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Khunza Humayun Begum also known as Kurja Sultana, Khanzada Humayun Sultana and Khunzah Humayun (fl. 1571), was the regent of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate between 1565 and 1571, during the minority of her son sultan Murtaza Nizam Shah I.
Nov 2, 2018 · She was a Devadasi turned begum, wrote the European historian, and to plant her own son on the throne, instead of a rival’s, she decided to take the life of the man who made her his queen....
Jun 30, 2018 · The lady in question was Khunza Humayun, a widow of Persian extraction who was once married to the Nizam Shah of Ahmednagar.
Early life. Chand Bibi was the daughter of Hussain Nizam Shah I of Ahmednagar, India [3] [unreliable source?] and the sister of Burhan Nizam Shah II, the Sultan of Ahmednagar. She was versed in many languages, including Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Marathi and Kannada. She played the sitar and painting flowers was her hobby. [4] Bijapur Sultanate.
Khunza Humayun Begum, the first and only wife of Hussain Nizam Shah I, the Sultan of Ahmadnagar, found herself thrust into the role of Queen regent due to mysterious circumstances.
Sultana Chand Bibi (1550–1599 CE) was a Deccani ruler and warrior. She acted as the Regent of Bijapur Sultanate during the minority of Ibrahim Adil Shah II in 1580-1590, and regent of Ahmednagar Sultanate during the minority of her great nephew Bahadur Shah in 1595-1600.
Oct 6, 2019 · Westerners may know the story of the heroic Lakhsmi Bai, the rani of Jhansi who fought the British, but they likely don’t know about the politically powerful Khunza Humayun, known as “the lost Begum of Ahmednagar”, or Begum Samru, who married a German thug and murderer, went with him on his military exploits, and after his death commanded ...
