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A Princess's Pilgrimage

A Princess's Pilgrimage

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A Princess's Pilgrimage

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The Story

This book is the true account of Nawab Sikander Begum of Bhopal, who became the first South-Asian Muslim woman to publish an account of her pilgrimage to Mecca. She travelled with a retinue of a thousand, performed the requisite rituals and returned to India to write her witty and acerbic impressions of the visit.

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This book is the true account of Nawab Sikander Begum of Bhopal, who became the first South-Asian Muslim woman to publish an account of her pilgrimage to Mecca. She travelled with a retinue of a thousand, performed the requisite rituals and returned to India to write her witty and acerbic impressions of the visit.