| Indira Kanwar | |||||
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| Maharajkumari of Marwar | |||||
| Born | c. 1696 Jodhpur, India | ||||
| Died | 1763 (aged 66–67) Jodhpur, India | ||||
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| House | Rathore | ||||
| Father | Maharaja Ajit Singh | ||||
| Mother | Udot Kanwarji | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Indira Kanwar (c. 1696 – 1763) was the second wife of Emperor Farrukhsiyar. The marriage of Indira Kanwar to Farrukhsiyar made him the last Mughal sovereign to marry a Rajput princess.[1][2] She left the imperial harem after her husband was assassinated by his father Ajit Singh and then she returned to her father's household. She converted back to Hinduism after returning to Jodhpur.[3]
She was born as Marwar Princess (Rajkumari), the daughter of Ajit Singh and his first wife Rani Udot Kanwarji, the daughter of Maharaj Shri Gaj Singh Sahib. She was the sister of Bakht Singh and Abhai Singh, the next rulers of Jodhpur State.
- ^ R.K. Gupta; S.R. Bakshi (1 January 2008). Studies In Indian History: Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of Rajputs (Set Of 5 Vols.). Sarup & Sons. p. 219. ISBN 978-8-176-25841-8.
- ^ Annemarie Schimmel (2004). The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture. Reaktion Books. pp. 112. ISBN 978-1-861-89185-3.
- ^ Subhadra Sen Gupta (20 October 2019). MAHAL: Power and Pageantry in the Mughal Harem. Hachette UK. ISBN 9789388322553.