Tag: Biography Indian Women
Bibi of Cannanore Bibi of Cannanore, later 18th cent., Moplah ruler of Cannanore, Malabar. Her State was attacked by the British in December 1783, on the charge that she …
Bibi Mubarika Bibi Mubarika, 1519-29, Afghan princess. One of the wives of Emperor Babar, she was the daughter of Malik Sulaiman Shah of Yusafzai tribe of Afghans who were …
Bibi Bai Bibi Bai, 1554 Afghan princess. Sister of Sultan Muhammad Shah Adil, or Adali, she was married to Islam Shah Sur (d. 1553). In May 1954, after the …
Bibi Ambha Bibi Ambha, later 15th cent., Afghan princess, wife of Sultan Buhlol Lodi (d. 1489). Originally a Hindu, she found that the claims of her son, Nizam Khan, …
Bhori Rani Bhori Rani, 1872, Sikh princess. Last of the wives of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab, she had no child of her own and adopted Bhup Singh as …
Rani Bhabani Rani Bhabani, 18th cent., philanthrophist. Wife of Ramakant (d. 1746) of the Nator estate of north Bengal, her husband proved to be incapable and she herself took …
Bhagirathi Bai Bhagirathi Bai, 1799, Mahratha princess. One of the three widows of Mahadji Sindhia (d. 1794) she along with the others was involved in bitter war with his …
Annie Besant Annie Besant, 1847-1933, theosophist, educationist, and political worker. Born in London on 1 October 1847, she was the daughter of William Page Wood, a prosperous doctor, and …
