Shahjahan Begum

Born: 29 July 1838, India
Died: 16 June 1901
Country most active: India
Also known as: NA

Shah Jahan Begum GCSI CI was the Begum (ruler) of the princely state of Bhopal in central India for two periods: 1844–60 (with her mother acting as regent), and during 1868–1901. During her reign the first postage stamps of the Bhopal state were issued, in 1876 and 1878. She also published The Taj-ul Ikbal Tarikh Bhopal, Or, The History of Bhopal.

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