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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.
Dec 9, 2021 · The close relationship between Queen Victoria and her young Indian attendant Abdul Karim was deemed controversial and scandalous by the royal court. After the Queen passed away, the family evicted Karim from the home the queen had given him and deported him back to India.
Mar 14, 2011 · Abdul Karim was one of Queen Victoria's closest confidants despite efforts by royal circles to suppress their relationship before and after her death. By Alastair...
Oct 23, 2018 · In April 1909, Karim Abdul died at his home Karim Lodge at the age of 46. He was buried in a mausoleum at the Panchkuin Kabaristan Cemetery in Agra beside his father. Tomb of Abdul Karim; Photo Credit – www.indiatoday
Mar 27, 2019 · Indian servant Abdul Karim was treated by Queen Victoria as her equal and closest confidant. But racism had the court erase him from history. The Queen signed her letters to Karim "your closest friend," "your loving mother," and even fluffed his pillows for him before he went to sleep.
May 19, 2018 · Upon his return to India, Abdul lived an unassuming life on the estate gifted to him by Queen Victoria until he died aged 46. What did Queen Victoria say about Abdul and why was she so fond of...
Sep 20, 2017 · Karim was paired with Mohamed Buxshe, an experienced servant who ran the household of a British general. Compared with Buxshe, Karim was woefully unprepared for his new duties.
Sep 22, 2017 · The relationship between Queen Victoria and her handsome, young Indian attendant Abdul Karim was deemed so controversial and scandalous by her family members that, upon the monarch’s death in...
Sep 21, 2017 · The Munshi was summoned at the very end,’ writes Basu. With the Queen’s death, it was all over for Karim. The royal household was quick to get rid of all forms of correspondence between the Queen and Karim, including Karim’s personal journals and accounts, as ordered by her successor Edward VII.
Soon after they accompanied the Queen to Balmoral. Karim was singled out to help teaching Hindustani to the Queen; he became her 'munshi' in 1889. Queen Victoria took a liking to Karim and granted him some land in the suburbs of Agra. Later he was decorated with the Order of the Indian Empire.
