Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum

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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.

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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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Bhopal State notableRuler Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum