Begum Samru
✓ Source-basedfallingRuler of Sardhana, Meerut (c. 1753-1836)
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.
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Begum Samru's Household. Chester Beatty Library
Section of an illustration of Begum Samru and her army, made 1805-26
Sowar of Begum Samru
Heritage board at Begum Samru's Palace in Chandni Chawak
Chandani Chowk palace. Illustrated Times 1857
Samru's Palace at Chandni Chowk, Delhi, 1857, after Ghadar, Indian Rebellion of 1857
Inscription on the Statue of Begum Samru at the Basilica of Our Lady Of Graces in SardhanaPoliticians born in the 1750s 6
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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.
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