Sultan Jahan I of Bhopal

Sultan Jahan I of Bhopal (1858–1930) was a politician, writer and ruler.

Also recorded as Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal; Hajjah Nawab Begum Dame Sultan Jahan GCSI GCIE GBE GCStJ CI (9 July 1858 – 12 May 1930) was a notable and progressive Begum of Bhopal who ruled from 1901 to 1926; Sultan Jahan.

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Overview

Born at Bhopal in 1858, died at Bhopal in 1930.

In detail

the recorded working language is Urdu and Hindi.

Membership is recorded of Chamber of Princes.

Sources

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1.
Bhopal, Hh Nawab Shah Jahan Begum, (3 July 1838–16 June 1901), Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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2.
Bhopal, Hh Nawab Sultan Jehan Begum, Ex-Begum of, (9 July 1858–12 May 1930), Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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3.
Muslim Women, Reform and Princely Patronage: Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam of Bhopal * BY SIOBHAN LAMBERT-HURLEY, Journal of Islamic Studies, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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4.
SULTAN JAHAN BEGUM OF BHOPAL: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF HER LEGACY AND THE LINGUISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE WOMEN SULTANS OF BHOPAL TO THE URDU LANGUAGE, Doğu Dilleri Dergisi, 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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5.
The Rise and Fall of Siddiq Hasan, Male Consort of Shah Jahan of Bhopal, The Man behind the Queen
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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6.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Sultan Jahan I of Bhopal.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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7.
“Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2364774: Sultan Jahan I of Bhopal
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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Plates

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Begum of Bhopal at the Delhi Darbar homage ceremony, 1911
Ernest Brooks · Historical record of the Imperical visit to India 1911 by John Murray Pub. Publication date: 1914 https://archive.org/details/dli.venugopal.747/ · Public domain
The picture record

Begun Jahan di Bhopal (+1926) -
Beck - · immagine scannerizzata da postcard anni venti - · Public domain
The picture record

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