Category: Biography
Umda Begum Umda Begum, 1757, Afghan princess. Daughter of Muin-ul-Mulk, the last Mughal governor of Punjab, and Mughlani Begum, she had been betrothed to Imad-ul-Mulk, the wazir of Delhi, …
Umayamma Umayamma, d.1684, Queen of Travancore. Originally the rani of Attingal in Kerala, she was requested to become the ruler of Travancore when its king, Aditya Varma died in …
Udipuri Mahal Udipuri Mahal, 1667, Mughal princess, youngest and best-loved concubine of Aurangzeb. Believed to be a Georgian slave-girl of Dara Shukoh, she became the concubine of Aurangzeb on the …
Udham Bai Udham Bai, d.1754, Mughalprincess. Originally a public dancing girl, she had so fascinated Emperor Muhammad Shah (d. 1748) that he made her his queen. Though she remained …
Tyaba Begum Tyaba Begum, 1873-1921, social worker. First Muslim lady of her generation to discard purdah, and take to social work, she was born in Hyderabad, and was the …
Tulsi Bai Tulsi Bai, d. 1817, queen-regent of Indore. She became the regent to her step-son, Maihar Rao, at the death of his father in 1811, but the real …
Tukabai Mohite Tukabai Mohite, 1600, Mahratha lady, stepmother of Shivaji. A daughter of the Mohite family of Supa, she became the second wife of Shahji (d. 1664) for whom …
Oduva Tirumalamba Oduva Tirumalamba, fl. 1529-42, poet. She was employed at the court of Vijayanagar, and later became a queen of Achyutaraya (d. 1542). She was a scholar of …
