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Sikander Begum, GCSI (10 September 1817 – 30 October 1868) was the Nawab of Bhopal from 1860 until her death in 1868. Although she was initially appointed regent of her nine-year old daughter Shah Jahan Begum in 1844, she was recognized as nawab in 1860. During the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, Sikandar's pro-British stance made her a Knight Grand Commander.
Sikander Begum died of kidney failure in 1868 and her daughter Shah Jehan Begum succeeded her. Despite the religious, social and political odds against the Begums, the reign was a shining era of modernity as well as benevolence.
2. Sikandar Begum (1847-1868) Image Source: Geni. Sikandar Begum ruled as regent for the first 13 years of her reign, standing in for her nine-year-old daughter Shahjehan and then as a fully-fledged ruler for the last eight years.
Mar 8, 2020 · Nawab Sikandar Begum wielded power in the doubly challenging context of a patriarchal system confronted to the British colonial rule. This woman of diminutive stature but with the most imperious gaze was the second of four female rulers to reign for more than a century over the princely State of Bhopal.
May 21, 2019 · Sikandar Begum’s husband too died in 1844, and she proved to be a competent ruler and a worthy ally to the British, playing a vital role in the First War of Independence in 1857-1858.
Sikander Begum, the only daughter of Qudsia Begum, became the Nawab of Bhopal in 1844. Her husband's name was Jahangir Mohammed Khan, whom she married on 18th April 1835.
Jun 15, 2018 · Nawab Sikandar Begum (1816-1868) governed Bhopal, a princely state situated in Central India, as the sovereign ruler from 1844 to 1868. The Hajj is the most sacred and mandatory pilgrimage for every Muslim adherent. Sikandar Begum, therefore, as a faithful Muslim, set off for hajj in the year 1863. She accomplished her pilgrimage during 1863-1864.
