Category: Biography
Mukhyapan Devi Mukhyapan Devi, 1849, Rani of Sa’nbhalpur. She was the widow of Naran.jan Singh, the ruler of Sarnbhalpur, who died in 1849, without leaving any male issue. She …
Mughlani Begum Mughlani Begum, 1779. mother-regent of Punjab. Widow of Muin-ul-Mull: (d. 1753) the last Mugh al governor of Punjab, she became the virtual ruler of Punjab after the …
Mrigavati Mrigavati, 599-527 B.C., Jaina nun. Wife of King Satanika of Kausambi, she was reputed to be very beautiful, and tempted by her beauty Pradyota, the king of Ujjain, …
C.B. Muthamma C.B. Muthamma, career diplomat. First woman career diplomat of India, she was born in Coorg, in South India. She qualified for the I.A.S, and later joined the …
The Mother The Mother, 1878-1973. Mystic, French devotee of Sri Aurobindo. Originally named Mira Richards, she was born in France on 21 February 1878, and practised Yoga from the …
Molia Molia, 1509-20. Telegu poet. Probably the greatest of the Telegu woman poets, she was of humble origin and daughter of a potter who lived near Nellore. She is …
Mihr-un-Nissa Begum Mihr-un-Nissa Begum, or Mihr-Parwar, d. 1744, Mugal princess. The principal wife of Emperor Bahadur Shah (d. 1712) who succeeded Aurangzeb, she exercised considerable influence over the emperor. …
Mihr-un-nissa Mihr-un-nissa, 1706, Mughal princess. One of the daughters Emperor Aurangzeb (d. 1707) by Aurangabadi Mahal, she was married, at the age of 13, to Izad Bakhsh, the son …
