Begum

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Begum is an honorific title historically used in South Asia for Muslim women of high social rank, especially queens, princesses, and noblewomen.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Begum canonical 28
Begum (lady, noblewoman) 1
begum 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf female honorific
honorific title
social title
appliedTo noblewomen
princesses
queens
wives of rulers
women of high social rank
associatedWithCulture Indo-Persian culture
Mughal court culture
category Islamic honorific
noble title
royal title
denotes high status
nobility
respect
etymologicallyRelatedTo Beg
Beg Khan
genderAssociation female
hasMasculineEquivalent Beg
Nawab
historicalUsagePeriod British colonial period
Mughal period
languageOfOrigin Persian language
surface form: Persian
notableUsage Begum of Awadh
Begums of Bhopal
relatedConcept Nawab Begum
Sultana (title)
script Arabic script (in Urdu)
Devanagari script
surface form: Devanagari script (in Hindi)
titleFor female ruler of Bhopal
usedAs personal title before name
surname
usedByReligion Muslims
usedIn British India
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

South Asia
usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Pakistan
usedInLanguage Bengali
Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
usedInRegion Oudh
surface form: Awadh

Bhopal
Hyderabad State

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Begum Hazrat Mahal title Begum
Taj Mahal Begum title Begum
Salima Sultan Begum title Begum
Dilras Banu Begum title Begum
Kandahari Begum hasTitle Begum
Izz-un-Nissa Begum title Begum
Hasan Banu Begum nobleRank Begum
this entity surface form: begum
Hasan Banu Begum title Begum
Roshanara Begum title Begum
Nawab femaleEquivalent Begum
Munny Begum title Begum
Jamil-ud-Din Begum title Begum
Rifa’at Begum title Begum
Gauhar Ara Begum title Begum
Khanzada Begum title Begum
Padshah Begum etymologyComponent Begum
this entity surface form: Begum (lady, noblewoman)
Mahlara Begum title Begum
Hazrat Begum title Begum
Qudsia Begum title Begum
Wafa Begum title Begum
Gulrukh Begum nobleTitle Begum
Indian princes title Begum
Zubdat-un-Nissa title Begum