Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan
Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan Begum (born July 9, 1858 in Bhopal ; † May 12, 1930 ) was regent of the princely state of Bhopal .
The daughter of Sultan Shah Jahan Begum , followed this in 1901 and ruled until her abdication in favor of her son in 1926. She promoted the emancipation of women and established a modern city administration in 1903. She had her own Sadar Manzil palace (the current seat of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation ). But she preferred the quiet and serene surroundings on the outskirts. She developed her own walled town, named Ahmedabad after her late husband (not to be confused with Ahmedabad , Gujarat ). This town was on the Tekri Maulvee Zai-ud-din, which was a mile from the fort. She built the palace named Qaser-e-Sultani (New Saifia College). This area developed into a fine address for royalty and the elites who settled there. The Begum installed the first water pump there and created a garden called Zie-up-Abser . She also built the new Nur us-Sabah palace , which was converted into a heritage hotel. She was the first president of the All India Conference on Education and the first chairwoman of Aligarh Muslim University .
In 1904 she was accepted as Knight Grand Commander in the Order of the Indian Empire , in 1910 as Knight Grand Commander in the Order of the Star of India and in 1918 as Dame Grand Cross in the Order of the British Empire .
Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan Begum's son, Nawab Hamidullah Khan , ascended the throne in 1926. He was chairman of the Chamber of Princes .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ Knights and Dames: BED-BUG at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
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| SURNAME | Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Regent of the princely state of Bhopal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bhopal |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1930 |