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Ancient and medieval era Hindu texts present a diverse picture of duties and rights of women in Hinduism. The texts recognize eight kinds of marriage, ranging from father finding a marriage partner for his daughter and seeking her consent (Brahma or Devic marriage), to the bride and groom finding each other without parental participation ...
Mariam-uz-Zamani (lit. ' Mary/Compassionate of the Age '; [5] c. 1542 – 19 May 1623), commonly known by the misnomer Jodha Bai, [6] was the chief consort and principal Hindu wife [a] as well as the favourite wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar.
Although originally only a feature of the courts of Muslim dynasties, it was also adopted by Hindu royal families. While separate spaces for women sometimes did exist in the ancient period, they didn't become a norm until the Muslim period. Under Akbar, there was a marked focus on secluding women and the creation of harems.
The repeated recording captures of Empress Mother's ships, and not that most of the others, revealed the involvement of Indians in overseas commerce [26] and the active involvement of Mughal noblewomen in trade. [27] Mariam-uz-Zamani built ships both for commercial and pilgrimage purposes.
Noblewoman; A. Adi (title) Ashi (title) This page was last edited on 26 August 2024, at 23:28 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Sita – Sita is the female protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana and the consort of Rama, Vishnu's 7th avatar. [137] She is the chief goddess of the Rama-centric Hindu traditions and is the goddess of beauty, devotion and ploughshare. [138] Radha – Radha is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion and devotion. [139]
Panchakanya, a pre-1945 lithograph from Ravi Varma Press.. The Panchakanya (Sanskrit: पञ्चकन्या, romanized: Pañcakanyā, lit. 'Five maidens') is a group of five iconic women of the Hindu epics, extolled in a hymn and whose names are believed to dispel sin when recited.
A noblewoman is a female member of the nobility. Noblewomen form a disparate group, which has evolved over time. Ennoblement of women has traditionally been a rare occurrence; the majority of noblewomen were linked to the nobility by either their father or their husband. However, women of the nobility assumed political functions, participated ...