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Line 42: Sachin State was under the protection of the [[Maratha]] [[Peshwa]] until it became a [[British protectorate]]. It had its own cavalry, currency, and stamped paper, as well as a state band that included Africans. [[~~Fatima~~Fatma Begum]] (1892–1983), one of the early superstars of [[Hindi cinema]] and India's first female film director, was allegedly married to Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III of Sachin State. But Sachin royal family sources cast a veil over this<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Dokras \|first=Uday \|date=2021-01-01 \|title=CHRONICLES of the African Diaspora in INDIA \|url=https://www.academia.edu/45591761/CHRONICLESof_the_African_Diaspora_in_INDIA \|journal=Indo Nordic Aithor;s Collective}}</ref> claiming no record of a marriage or contract having taken place between the Nawab and Fatima Bai or of the Nawab having officially recognised their children, [[Sultana (actress)\|Sultana]], [[Zubeida]] and Shehzadi, as his own.<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/s/sachin.html Sachin Princely State (9 gun salute)]</ref> [[Sultana (actress)\|Sultana]], the daughter of Fatima Begum,<ref name="amazon">{{cite web \|work=IMDb.com \|title=Sultana-actress \|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838459/ \|publisher=amazon.com/IMDb.com \|access-date=13 September 2012 }}</ref> became a leading figure in early Indian movies.<ref>[http://bombaymann2.blogspot.com/2013/12/cinema-majestic-girgaum-alam-ara-first.html Indian films and posters from 1930]</ref> [[Zubeida]], leading actress of India's first talkie film [[Alam Ara]] (1931), was her younger sister.<ref name="cine">{{cite web \|title=sultana \|url=http://cineplot.com/encyclopedia/sultana/ \|publisher=Cineplot.com \|access-date=13 September 2012 }}</ref>

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