# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bahu-begum
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:37:01.649Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bahu-begum"
name: "Bahu Begum"
slug: "bahu-begum"
description: "Umat-ul-Zohra Begum (1727–1815), popularly known as Bahu Begum, was the chief consort of Shuja-ud-Daula, the third Nawab of Awadh in northern India. She was an influential political figure in Awadh during his reign and after his death, when her only son, Asaf-ud-Daula, succeeded him. Bahu Begum controlled several jagirs which she governed through a network of officials. Her palace was Moti Mahal in Faizabad. Her tomb, Bahu Begum ka Maqbara, is also in Faizabad."
tagline: "Chief consort and queen mother of Awadh"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bahu_Begum_of_Avadh.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
birthDate: "1727"
deathDate: "1815"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.7
  momentum:             25
  historical:           2.091117333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     9.999999999999998
  profileCompleteness:  34
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139820299"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahu_Begum"
    title: "Bahu Begum"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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