CHAPTER IV.

Indian Amazons--Cleophes, Queen of Massaga--Moynawoti, Queen of Kamrup--Ranee of Scinde--Sultana Rizia--Gool Behist--Booboojee Khanum and Dilshad Agha, Mother and Aunt of a King of Bijapur--Durgautti, Queen of Gurrah--Khunza Sultana, Regent of Ahmednuggur--Chand Sultana, Regent of Ahmednuggur--Nour Mahal, Empress of Hindostan--Princess Janee Begum--Juliana--Madam Mequinez, Colonel in the Service of Hyder Ali Khan--Begum Somroo, General in the Service of the Emperor Shah Aulum and Grandmother of the eccentric Dyce Sombre--Begum Nujeef Cooli--Mrs. W., Native Wife of a British Sergeant in India--Lukshmi Baee, Ranee of Jhansi (Indian Mutiny)--Female Mutineer captured before Delhi, 1857--Female Guards in the Zenanas of Indian Princes--Begum of Oude--Bantam Amazons 138