Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum
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Indian Muslim leader
Nawab of Bhopal
education reformer
female monarch
public health reformer
ruler
social reformer
women's rights advocate
Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum was the progressive early-20th-century ruler of Bhopal renowned for her reforms in education, public health, and women's rights.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Muslim leader
ⓘ
Nawab of Bhopal ⓘ education reformer ⓘ female monarch ⓘ public health reformer ⓘ ruler ⓘ social reformer ⓘ women's rights advocate ⓘ |
| advocated |
greater public role for women
ⓘ
purdah reforms ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dynasty | Bhopal royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfReign | 1926 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| established |
hospitals in Bhopal State
ⓘ
sanitation and public health departments ⓘ schools for girls in Bhopal ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| governmentType | princely state administration ⓘ |
| implementedReformIn |
education
ⓘ
judicial system ⓘ municipal governance ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| introduced | compulsory primary education in Bhopal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
educational reforms
ⓘ
progressive administration ⓘ public health reforms ⓘ women's rights reforms ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| monarchOf | Bhopal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sultan Jahan Begum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | first woman Chancellor of an Indian university ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
administrative competence
ⓘ
progressive outlook ⓘ |
| patronOf | Aligarh Muslim University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University
ⓘ
Ruler of Bhopal ⓘ |
| predecessor | Nawab Shah Jahan Begum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promoted |
female education
ⓘ
medical training for women ⓘ modern schooling ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruled | Bhopal State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfReign | 1901 ⓘ |
| successor | Nawab Hamidullah Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Aligarh movement ideals ⓘ |
| title |
Begum of Bhopal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nawab of Bhopal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
codification of laws in Bhopal
ⓘ
modernization of Bhopal State ⓘ |
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