Tag: Biography Indian Women
Safiat-un-Nissa Safiat-un-Nissa, 1680. Mughal princess. Daughter of Aurangzeb’s rebel son, Akbar, she was left with Durgadas, the Rajput chief of Marwar, when Akbar fled to Iran in 1687. She …
Sada Kaur Sada Kaur, d.1832, Sikh princess. Wife of Gurbaksh Singh of the Kanhya Misl, whom she succeeded as the leader of Kanhya misi at her husband’s death, who …
Sachidevi Sachidevi, 1485, Vaishnava devotee, mother of Sri Chaitanya. She was the daughter of Nilambar Chakravarti of Nadia and was married to Jaggannath Mishra, a Brahmin of humble means. …
Ruqayya Banu Ruqayya Banu, d. 1792, princess of Mysore. Daughter of Lala Mian, she was married to Tipu Sultan of Mysore in 1774. A brave and a courageous woman, …
Ruqaiya Begum Ruqaiya Begum, d. 1626. Mughal princess. Daughter of Humayun’s brother Hindal, she was the first wife of Akbar. She had no children, and brought up her husband’s …
Roopmati Roopmati, d. 1562. courtesan and poet. A favourite of Baz Bahadur, the ruler of Malwa, she was universally celebrated for her beauty and charm. After the defeat of …
Ruh Parwar Agha Ruh Parwar Agha, 1378, Bahinani princess. Sister of Sultan Ala-ud-Din Mujahid, who was murdered by his cousin, Daud, in 1378, she swore to revenge her murdered …
Rudramba Rudramba, d.1295, Kakatiya queen. Eldest daughter of Ganpatideva, the Kakatiya ruler of Warangal, she succeeded him to the throne on his death in 1262. Many chieftains resented a …
