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A tawaif was a highly successful courtesan singer‚ dancer‚ and poet who catered to the nobility of the Indian subcontinent, particularly during the Mughal era. Many tawaifs (nautch girls to the British) were forced to go into prostitution due to a lack of opportunities by the time of the British Raj. [1] [2]
Nautch dancers in Old Delhi, c. 1874 Nautch dancer in Calcutta, c. 1900 A Raja awaits the arrival of Nautch dancers A Nautch girl performing, 1862. The nautch (/ ˈ n ɔː tʃ /, meaning "dance" or "dancing" from Hindustani: "naach") [1] was a popular court dance performed by girls (known as "nautch girls") in later Mughal and colonial India. [2]
The Mughal Harem was the harem of Mughal emperors of the Indian subcontinent. The term originated with the Near East , meaning a "forbidden place; sacrosanct, sanctum", and etymologically related to the Arabic حريم ḥarīm , "a sacred inviolable place; female members of the family" and حرام ḥarām , "forbidden; sacred".
Travels in India during the Chandragupta II era: Classical Chinese: Faxian: Chandragupta II: 375-415 CE [citation needed] Magadha: Bihar: Shakuntala: Drama: Drama about a girl forgotten by her husband: Sanskrit: Kalidasa: Chandragupta II: 375-415 CE [citation needed] Magadha: Bihar: Meghadūta: Drama: Story of a cloud carrying a message amongst ...
The mosque was built in the early decades of the 19th century in 1823 by a nautch dancer called Mubarak Begum who also served as a tawaif in the Mughal court. [4] The mosque was built during the Mughal era. Mubarak Begum was born into a poor Brahmin family initially pursued her career as a dancing girl in Pune. [5]
Jahanara's early education was entrusted to Sati al-Nisa Khanam, the sister to Jahangir's poet laureate, Talib Amuli.Sati al-Nisa was known for her knowledge of the Qur'an and Persian literature, as well as for her knowledge of etiquette, housekeeping, and medicine.
Map of the Mughal Empire at its greatest extent, under Aurangzeb C.1707 [21]. The Mughal Empire has often been called the last golden age of India. [22] [23] It was founded in 1526 by Babur of the Barlas clan, after his victories at the First Battle of Panipat and the Battle of Khanwa, against the Delhi Sultanate and Rajput Confederation, respectively.
The following list enumerates Hindu monarchies in chronological order of establishment dates. These monarchies were widespread in South Asia since about 1500 BC, [1] went into slow decline in the medieval times, with most gone by the end of the 17th century, although the last one, the Kingdom of Nepal, dissolved only in the 2008.