Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal

Sultan Shah Jahan Begum ( born July 29, 1838 in Islamnagar, † June 16, 1901 in Bhopal ) was ruler of the princely state of Bhopal.

Sikandar Jahan Begum's daughter and since 1868 successor Sultan Shah Jahan Begum was passionate about architecture, as the same name Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. She built a sprawling town that is named after her Shahjahanabad. They also built himself a new palace - Taj Mahal (not to be confused with the Taj Mahal at Agra ). Many other beautiful buildings - Ali Manzil, Amir Ganj, Barah Mahal, Ali Manzil, Benazir complex, Khawasoura, Mughalpura, Nematpua and Nawab Manzils were built during her reign. Today you can still see the ruins of the Taj Mahal. Barah Mahal and Nawab Manzil have also resisted the times.

In Woking had it built the first mosque in England, the. Named after her, Shah Jahan Mosque

During her reign, in 1900, the complete absence of monsoon rains led to a severe famine in Bhopal.