Joanna Nobilis Sombre (c. 1753 – 27 January 1836), popularly known as Begum Samru (née Farzana Zeb un-Nissa), a convert Catholic Christian, started her...
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Badshahpur (section Begum Samru Place)
by the people. Begum Samru Place at Gurugram lies between Badshahpur-Jharsa. The paragana of Badshahpur-Jharsa was ruled by Begum Samru (b.1753 – d.1836)...
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church was built by Begum Samru, a Muslim Nautch girl of 14 who married a European mercenary soldier, Walter Reinhardt Sombre. Samru converted to Roman...
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at Shah Alam II's court, Ghulam Kadir tried to secure the support of Begum Samru, the wife of Walter Reinhardt, and ruler of the principality of Sardhana...
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their mother Kunti. In the 19th century, Sardhana was the capital of the Begum Samru, born as Farzana Zebunisa in 1751, and considered to be the only Catholic...
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another walled courtyard around the exterior. Historic havelis include: Begum Samru's palace built in 1806, now called Bhagirath Palace, see. Dharampura Haveli...
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was ruled by Begum Samru (b.1753 – d.1836), who built a palace for herself between Badshahpur and Jharsa. Jharsa was the place of Samru's principal cantonment...
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nautch girl [dancer member of the professional troupe]. — Pran Nevile Begum Samru (christened as Joanna Nobilis Sombre) was an 18th-century ruler who started...
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Anarkali, Mah Laqa Bai, Bhagmati, Lal Kunwar, Qudsia Begum, Zainabadi Mahal, Mubarak Begum and Begum Samru (who rose to rule the principality of Sardhana in...
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series with the 2019 ITV English series, Beecham House. where she played Begum Samru. She expanded to web shows in 2020, with Hundred, playing a police inspector...
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the middle of the street. North of the street, there is the mansion of Begum Samru, now called Bhagirath Palace. South of the street is Dariba Kalan, a...
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actress Begum Rokeya (1880-1932), Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educationist Begum Rosy Kabir (1950/51-2024), Bangladeshi politician Begum Samru (1753-1836)...
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while the second wife was Begum Samru (c. 1753–1836). The name "Samru" is the local corruption of the name "Sombre", and Begum, a Kashmiri Muslim by birth...
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Partap Sharma (section Begum Sumroo)
Courtesan, Begum Sumroo (she is also known as Begum Samru), traces the picaresque adventures of a legendary historical figure from British India, Begum (Queen)...
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Sardhana, made up largely of ancestral lands which once belonging to the Begum Samru. While these lands have mostly now been dispensed of, the descendants...
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Bariawas 7 km to the southeast of Rewari) Jharsa cantonment and palace of Begum Samru (b.1753 – d.1836), which later became a British cantonment at the same...
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Mela Baptist missionary John Chamberlain, who was in the service of Begum Samru at Sirdhana, preached at the 1814 Ardh Kumbh. He spent 14 days in Haridwar;...
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Walter Reinhardt Sombre (redirect from Captain Samru)
living with) a 14-year-old Tawaif named Farzana, who became known as Begum Samru. Sumroo moved from Lucknow to Rohilkhand (near Bareilly), then to Agra...
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lokatari bhuta" dating back to 672 CE or 871 CE. Jharsa paragana passed to Begum Samru in 1776–77 and came under direct British rule in 1836 after her death...
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behest of Baghel Singh and a title of Badshah Singh was given to him. Begum Samru requested Baghel Singh to show mercy on Shah Alam II. Baghel Singh accepted...
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district came under his rule. Upon his death, they came into the hands of Begum Samru. During this time, the southern part of the district had remained under...
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Muslims. Sardhana was once famous as the residence of the Catholic ruler Begum Samru. According to his descendant Idries Shah's obituary, as well as being...
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throne and brought it on elephants to Amritsar. The Nawab of Sardhana Begum Samru requested the Sikhs to leave Delhi allowing 30,000 of Sikh troops to...
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by 1787, where he took service under Begum Samru of Sardhana. Though he was the favourite general of Begum Samru, due to jealous intrigues of his French...
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Kadir, a leader of the Afghan Rohilla, tried to secure the support of Begum Samru, the wife of Walter Reinhardt, and ruler over the principality of Sardhana...
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French generals in the late 18th century and they granted Farukhnagar to Begum Samru and Jharsa (Badshahpur) to her European husband Walter Reinhardt Sombre...
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Skinner) Karnal Cantonment (British raj) Bharawas (Company rule) Jharsa (Begum Samru) Defunct princely state garrisons (^ denotes abolished in 1858) Jat Raja...
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Duchess of Tuscany (1547–1578) Joanna Nobilis Sombre (c. 1753–1836), Begum Samru of Sardhana Princess Joanna of Courland (1783-1876) Joanna Ampil, Filipina...
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in 1820, though appears to have remained at least partially Muslim. Begum Samru – powerful lady of north India, ruling a large area from Sardhana, Uttar...
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Gurugram folks. This controversy was put at rest during the time of Begum Samru, the Governor of Jharsa under the Mughals. Her child who had contracted...
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