Later Mughals v1.c9.s4.2
Later Mughals v1.c9.s4.2
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† Kamwar Khan 130, Ijad 122a, Khafi Khan 734, Khush-hal Chand 395a, Rustam Ali 225b. Suhagpura (Hamlet of Happy Wives) or the Bewa-khana (Widow-house) was one of the establishments (karkhanajat) attached to the Court "where in the practice of resignation they pass their lives, receiving rations and a monthly allowance," Dastur-ul-aml, B. M. No. 6598, fol. 55a. The name, Suhagpura, may have been due to delicacy for the feelings of the ladies, or it was perhaps given in derision.