Malika-i-Jahan

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Malika-i-Jahan is an honorific title meaning "Queen of the World," historically associated with powerful royal women in the Indian subcontinent.

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Malika-i-Jahan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian-language title
honorific title
royal title
associatedWith Muslim dynasties
queens consort
royal women
componentMeaning Jahan means world
Malika means queen
culturalContext Islamic court culture
Persianate world
surface form: Persianate courts
denotes supreme queenly status
etymologyComponent Jahan
Malika
genderAssociation female
genderedTitle yes
grammaticalConnector -i- (Persian ezafe)
historicalUsage early modern period
medieval period
honorificStatus exalted
honorificType regnal consort title
languageOfOrigin Persian
literalTranslation Queen of the World
meaning Queen of the World
regionOfProminence Delhi Sultanate
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
relatedTitle Malika
Padshah Begum
Shahrbanu
surface form: Shahbanu
royalRank queen
scriptUsed Perso-Arabic script
semanticField prestige
royalty
sovereignty
titleCategory monarchical title
noble title
titleFor empress consort
powerful royal women
queen consort
titleScope imperial
usedAs court title
formal style of address
usedByReligion Islam
usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Pakistan
usedInRegion South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

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Razia Sultana title Malika-i-Jahan
Alauddin Khalji spouse Malika-i-Jahan