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Banu (name)
Banu (), also spelled Bano, is a Persian names, Persian name for girls popular in Iran and other Persian language, Persian-speaking countries. It is also used in Turkey, Pakistan Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, India and Sri Lanka. It means "grand lady", "princess" or "queen" in Persian. A very different word "Bhanu", meaning "Sun" in Sanskrit. The word is often simplified to "Banu" in certain pronunciations of the word in several Indian languages, notably in Tamil and Telugu. Notable people with the name Banu or Bano include the following: Given name *Nurbanu Sultan, wife of Ottoman Sultan Selim II *Banu Alkan (born 1958), Turkish-Croatian actress *Banu Avar (born 1955), Turkish author, journalist, news anchor, and political commentator *Banu Bargu, professor of History of Consciousness and Political Theory at the University of California, Santa Cruz *Aram Banu Begum (1584–1624), Mughal princess, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akbar from his wife Bibi Daulat Shad *Mumtaz Mahal, Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Names
A Persian name, or an Iranian name, consists of a given name (Persian language, Persian: نام ''Nâm''), sometimes more than one, and a surname (نام خانوادگی). Given names Since the Muslim conquest of Persia, some names in Iran have been derived from Arabic, although the majority are Persian in origin. Persian Christians have Arabic names indistinguishable from their Muslim neighbors. They can also use Arabic derivations of Christian names (such as saints' names), or Greek language, Greek, Neo-Aramaic languages, Neo-Aramaic, or Armenian language, Armenian names, as most Christian Iranians are Iranian Armenians, although there are also Iranian Assyrians and Iranian Georgians. Many Persian names originate from the Persian literature book, the ''Shahnameh'' or "Epic of Kings". It was composed in the 10th century by Ferdowsi and is considered by many the masterpiece of Persian literature. Approximately 10%-15% of all Persian names are from Shahnameh. A few examples a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilras Banu Begum
Dilras Banu Begum (; 1622 – 8 October 1657) was the first wife and chief consort of Emperor Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor. She is also known by her posthumous title, Rabia-ud-Durrani ("Rabia of Basra, Rabia of the Age"). The Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Aurangabad, which bears a striking resemblance to the Taj Mahal (the mausoleum of Aurangzeb's mother Mumtaz Mahal), was commissioned by her husband to act as her final resting place. Dilras was a member of the Safavid dynasty of Persia and was the daughter of Mirza Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi (titled Shahnawaz Khan), a descendant of Ismail I, Shah Ismail I, who served as the viceroy of Gujarat. She married Prince Muhi-ud-din (later known as 'Aurangzeb' upon his accession) in 1637 and bore him five children, including: Muhammad Azam Shah (the heir apparent anointed by Aurangzeb), who temporarily succeeded his father as Mughal emperor, the gifted poet Princess Zeb-un-Nissa (Aurangzeb's favourite daughter),#refKrynic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banu Güven
Banu Güven (born 1969) is a Turkish journalist. She worked at NTV for 14 years (1997–2011), presenting programmes such as ''Gecen Hafta – Bu Hafta'' and ''24 Saat''. She has been a foreign correspondent for ''Milliyet'', and writes articles for daily newspaper ''Radikal''. Based in German since 2019, she writes on Turkish issues for WDR and DW. Güven was a member of the jury for the 2012 Metin Göktepe Journalism Awards. In 2017 she was awarded the Nannen Prize for outstanding journalistic achievements. Life Banu Güven was born in 1969. She is a Turkish journalist. She worked at NTV for 14 years (1997–2011), presenting programmes such as ''Gecen Hafta – Bu Hafta'' and ''24 Saat''. She has been a foreign correspondent for ''Milliyet'', and writes for ''Radikal''. In 2011, she resigned after working for NTV for 14 years due to disputes over some of the guests in her TV programme, ‘Banu Guven’le Arti’. One of her guests, novelist Vedat Turkali, speaking about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banu Cennetoğlu
