Chandbibi Mahal-Salabat Khan's Tomb, Ahmednagar

Chand Bibi (1550–1599) , also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana, was an Indian Muslim woman warrior. She acted as the Regent of Bijapur (1580-90) and Regent of Ahmednagar (1596-99). Chand Bibi is best known for defending Ahmednagar against the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar. Chand Bibi was the daughter of Hussain Nizam Shah I of Ahmednagar and the sister of Burhan-ul-Mulk , the Sultan of Ahmednagar. She knew many languages including Arabic Persian Turkish Marathi and Kannada. She played sitar, and painting flowers was her hobby.
Chand Bibi challenged Kishvar Khan , who got her imprisoned at the fort and tried to declare himself the king. However, Kishvar Khan was already unpopular among rest of the generals. He was forced to flee, when a joint army led by a Habshi general called Ikhlas Khan marched to Bijapur. The army consisted of forces of three Habshi nobles: Ikhlas Khan, Hamid Khan and Dilavar Khan. Kishvar Khan tried his luck at Ahmednagar unsuccessfully, and then fled to Golconda. He was killed in exile by a relative of Mustafa Khan.