Category: Biography
Qutluq Nigar Khanum Qutluq Nigar Khanum, d. 1505, Mughal princess, mother of Empeor Babar (d. 1530). A descendent of Chingiz Khan, she was married to Umar Shaikh Mirza of …
Qudsia Begum Qudsia Begum, .fl. 1816-37, ruler of Bhopal. Daughter of Ghaus Mohammad Khan, she was married to Nazar Muhammad Khan, who succeeded Wazir khan as the ruler of …
Kandahari Begum Kandahari Begum, 1610. Mughal prinees,v, first wife of Emperor Shahjahan. Daughter of Muzaffar Hussain Mirza Safwi, of the royal house of Persia, her family came to India …
Putla Bai Putla Bai, d.1680, Mahratha princess. One of the eight wives of Shivaji, she was married to him in 1653. She became a sati on the death of …
Pushpavati Pushpavati, d. 770. Rajput princess, Daughter of a Paramara prince, she was the queen of Siladitya of Vallabhi, in Kathiawar. Only royal lady to escape alive after the …
Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam, 1919- , Punjabi poet and writer. One of the most well known of the modern Punjabi writers, she is the author of over 15 novels …
Prabhjot Kaur Prabhjot Kaur, 1927- , poet and political worker. Born in Langarial in Punjab on 6 July 1927, she was the daughter of Sardar Nidhan Singh and was …
Prabhavati Gupta Prabhavati Gupta, d. 455, Gupta’ princess. Daughter of Gupta emperor, Chandragupta Vikramaditya (376-414) she was the wife of King Rudrasena II of Deccan. She ruled the Kingdom …
