Indira Kanwar

Indira Kanwar
Maharajkumari of Marwar
Bornc. 1696
Jodhpur, Marwar
Died1763 (aged 66–67)
Jodhpur, Marwar
Spouse
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(m. 1715; d. 1719)​
Names
Shri Indira Kanwar Baiji Lall Sahiba
FatherRaja Ajit Singh
MotherUdot Kanwarji
ReligionHinduism

Indira Kanwar (c. 1696 – 1763) was the second wife of Emperor Farrukhsiyar. The marriage of Indira Kanwar to Farrukhsiyar made him the last Mughal sovereign to marry a Hindu princess.[1][2] She left the imperial harem after her husband was assassinated by her father Ajit Singh and then she returned to her father's household. She converted back to Hinduism after returning to Jodhpur.[3][4]

She was the daughter of Raja Ajit Singh and Rani Udot Kanwarji, the daughter of Maharaj Shri Gaj Singh Sahib. She was the sister of Bakht Singh and Abhai Singh, the next rulers of Jodhpur State.

Marriage

When Ajit Singh had expelled the imperial officers from his state during the wars of succession, and had captured Ajmer. Husain Ali Khan was sent against him, but the emperor, at the instance of his favourites, who were hostile to the Sayyids, secretly encouraged Ajit Singh to resist the imperial troops. His resistance was, however, of no avail. Husain Ali overran Jodhpur, and Ajit Singh was obliged to submit, to send his son Abhay Singh to court, and offer a daughter in marriage to Farrukhsiyar.[5][6]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ R.K. Gupta; S.R. Bakshi (1 January 2008). Studies In Indian History: Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of Rajputs (Set Of 5 Vols.). Sarup & Sons. p. 219. ISBN 978-8-176-25841-8.
  2. ^ Annemarie Schimmel (2004). The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture. Reaktion Books. pp. 112. ISBN 978-1-861-89185-3.
  3. ^ Subhadra Sen Gupta (20 October 2019). MAHAL: Power and Pageantry in the Mughal Harem. Hachette UK. ISBN 9789388322553.
  4. ^ Others, Muzaffar H. Syed & (20 February 2022). History of Indian Nation : Medieval India. K. K. Publications.
  5. ^ The Cambridge Shorter History of India. CUP Archive. p. 456.
  6. ^ Sunanda Bhattacharya (1993). Role of Jats and Rajputs in the Mughal Court, 1707–1740. Books Treasure. pp. 27–8.
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