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Sikandar Begum Sikandar Begum, 1816-68, ruler of Bhopal. Daughter of Nazar Muhammad Khan of Bhopal and Qudsia Begum, she was married to her cousin Jahangir who died in 1845. …
Sholapuri Begum Sholapuri Begum, mid 18th cent., Mughal lady. A daughter of Jan Nisar Akhtar, a grandee of Aurangzeb, she was married to Qamar-ud-Din, the wazir of Emperor Muhammad …
Shila-Mahadevi Shila-Mahadevi, 8th cent., Rashtrakuta queen. She was the wife of Rashtrakuta king, Dhruva, and ruled conjointly with him. She wielded extensive powers, and was very generous towards learned …
Amrita Sher-Gill Amrita Sher-Gill, d. 1941, artist. One of the most famous of the modern Indian painters, she was born of a Sikh father and a Hungarian mother. She …
Ratan Shastri Ratan Shastri, 1912- , political and social worker. Wife of Pt. Hiralal Shastri of Taipur, she was a very prominent political worker in the cause of freedom …
Shantala Shantala, d. 1131, Jaina princess. She was the wife of King Bittiga, the Hoysala ruler of south India who changed his faith from Jainism to Vaishnavism. The queen, …
Shah Turkan Shah Turkan, d. 1236, Afghan princess. Wife of Sultan Iltutmish (d. 1236) she was a very ambitious lady, and tried to place her worthless son, Rukn-ud-Din on …
Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz, 1896, political worker. Daughter of Sir Muhammad Shafi of Lahore, she married Mian Shah Nawaz in 1911. She was closely associated with the …
