Nawab Faizunnesa
(1834-1903)
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Nawab Begum Faizunnesa Choudhurani (Bengali: নওয়াব বেগম ফয়জুন্নেসা চৌধুরানী; 1834–1903) was Zamindar of Homnabad-Pashchimgaon Estate in present-day Comilla District, Bangladesh. She is most famous for her campaign for female education and other social issues. In appreciation of her social work, in 1889 Queen Victoria awarded Faizunnesa the title of "Nawab", making her the first female Nawab in South Asia.
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Begum Faiz-un-Nissa Choudhurani 1834 Pashchimgaon, Homnabad Pargana, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj (now Laksham, Bangladesh)
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1903 (aged 68) Pashchimgaon, Homnabad Pargana, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
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