1753 - 1836
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Details
| First Name |
Begum
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| Last Name |
Samru
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1752
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| Birthplace |
Kutana, Meerut, India
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| Died |
1836
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| Place of Death |
Sardhana, near Meerut, India
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| Occupation Text |
Nautch girl, Ruler of Sardhana
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| Occupation |
Dancer
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Joanna Nobilis Sombre (ca 1753– 27 January 1836), a convert Catholic Christian, popularly known as Begum Samru (Kashmiri: बेगम समरू بیگم سمرو ) and also, as Begum Sumru, (née Farzana Zeb un-Nissa) started her career as a Nautch (dancing) girl in 18th century India, and eventually became the ruler of Sardhana, a small principality 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 India, as she ruled the Principality of Sardhana in 18th- and 19th-century India.
