Ramani Gabharu 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.
10 Facts About Ramani Gabharu
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Ramani Gabharu was the daughter of Chaopha Sutamla, king of Ahom kingdom and his wife Pakhori Gabharu, the daughter of Momai Tamuli Borbarua.
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Ramani Gabharu was the niece of Lachit Borphukan and Laluksola Borphukan.
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Ramani Gabharu famously resisted Laluksola Borphukan's plan to hand over Guwahati to her husband.
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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.
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Ramani Gabharu was the maternal granddaughter of Momai Tamuli Borbarua, an able administrator and the commander-in-chief of the army in the Ahom kingdom, and the niece of Lachit Borphukan and Laluksola Borphukan, known for their participation in the Battle of Saraighat that thwarted a drawn-out attempt by Mughal forces under the command of Ram Singh I to take back Kamrup.
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When Mir Jumla invaded Jayadhwaj's kingdom and defeated him in the war, he made a truce with Mir Jumla on a condition for which his daughter Ramani Gabharu had to be sent to the Mughal harem when she was only six, along with the princess of the Tipam King as ransom.
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Ramani Gabharu was given the Muslim name of Rahmat Banu Begum after her conversion to Islam, and was brought up in the imperial harem.
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When Ramani Gabharu learned of it, she wrote a letter to her maternal uncle Laluksola Borphukan warning him not to do such an act of betrayal.
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Ramani Gabharu is thought to have died in 1684 due to some unknown disease, at the age of 27.