1888 Pension paper of Nawab Nur Bai Begum..1888 Pension paper of Nawab Nur Bai Begum 147th motai widow of Wazid Ali Shah1888 Pension paper of Nawab Nur Bai Begum 147th motai widow of His Majesty the King Wazid Ali Shah of Oudh for Rupees 50 pension money. She was married to the King after 1872 and died after 1890 at Garden Reach without issueH.M. Wajid Ali, King of Oudh was deposed in 1856, by the order of Lord Dalhousie and taken by Sir Outram to Fort William custody under Town Major O Cavanagh and later housed at Garden Reach in Calcutta for mal-administering the affairs of kingdom of Oudh by lavishly spending on luxuriesNikah wife and Motai wife and Khilwati wives: A muslim is allowed to marry 4 nikah wife/s and innumerable number of motai wife/s and khilwati wivesKing Wajid Ali had 3 nikah wives, 359 motai wives and 15 Khilwati wives. Some of the motai wives, he divorced but remarried again.Water Mark: ArnoldItem Condition: Excellent despite many small moth eaten holes, but since the paper quality is most excellent artificial-parchment like, this is a highly acceptable item ........ Provenance: New York Antique Book & Manuscripts Collector-Dealer. Valuable Piece of History.

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