Bahu Begum
Chief consort and queen mother of Awadh · Lived 1727 to 1815 · aged 88
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.
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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.