Tag: Biography Indian Women
Bachaka Khlifa Bachaka Khlifa, d. 1539, Maid servant of Babar. She was a head servant in the household of Babar at Samarquand, who had escaped with his mother …
Babu Agha Babu Agha, fl. 16th cent., Mughal lady. Wife of Shihab-ud-Din Ahmad Khan, the son-in-law of Emperor Akbar’s nurse, Maham Anaga, she was also related to the emperor’s …
Aisha Sultan Begum Aisha Sultan Begum, fl. early 16th cent., first wife of Babar. First cousin of Babar, she was betrothed to him in 1488/9 at Samarquand when …
Avvaiyar Avvaiyar, ff. ca. 11th cent., Tamil poet. She was the daughter of a Bramhin father and a low-caste mother. She lived for many years at the court …
Aurangabadi Mahal Aurangabadi Mahal, d. 1688, Mughal princess. One of the wives of Emperor Aurangzeb, she was so called because the Emperor- had married her at Aurangabad. She …
Asmat Begum Asmat Begum, fl. later 16th cent., Mughal princess. Wife of Itimad-ud-Daula, the famous minister of Emperor Jahangir (d. 1627) and the mother of the empress, Nur Jahan, …
Rukmini Devi Arundale Rukmini Devi Arundale, 1904, dancer and theosophist. Born in Madurai (Tamil Nadu), she was married to Dr. Arundale, the well known theosophist. She is renowned as …
Aruna Asaf Ali Aruna Asaf Ali, 1909-, political leader. Born in a Bengali Brahmin family of Calcutta, she lived with her father in Nainital, U.P. Her marriage to Asaf …
