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Mohammed Abdul Karim CVO CIE (1863 — 20 April 1909), also known as " the Munshi ", was an Indian attendant of Queen Victoria. He served her during the final fourteen years of her reign, gaining her maternal affection over that time. Karim was born the son of a hospital assistant at Lalitpur, near Jhansi in British India.
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Sep 20, 2017 · Karim was the queen’s beloved munshi, the teacher who gave her daily Urdu lessons, educated her on Indian affairs, and introduced her to curry. Queen Victoria in turn showered him with gifts,...
Mar 27, 2019 · Published March 27, 2019. Updated April 29, 2019. The friendship that blossomed between Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim scandalized the royal court, which tried to erase Karim from history once the Queen died. Historic England Archive An 1893 portrait of Queen Victoria’s Munshi, Abdul Karim.
Mar 14, 2011 · Queen Victoria and Abdul: Diaries reveal secrets. 14 March 2011. Abdul Karim was one of Queen Victoria's closest confidants despite efforts by royal circles to suppress their relationship...
Jan 7, 2018 · “Abdul Karim, known as ‘the Munshi,’ inveigled his way into Victoria’s affections as her servant and then as a clerk,” writes Julia Baird in Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the...
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978-0-7509-8258-0. Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant is a book about Queen Victoria and her Munshi Abdul Karim, researched and written by Shrabani Basu, published by The History Press in 2010, and adapted to produce the feature film Victoria & Abdul in 2017.
Oct 29, 2017 · October 29, 20178:00 AM ET. By. Nina Martyris. Enlarge this image. In the last 13 years of Queen Victoria's life, she spent a great deal of time with Abdul Karim, who came from India initially...