Abstract:

Nawabs of Bhopal, which is the most important state after Nizam of Hyderabad in Central India, has established close relations with Hedjaz and Istanbul from time to time in the years when four women ruled in succession. In this study, it will be discussed that the visit of the Nawab of Bhopal Sultan Jahan Begam to Istanbul, within to the framework of proximity the Ottoman, her aids the Istanbul’s fires and the Balkan Wars in 1911-1912 in consideration of Ottoman archival documents, memorial books and domestic-foreign newspapers. In addition, despite the friendly developments that took place before the First World War, it will be discussed why Sultan Cihan Begüm was on the side of England in this war.

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