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Mehtab Kaur Mehtab Kaur, 1786. Sikh princess. wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Daughter of Gurbaksh Singh of the Kanhya misl, and Sada Kaur, she was married to Ranjit Singh …
Meera Behn Meera Behn, 1892- , political and social worker. Daughter of the British admiral, Sir Edmond Slade, she was born in England and was originally named Madeleine Slade. …
Meera Bai Meera Bai, d. ca. 1564, poet-saint of Rajasthan. One of the most celebrated women-saints of India, and a great exponent of the mystic school of Hindi poetry, …
Hema Prabha Majumdar Hema Prabha Majumdar, 1882-1962, political worker. Born in an enlightened family of Noakhali district, Bengal, she was married to the well known leader, Basanta Kumar Mazumdar …
Mayanalla Devi Mayanalla Devi, 1094, queen-mother of Gujarat. Daughter of Jayakisan, the Kadamba ruler of Goa, she was married to the Chalukyan, Karna, who ruled Gujarat from 1064 to …
Achamma John Mathai Achamma John Mathai, 1920- , social worker. Born in Kerala, she was educated at Trivandrum, and graduated from Calcutta University. An eminent social worker, she had …
Masuma Sultan Begum Masuma Sultan Begum, early 16th cent., Mughal princess. A first cousin of Babar, whom she married in 150. It was a love match on both sides. …
Mastani Mastani, 1740, courtesan, and mistress of Peshwa Bajirao. Originally a Muslim dancing girl, she was probably given as a gift by Maharaja Chhatrasal of Bundelkhand to Peshwa Baji …