Banu Cennetoğlu (b. Ankara, 1970) is a visual artist based in Istanbul. She uses photography, installation, and printed matter to explore the classification, appropriation and distribution of data and knowledge. Her work deals with listings, collections, rearrangements, and archives. Cennetoğlu co-represented Turkey at the 53rd International Venice Biennale with Ahmet Öğüt in 2009. Her work has been shown at numerous international institutions such as Musée cantonal des Beaux-arts, Lausanne (2022); Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2020); Ständehaus, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfallen, Düsseldorf (2019); SculptureCenter, New York (2019); Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool (2018), Chisenhale Gallery, London (2018); documenta14, Athens and Kassel (2017); Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (2015); Kunsthalle Basel, Basel (2011); Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju (2014), Manifesta 8, Murcia (2010); Walker Art Center (2007); Istanbul Biennial (2007); and Berlin Biennial (2003). She is the founding directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar Banu Begum
Shahar Banu Begum (c. 1663 – ?) was Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 14 March 1707 to 8 June 1707 as the third (and last) wife of Emperor Muhammad Azam Shah. She is popularly known by the titles Padishah Bibi and ''Padshah Begum''. By birth, Shahar Banu was a princess of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur and the daughter of Ali Adil Shah II and his consort Khurshida Khanum. She was the sister of Sikandar Adil Shah. Family and lineage Shahar Banu Begum was born a princess of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur and the daughter of Ali Adil Shah II and his consort Khurshida Khanum. Shahar's paternal grandparents were Mohammed Adil Shah, her father's predecessor and his Queen consort Taj Jahan Begum. Shahar's siblings included her two brothers, the princes Hussain and Sikandar, the latter succeeding her father as King in 1672 at the age of four. By all accounts, Shahar was greatly loved by the people of Bijapur as well as by her family. She was very beautiful as well as in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saliha Banu Begum
Saliha Banu Begum ( 10 June 1620) was the chief consort of Emperor Jahangir. She was the Padshah Begum for the most part of the reign of her emperor husband until her death in the year 1620. Family Saliha Banu Begum was the daughter of Qasimn, She was the granddaughter of Muqim Khan, the son of Shuja'at Khan from Akbar's time. Marriage Jahangir married her in 1608, in the third year of his reign. As a consequence, her brother Abdur Rahim's position greatly advanced. He was awarded with the title of Tarbiyat Khan. His son named Miyan Joh, whom Saliha had taken for her son, was killed at the banks of river Jhelum by Mahabat Khan when the latter behaved insolently towards Jahangir, in 1626. Padishah Mahal ("Sovereign of the Palace") and Padishah Banu ("The Sovereign Lady") were her nicknames. She was, reportedly, Nur Jahan's only powerful rival for Jahangir's affections. However, Nur Jahan was a formidable rival who had dominated not only Jahangir but also governmental affairs. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakina Banu Begum
Sakina Banu Begum (died 25 August 1604) was a Mughal princess and a daughter of Mughal emperor Humayun. Life Sakina Banu Begum was the daughter of Emperor Humayun, and his wife Mah Chuchak Begum. Her siblings included, Mirza Muhammad Hakim, Farrukh Fal Mirza, Bakht-un-Nissa Begum, and Amina Banu Begum. Sakina Banu Begum was married to Shah Ghazi Khan, the cousin of Naqib Khan Qazvini, a personal friend of Akbar. His uncle Qazi Isa had long served as the Qadi of Iran, came to India and was taken into government service. In 1573, after his death, Naqib Khan reported to Akbar that he had left his daughter to him. Akbar went to Naqib's house and married her. Thus, two of his cousins were married into the imperial family. In 1578, Sakina Banu Begum was sent to Kabul, before Akbar's second march on the city. Her brother at that point seemed to have conducted negotiations with the Abdulkhairi Uzbek of the Marwa-un-nahr and with the Safavids, who treated him as a sovereign ruler as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahmat Banu Begum
Ramani Gabharu (1656 – 1684) was a princess of Kingdom of Assam and the first wife of titular Mughal emperor Muhammad Azam Shah. She was sent to the Mughal Emperor as part of the Treaty of Ghilajharighat at the age of seven and was renamed Rahmat Banu Begum after she married Muhammad Azam Shah. She was the daughter of Chaopha Sutamla, king of Ahom kingdom and his wife Pakhori Gabharu, the daughter of Momai Tamuli Borbarua. She was the niece of Lachit Borphukan and Laluksola Borphukan. She famously resisted Laluksola Borphukan's plan to hand over Guwahati to her husband. Early life Ramani Gabharu was born as an Ahom princess, and was the daughter of Swargadeo Jayadhwaj Singha, king of Ahom Dynasty and his wife Pakhori Gabharu, the Tamuli Kuwari. Her birth name was Ramani Gabharu, and she was also known as Nangcheng Gabharu and Maina Gabharu. She was the maternal granddaughter of Momai Tamuli Borbarua, an able administrator and the commander-in-chief of the army in the Ah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parhez Banu Begum
