# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/begum-samru
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:58:21.927Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/begum-samru"
name: "Begum Samru"
slug: "begum-samru"
description: "Joanna Nobilis Sombre, popularly known as Begum Samru, a convert Catholic Christian, started her career as a nautch (dancing) girl in 18th-century India, and eventually became the ruler of Sardhana, a small principality (jagir) near Meerut. She was the head of a professionally trained mercenary army, inherited from her European mercenary husband, Walter Reinhardt Sombre. This mercenary army consisted of Europeans and Indians. She is also regarded as the only Catholic ruler in Northern India, as she ruled the principality of Sardhana in 18th- and 19th-century India."
tagline: "Ruler of Sardhana, Meerut (c. 1753–1836)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_Begam_Samru.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1753"
deathDate: "1836-01-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.27
  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.62293733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "বেগম ছমৰু"
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    title: "Begum Samru"
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    title: "Suimri Begum"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump