In 1802, Ranjit Singh married Moran Sarkar, a Muslim nautch girl. He has never seen the nautch girl Ramkali, who works for him. She was a nautch girl before she became a queen. The previous occupant was Shamshad Begum (Shakeela), a famous mujrewali (nautch girl). ""Pyari Jan"" was a famous nautch girl of Delhi in 1815. Solomon's "The Nautch Girl" was the first non-Gilbert and Sullivan "Savoy Opera" in 1891.