Parhez Banu Begum (; 21 August 1611 – 19 October 1675) was a Mughal princess, the first child and eldest daughter of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan from his first wife, Qandahari Begum. She was also the older half-sister of her father's successor, the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Life Parhez was born on 21 August 1611 in Agra to Prince Khurram (the future emperor Shah Jahan) and his first wife Kandahari Begum. She was named 'Parhez Banu Begum' (Persian: "the abstinent Princess") by her paternal grandfather, Emperor Jahangir. However, in the ''Maasir-i-Alamgiri'', she is referred to as Purhunar Banu Begum. Her father, Prince Khurram, was the third son of Emperor Jahangir, while her mother, Kandahari Begum, was a princess of the prominent Safavid dynasty of Iran (Persia) and was a daughter of Mozaffar-Hosayn Mirza (who was a direct descendant of Shah Ismail I). Parhez was Shah Jahan's first child and his eldest daughter and was brought up by the Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, who had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nur Banu Özpak
Nur Banu Özpak (born 21 January 1996), also known as Nur Banu Balkancı after her marriage, is a Turkish sport shooter, who competes in the skeet event. She is the holder of two national records. She is also a coach. Early years Nur Banu Özpak learned sport shooting in 2001 with the support of her father. She has been a licensed member of the Karatay Belediyesi Sport Club in her hometown since 2008. She started her career in 2009, and began participating in competitions in 2010. Özpak was selected to the national skeet team in 2011. The -tall sportswoman's personal oach is Ahmet Balkancı, and she is coached in the national team by Duygu Tüzün. She serves also as a coach. Sport career In the Suhl, Germany leg of the 2016 ISSF Junior World Cup, she received the bronze medal in the team event, and in the Qabala, Azerbaijan leg, she took the bronze medal in the individual event, and the gold medal in the team event. She took the bronze medal in the Junior team event at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadira Banu Begum
Nadira Banu Begum (14 March 1618 – 6 June 1659) was a Mughal princess and the wife of Crown Prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. After Aurangzeb's rise to power, Dara Shikoh's immediate family and supporters were in danger. Nadira died in 1659, a few months before her husband's execution, and was survived by two sons and a daughter. Family and lineage Nadira Banu Begum was born a Mughal princess and the daughter of Sultan Parvez Mirza, the second son of Emperor Jahangir from his wife Sahib-i-Jamal Begum. Her mother, Jahan Banu Begum, was also a Mughal princess and the daughter of Sultan Murad Mirza, the second son of Emperor Akbar. Nadira was a half-cousin of her future husband, Dara Shikoh, as her father was the older half-brother of Shikoh's father, Shah Jahan. Marriage In 1631 arrangements for the planned wedding of Dara Shikoh and Nadira Begum were halted when Shikoh's mother, Empress Mumtaz Mahal, died while giving birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahanzeb Banu Begum
Jahanzeb Banu Begum (died 1705), popularly known as Jani Begum, was a Mughal princess and the chief consort of Muhammad Azam Shah, the heir-apparent to Emperor Aurangzeb, who briefly became Mughal emperor in 1707. The Italian writer and traveller, Niccolao Manucci, who worked under her father, described her as being beautiful and courageous. Family and early life Jahanzeb was the daughter of Crown Prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son and heir-apparent of Emperor Shah Jahan. Her mother, Nadira Banu Begum, was a Mughal princess and was the daughter of Prince Muhammad Parviz, the second son of Emperor Jahangir and Shah Jahan's older half-brother. Dara Shikoh was favoured by Shah Jahan as well as his older sister, Princess Jahanara Begum, as Shah Jahan's successor. Jahanara had always been an ardent partisan of her younger brother and greatly supported him. Nadira Begum died in 1659 of dysentery and a few days after her death, Dara Shikoh was executed by the unanimous royal court's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
