Sultan Jehan Begum
Topic: Early Indian Art and Architecture: Stupas, Rock-cut Caves, Temples · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 4 "Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings"
Meaning
Sultan Jehan Begum followed Shahjehan Begum as the ruler of Bhopal. Like her predecessor, she supported the preservation of Sanchi. Her money paid for a museum at the site and a guesthouse where the archaeologist John Marshall stayed. She also paid for the publication of his scholarly volumes on Sanchi.
Example
The volumes by John Marshall and Alfred Foucher, The Monuments of Sanchi (1914), were dedicated to Sultan Jehan Begum to thank her for her support.
Don't confuse with
- Shahjehan Begum: her predecessor (ruled 1868–1901). The French asked her for permission to take Sanchi's eastern gateway.
Related concepts
- Elliot marbles
- Indian Museum, Calcutta
- Preservation of Sanchi
- Shahjehan Begum
- H.H. Cole
- In situ preservation
- Treasure Trove Act
- Rajendra Lala Mitra
- European views of Indian art
- Arjuna's Penance