Begum of bhopal biography channel

In , she was proclaimed heiress apparent to the Bhopal musnaid following the death of her grandmother, Sikander Begum and her mother's succession to the throne. A great reformer in the tradition of her mother and grandmother, she was a member of Bharat Stree Mahamandal The Great Circle of Indian Women which promoted girls education.

During her reign, she had a particular focus on public instruction, especially female education. From until her death, she was the founding Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.

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As of , she is the only women to have served as Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. She was also the first Woman Chancellor of any Indian University and was appointed in Not just a reformer in the field of education, the Nawab Begum reformed taxation, the army, police, the judiciary and the jails, expanded agriculture, and constructed extensive irrigation and public works in the state.

Also, she established an Executive and Legislative State Council in and began open elections for the municipalities. She was also a patron of the National Council of Women in India. Sultan Jahan's primary legacy, though, was in the field of public health, as she pioneered widespread inoculation and vaccination programs and improved the water supply and standards of hygiene and sanitation.

Owing to her numerous activities, she was the recipient of numerous honours and awards. In , after a reign of 25 years, Sultan Jahan abdicated the throne in favour of her youngest child and only surviving son, Hamidullah Khan. She died four years later, aged It explores her life along with the other Begums of Bhopal. The couple had three sons and two daughters:.

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