Begum

It criminates Saadut Ali Khân, the brother of the Nabob; the word Begum is never mentioned in the crimination but in conjunction with his; and much the greater part of it criminates the Nabob himself.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

The Begum was the first Indian monarch to attend hajj and she was accompanied by a large entourage of close to a thousand people, most of them women.

Zahra N. Jamal, Ph.D.: Hajj Diaries: The Multiple Dimensions Of Muslim Pilgrimage Ph.D. Zahra N. Jamal 2011

The Begum was the first Indian monarch to attend hajj and she was accompanied by a large entourage of close to a thousand people, most of them women.

Zahra N. Jamal, Ph.D.: Hajj Diaries: The Multiple Dimensions Of Muslim Pilgrimage Ph.D. Zahra N. Jamal 2011

The British granted Shuja an annual stipend of Rs. 50,000, and his wife who was known as the Wuffa Begum was allowed Rs. 18,000 annually. 4 Shuja and his wife received British stipends throughout the twenty three years they remained in Ludiana, and while residing there both parties continually petitioned colonial authorities for ever-greater volumes of pecuniary assistance and additional forms of material aid, such as improvements to their respective residences. 5

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

Sufia Begum was a 21-year-old villager and a mother of three when the economics professor met her in 1974 and asked her how much she earned.

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Inventor of the Payday Loan | Impact Lab 2006

"I call her Begum," said Major Henderson; "because she is so like the old Begum princess whom I was once attending, when in India with my troop, as guard of honor.

The Mission Frederick Marryat 1820

“The Begum is the most innocent and good-natured soul alive,” interposed Pen.

The History of Pendennis 2006

"I call her Begum," said Major Henderson; "because she is so like the old Begum princess whom I was once attending, when in India with my troop, as guard of honour.

The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Frederick Marryat 1820

The Begum was the cynosure of all eyes -- a female Knight was a novelty to Europeans as well as to Natives -- and there was much curiosity as to how she would conduct herself; but no one could have behaved with greater dignity or more perfect decorum, and she made a pretty little speech in Urdu in reply to Lord Canning's complimentary address.

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

"The Begum is the most innocent and good-natured soul alive," interposed Pen.

The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy William Makepeace Thackeray 1837