Tag: Biography Indian Women
Diwanji Begum Diwanji Begum, early 17 cent., Mughal princess. Daughter of a Persian nobleman, she was the wife of Nur Jahan’s Lrother, Asaf Khan. Her daughter, Arjumand Bann Begum, …
Divalbai Divalbai, 18th cent., poet-saint of Gujarat. Daughter of a poor Brahmin of Dabhoi, near Baroda, she was given to a monk during the great famine of 1781. She …
Dipa Bai Dipa Bai, 1679, Mahratha princess. Wife of Ekoji of Tanjore, the step-brother of Shivaji, she was noted as a wise and influential lady. She advised her husband …
Dilras Banu Begum Dilras Banu Begum, 1657, Mughal princess. Daughter of Shah Nawaz Khan of the Persian royal family, she was married to Aurangzeb on 8 May 1653 who …
Dildar Begum Dildar Begum, 1511-27, Mughal princess, one of the wives of Emperor Babar. Neither her parentage, nor her marriage is mentioned by Babar in his memoirs. She bore …
Didda Didda, 1003, Queen of Kashmir. She was the wife of Kshema Gupta, who was a ruler only in name, and all the authority was exercised by her. After …
Dhania Mahrin Dhania Mahrin, 1827-37, maidservant. One of the most colourful figures in the history of the Nawabs of Avadh, she was originally a maidservant in the imperial household. …
Dewal Devi Dewal Devi, early 14th cent., princess of Gujarat. She was the daughter of Karnadeva, the last Chalukyan ruler of Gujarat. Her mother, Kamala Devi, was seized by …
