#samodepalace – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:07:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg #samodepalace – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Samode Palace near Jaipur https://ranasafvi.com/samode-palace-near-jaipur/ https://ranasafvi.com/samode-palace-near-jaipur/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:07:43 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/samode-palace-near-jaipur/ Samode is a thikana of the Nathawat clan of the Kachwaha Rajputs of Rajasthan with the head holding the title of Maha Rawal’ or ‘Maha Saheb’ of the Amber and Jaipur principality.
Rawal Raja RAGHVENDRA SINGH, is the present Rawal Saheb of Samode
Initially built in the 16th c the Samode Palace was converted from a fort to a beautiful & ornately painted palace in early 19th century, under the nobleman Rawal Berisal.
I first saw this in the movie The Far Pavillions which was shot here and later read about it while translating Dastan e Ghadar.
Zahir Dehlvi comes to Samode to settle a dispute.
This trip was thus very special and with @iramukhoty and @ursulaweekes as travelling companions even more enjoyable

]]> https://ranasafvi.com/samode-palace-near-jaipur/feed/ 0 37846 The tomb of Gori Bibi (Boulone Lise) favourite companion of Claude Martin https://ranasafvi.com/the-tomb-of-gori-bibi-boulone-lise-favourite-companion-of-claude-martin/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:34:21 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/the-tomb-of-gori-bibi-boulone-lise-favourite-companion-of-claude-martin/ The tomb of Gori Bibi (Boulone Lise) favourite companion of Claude Martin, grandaughter of Aurangzeb’s Vezir

Gori Bibi (daughter of Nawab Fazal Khan Bahadur, the grandson of the Vizier (prime minister) of Emperor Aurangzeb) was the most beloved and faithful companion of Major General Claude Martin.

Born in 1776, she was nine years old when she met Claude Martin.

Despite his advice to marry someone from her community she chose to stay on in his household. She was devoted to him & his favorite.

Claude Martin provided for her in his will and left instructions for a tomb to be made near his own tomb. She was buried on the grounds of La Martinere College very close to the crypt where Claude Martin is buried in the main building of Constantia.

It had fallen into disrepair and was renovated by the college under the guidance of its principal Carlyle McFarland a heritage enthusiast who has done much to restore the college to its architectural glory.

She was a widow longer than she was a bride and looked after Maryin’s affairs after his death from the zenana.

A painting of #GoriBibi inLa Martiniere by Zoffany of #GoriBibi and her adopted son.

Constantia which contains the grave of Claude Martin at night

Gori Bibi ka maqbara before repairs

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