ala-ud-Din il, …
Zainabadi Mahal Zainabadi Mahal, d.1653, mistress of Aurangzeb. Originally named Hira Bai, she was a slave-girl in the keeping of Mir Khalil the husband of a sister of Aurangzeb’s …
Yasodhara Yasodhara, 560-480 B.C., wife of the Buddha. Originally named, Gopa, she was the wife of Prince Siddhartha (later the Buddha) of Kapilvastu, and bore him a son, Rahula. …
Yashoda Bai Yashoda Bai, d. 1811, Mahratha lady. Wife of Peshwa Madhavrao II (d. 1795) she was hardly fifteen when her husband met with an accidental death. She was …
Yamuna Bai Yamuna Bai, d. 1814, Mahratha princess. One of the three widows of Mahadji Scindhia (d. 1794) she was involved, along with the other two in the bitter …
