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Princess Suraya Jah, Nawab Gowhar-i-Taj

Princess Suraya Jah, Nawab Gowhar-i-Taj (born Abida Sultan Begum Sahiba; 28 August 1913 – 11 May 2002), also known as Abida Sultaan, was the eldest daughter of Hamidullah Khan, the last Nawab of the Bhopal state, and his wife Begum Maimoona Sultan.

Early life and birth family

Abida Sultan Begum Sahiba (begum being a Muslim woman of high rank^[1]) was born on 28 August^{[citation needed]} 1913,^[1] the daughter of Hamidullah Khan, the Nawab of Bhopal and Begum Maimoona Sultan.

She was the eldest of three children; she had two younger sisters Sajida Sultan, and Rabia Sultan.^[2]

The Begum of Bhopal, Sultan Jahan, was her grandmother,^[2] and her predecessor Shah Jahan Begum was her great-grandmother.^{[citation needed]} Her grandmother brought her up, and her own mother "had nothing to do with [her]".

Her grandmother, who was nearly 70 when Abida was born, broug