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Marriage to Mahadji Shinde.
Aulia Sultan Begum,[1] better known by the epithet Ganna Begum (also spelt as Gunna Begum), was an 18th-century Indian historical figure.
Biography
[edit]She was born to Ali Kuli Khan Dastaghir,[2] a Persian landlord who served under the Mughal emperor Alamgir II,[3] and Suraiyya, a renowned singer and dancer. Trained from a young age in classical arts and languages, her melodious voice earned her the nickname "Ganna," meaning sugarcane.
Ganna's beauty drew attention of several princes and kings. Unknown to her parents, she became romantically involved with Jawahar Singh, the son of Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur.[4] The two fell in love, but their union was opposed by Jawahar Singh's father who considered Ganna unsuitable for his son due to her lower status. The ensuing conflict resulted in Jawahar losing a leg and being imprisoned, while Ganna was separated from him. She distanced herself from Jawahar Singh after learning of his marriage to his brother's widow.[5][4] Meanwhile Ganna's father betrothed her with Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III (also known as Imad-ul-mulk), a powerful Mughal noble.[5]
In ..., Ganna became the wife of Imad-ul-Mulk, who at the time was the Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire. The couple had a son, Naser-ud-Daula, who will go on to succeed his father as Nawab of Baoni jagir following his death.[2] In 1757, under pressure from Ahmad Shah Durrani, Imad-ul-Mulk was forced to divorce Ganna along with his other wives to marry Umda Begum, the daughter of Mughlani Begum.[6] Ganna was subsequently sent into the custody of Mughlani Begum, from where she quickly escaped captivity and travelled? To??. Which was under maratha empire.[7]
Disguising herself as a Sikh man named "Guni Ram", Ganna entered the service of Mahadaji Shinde, the Maratha statesman, as a scribe. Her fluency in Persian, Arabic, and Hindi earned her a trusted position. Upon revealing her true identity, she continued to serve closely with Mahadaji and became one of his most trusted companions, though she still remained known as "Guni Ram" in public.
Death
[edit]Ganna is particularly celebrated in Maratha literature for uncovering a conspiracy by Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh, against Mahadji Shinde. Disguised in a burqa, she had infiltrated a secret gathering to obtain information. When recognized, she chose to consume poison rather than risk capture, successfully thwarting the plot at the cost of her life. She died in 1775, as noted on her tomb.[8]
In her honor, Mahadaji Shinde had her buried near the Saank river in Noorabad, where he erected a tomb, named Ganna Begum Ka Maqbara, with the inscription "Aah, Gham-e-Ganna" ("Ah, the sorrow of Ganna"). As of 2024, it is one of the State Protected Monuments in Madhya Pradesh.
See book mentioned in blog
Story https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/news/mp-gwa-hmu-ganna-begum-who-scarified-for-mahadji-5108437-pho.html
Tomb descerated, death 1770 https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/mp/gwalior/morena/news/the-plight-the-tomb-of-sugarcane-begum-is-dilapidated-the-villagers-captured-128329072.html
Imad bio Story https://books.google.co.in/books?id=f_RtAAAAMAAJ
Wife of Imad ul mulk https://books.google.co.in/books?id=WAJuAAAAMAAJ
In literature
[edit]- Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay wrote the Bengali-language biographical novel Ganna Begum (1965).
- Author Rajendra Mohan Bhatnagar has also similarly written a novel on her life in Hindi.[9]
- Ganna is a major character in Vrindavan Lal Verma's historical novel Madhavji Sindhia (1949).[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Santha, Kidambi Srinivasa (1980). Begums of Awadh. Bharati Prakashan. p. 296.
- ^ a b Rashid, Abdur (1978). History of the Muslims of Indo-Pakistan Sub-continent, 1707-1806. Research Society of Pakistan. pp. 292–293.
- ^ Rieu, Charles (1881). Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. British Museum. p. 993.
- ^ a b Singh, Raj Pal (1988). Rise of the Jat Power. Harman Publishing House. pp. 246–249. ISBN 978-81-85151-05-2.
- ^ a b Baṃsala, Ratana Lāla (1989). Cauhāna vaṃśa kā sāmājika aura rājanītika itihāsa (in Hindi). Śrī Pabliśiṅga Hāusa. pp. 108–110.
- ^ Lal Sharma, Mathura (1968). Mughal samrajya ka patan, 1658–1761 [The Decline of Mughal Empire] (in Hindi). Kailāśa Pustaka Sadana. p. 296.
- ^ Saha, B. P. (1992). Princesses, Begams, and Concubines. Vikas Publishing House. pp. 120–122. ISBN 978-0-7069-6391-5.
- ^ Nath, R. (1982). History of Mughal Architecture. Abhinav Publications. p. 215. ISBN 978-81-7017-297-0.
- ^ Bhatnagar, Rajendra Mohan (2007). Vivekanand (in Hindi). Rajpal & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7028-502-1.
- ^ Lal Verma, Vrindavan. Madhavji Scindhia (in Hindi). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7315-074-6.
Bibliography
[edit]- Akbar, Khatija (1997). Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films. Hay House. ISBN 978-93-80480-81-7.