Sajida Sultan
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| Sajida Sultan | |
|---|---|
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| Nawab Begum of Bhopal | |
| Titular | 1960 – 1971 |
| Predecessor | Hamidullah Khan |
| Successor | Title abolished |
| Begum of Pataudi | |
| Reign Titular | 1939 – 1948 1948 – 1969 |
| Predecessor | Shahar Bano Begum |
| Successor | Title abolished |
| Born | 4 August 1915 Qasr-e-Sultani Palace, Ahmedabad, Bhopal State, Central India Agency, British India (present-day Saifia College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 5 September 1995 (aged 80) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Burial | Saifia Masjid, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi |
| Issue | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and 3 daughters |
| House | Mirazi Khel (by birth) Pataudi (by marriage) |
| Father | Hamidullah Khan |
| Mother | Maimoona Sultan |
Sajida Sultan (4 August 1915 – 5 September 1995) was the begum of Iftikhar Ali Khan, 8th Nawab of Pataudi and, in her own right, the 12th (and last, titular) Nawab Begum of Bhopal.[1]
Biography
Sajida Sultan was born on 4 August 1915 in the Qasr-e-Sultani Palace, Bhopal, to Nawab Hamidullah Khan, last ruling Nawab of Bhopal and his wife, Begum Maimoona Sultan.[1] She was the second of three children; she had an older sister, Abida Sultan, and a younger sister, Rabia Sultan.[2]
On 23 April 1939, Sajida married Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan, 8th Nawab of Pataudi.[3] Together they had three daughters – Saleha, Sabiha, and Qudsia - and a son, Mansoor.[4] on 5 January 1952, Iftikhar Ali Khan died and Mansoor succeeded his father as the 9th titular Nawab of Pataudi.[5]
In 1960, upon the death of her father, she became titular ruler of Bhopal.[6] Her older sister, Abida, was the heiress apparent to the title but had emigrated to Pakistan in 1950 and declined to return to Bhopal permanently; her son declined also.[6] Sajida was formally recognised as the Nawab Begum of Bhopal in 1962, with recognition being effective from 1960.[6][7]
She died on 5 September 1995 at the age of 80. Mansoor Ali Khan subsequently became the mutawalli of the Auqaf-e-Shahi of Bhopal.[8]
Titles and styles
- 4 August 1915 – 4 February 1960: Nawabzadi Mehr-i-Taj Sajida Sultan Begum Sahiba
- 23 April 1939 – 27 December 1969: Nawab Sajida Sultan Begum Sahiba, Begum of Pataudi
- 4 February 1960 – 28 December 1971: Her Highness Nawab Mehr-i-Taj Sajida Sultan Begum Sahiba, Nawab Begum of Dar-ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal[1]
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Spouse | Their children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleha Sultan | 14 January 1940 | 19 January 2020 | Bashir Yar Jung | Aamer Bin Jung Saad Bin Jung[1] Omer Bin Jung Faiz Bin Jung |
| Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan | 5 January 1941 | 22 September 2011 | Sharmila Tagore | Saif Ali Khan Saba Ali Khan Soha Ali Khan[9] |
| Sabiha Sultan | 30 March 1942 | Arjuman Ali Khan[1] | Zia Sultan Samia Sultan[10] | |
| Qudsia Sultan | 15 March 1946 | 5 November 1989[11] | Ghulam Fariduddin Riaz | Iftikharuddin Riaz Sara Sultan[1] |
See also
References
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- ^ Mirza, Priya (4 June 2019). "The remarkable Begums who defied patriarchal norms to rule Bhopal for more than a century". Dawn. Dawn Media Group. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Pataudi, Sher Ali Khan (1989). The Elite Minority: Princes of India. Lahore: S.M. Mahmud & Co. p. 162.
- ^ Sultaan, Abida (2004). "Manjkul". Memoirs of a Rebel Princess. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195799583.
- ^ Ali, Ashfaq (1969). Bhopal: Past and Present: A Brief History of Bhopal from the Hoary Past Upto the Present Time. Jai Bharat Publishing House. p. 140.
- ^ a b c Khan, Shahryar M. (20 October 2000). The Begums of Bhopal: A History of the Princely State of Bhopal. I.B.Tauris. p. 233. ISBN 9781860645280.
- ^ Noronha, Rahul (19 March 2015). "Tussle over property of Bhopal's last Nawab far from over". Hindustan Times. HT Media. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Saif Ali Khan anointed Nawab of Pataudi". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. PTI. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Gupta, Ameeta (28 August 2007). "To Saif with love: Soha & Saba". Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Ayub, Jamal (14 April 2014). "Sharmila helps bury Pataudi family feud". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. TNN. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Riaz, Ghulam Fariduddin (1991). Shade in Passing: And Other Poems. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 3.
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