...Jaghire at Sirdhana, nliont ? twelve cou from Meerut ; but she has a house in this place, where sh« frequently passes a considerable time together. She...her much respect, on account both of her supposed wijdom and her courage ; she having, during the Maharatta Wars, led, after her husband's death, his...

...Meerut. Her residence is in the centre of her own jaghir at Sirdhana, about twelve coss from Meerut. She is a very little, queer-looking old woman, with...talent and readiness in conversation, but only speaks Hindoostani. Her soldiers and people, and the generality of the inhabitants of this neighbourhood,...

...Meerut. Her residence is in the centre of her own jaghir at Sirdliana, about twelve coss from Meerut. She is a very little, queer-looking old woman, with...talent and readiness in conversation, but only speaks Hindoostani. Her soldiers and people, and the generality of the inhabitants of this neighbourhood,...

...jaghire at Sirdhanah, about twelve coss from Meerut ; but she has a house in this place, where sh e frequently passes a considerable time together. She...talent and readiness in conversation, but only speaks Hindostanee. Her soldiers and people, and the generality of the inhabitants of this neighbourhood,...

...was introduced to the Begum Snmroo of Sirdhana. He describes her as " a very little, queer-looking woman, with brilliant but wicked eyes, and the remains of beauty in her features, of considerable talent and readiness in conversation, but only speaking Hindustani." He heard sad reports...

...immense force of character.* Bishop Heber in his delightful journal mentions the Begum Sumroo as " a little queer-looking old woman, with brilliant but...eyes, and the remains of beauty in her features." He says she was generally respected both by her soldiers and the people of the country, and possessed...

...immense force of character.* Bishop Heber in his delightful journal mentions the Begum Sumroo as " a little queer-looking old woman, with brilliant but wicked eyes, and the remains of beauty hi her features." He says she was generally respected both by her soldiers and the people of the country,...

...indicating their profession of the Roman Catholic faith. There were also some native boys, to whom I heard wicked eyes, and the remains of beauty in her features....talent, and readiness in conversation, but only speaks Hindostanee. Her soldiers and people, and the generality of the inhabitants of this neighbourhood,...

...intercourse with the British. Bishop Heber saw her in 1825, and described her as " a very queer looking old woman, with brilliant but wicked eyes, and the remains of beauty in her features." " Queer and wicked " she had been in some of her actions, as the following anecdote shows. Quo day...

...Muhammadan dancing girl and a native of Cashmere. According to Bishop Heber, she was, in 1823, a '• a little queer-looking old woman, with brilliant but...eyes, and the remains of beauty in her features." She embraced in 1781 the Christian faith, was baptised into the Roman Catholic Church, and christened Johanna...