Tag: Biography Indian Women
Baiza Bai Baiza Bai, 1862, Maharani of Gwalior. She was married to Daulat Rao Sindhia in 1798 and was widowed in 1827. She was an ambitious lady, and sought …
Tara Ali Baig Tara Ali Baig, 1916- , writer and social worker. She had been a very active worker in the cause of women’s and children’s welfare in India …
Bahu Begum Bahu Begum, real name: Ummat-uz-Zuhra, d. 1816, Begum of Avadh. Daughter of Ishaq Khan, a close associate of Emperor Muhammad Shah, of Delhi, she was married at …
Bahinabai Chaudhari Bahinabai Chaudhari, 1628-1700, Maharathi saint and poet. Daughter of a Brahmin, Aooji Kulkarni and his wife Janakibai, who lived in a village near Ellora caves, she …
Badshah Begum Badshah Begum, fl. 1820-37, Princess of Avadh. Wife of Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (d. 1827) she introduced many innovations in the practice of Shia observances, which caused considerable …
Badshah Begum Badshah Begum, d. 1788-89, Mughal princess. Daughter of Emperor Farrukhsiyar (d. 1719) from his first wife, Fakhr-un-Nissa Begura, she was married to Emperor Muhammad Shah, then known …
Badr-un-Nissa Badr-un-Nissa, d. 1671, Mughal princess. Daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb, she died at the age of only 23. The story of Manucci that she was poisoned by her father, …
Badi Saheba Badi Saheba, .fl. mid. 17th cent., queen-regent of Bijapur. Widow of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah (d. 1656) she took over the management of the State in the …
