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BHOPAL

The Mirazi Khel Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1723 - 1728 Khan-i-Muazzam Masnad-i-Ala Nawab Dost Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nau Safaraz, Sardar Diler Jang, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal. b. in Tirah, Afghanistan, ca. 1672. Arrived in India with his father in 1696-1697 and entered the service of Sardar Jalal Khan, a noble of his own tribe, later that of Emperor Aurangzeb ca. 1705, a Jemadar under the service of the Raja of Sitamau, Mukhtar (guardian) to the Thakurani Regent of Mangalgarh 1708-1709. Received Berasia (22 miles north of Bhopal) in fief from Taj Muhammad Khan, 1709. Attacked the Naib Subedar Bhaiya Bhai, defeated him in battle and annexed the parganas of Sehore, Ichhawar, Doraha and Bhanwargah, 1716. Seized Shamsabad shortly afterwards. Received Jagdishpur (renamed Islamnagar) in jagir and the title of Khan Bahadur from the Emperor Farrukh Siyar, 3^rd July 1716. Granted the additional title of Nawab and Sardar Diler Jang by the Emperor Farrukhsiyar on 28^th September 1718, and Nau-Sarfaraz by Emperor Muhammad Shah on 10^th April 1725. Founded Fatehgarh ("the Fort of Victory") 10^th September 1723. Declared his independence in 1723 and established the state of Bhopal. Fell foul of Asaf Jah I of Hyderabad for siding with the Sayyid brothers, forced to cede Islamnagar and much of his territory, pay a tribute of 10 lakhs and to surrender his eldest son as a hostage in 1724. Thereafter served as the Nizam's Qiladar or Fort Governor. m. several wives, including (first) at Tirah, before 1703, Mehraj Bibi Sahiba, a lady from another clan of the Orakzai tribe, by whom he had four children. m. (second) … m. (third) at Mangalgarh, ca. 1709, Fateh Bibi Sahiba (d.s.p. before 1728, bur. Fatehgarh), a Rajput lady from the household of Thakur Anand Singh Solanki, of Mangalgarh. m. (fourth) Kunwar Sardar Bai Sahiba, a sister or daughter of Thakur Anand Singh Solanki, of Mangalgarh. m. (fifth) Taj Bibi Sahiba [Jai Kunwar], a Hindu girl presented as a spoil of war by the zamindar of Kaliakheri, by whom he had three children. He d. at Fatehgarh, Bhopal, March 1728 (bur. there), having had issue, six sons and five daughters, by different wives:

1) Nawab Yar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal - see below.
2) Nawab Sultan Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal - see below.
3) Nawabzada Sadar Muhammad Khan. Joined his brother Sultan in seizing Fatehgarh on the death of Yar Muhammad Khan in 1742. Exiled with him following their defeat.
4) Nawabzada Fazil Muhammad Khan. He had issue, eight sons, including:
- a) Mian Sharif Muhammad Khan. Rebelled against Nawab Hayat Muhammad Khan in an effort to dislodge the Wazir Chote Khan from power. He was k. at the battle of Phanda, 6^th March 1787, having had issue, three sons:
  - i) Mian Hanif Muhammad Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - ii) Wazir ul-Mulk, Wazir ud-Daula, Nawab Wazir Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab Regent of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal. b. before 9^th June 1766, educ. privately. A distinguished soldier who served in the forces of the Rawat of Rajgarh and the Nizam of Hyderabad in his youth. He returned to fight off the Maratha invaders in 1795. Wazir and C-in-C 1797-1807. Installed as Regent by Nawab Ghaus Muhammad Khan, 23^rd November 1808. Withstood a six-month siege by the Marathas at Bhopal 1812-1813, following which he consolidated his position and became defacto ruler of the state. m. (first) Raniji Sahiba (d. after November 1819), daughter of a Hindu scholar. m. (second) a Rajput lady. He d. at Deori, 16^th March 1816 (bur. Wazir Bagh, Bhopal), having had issue, two sons and a daughter:
    - (1) Mian Amir Muhammad Khan (s/o the second Rajput wife). Seized Kaliakheri Fort and attempted to seize power 1846. Defeated and imprisoned at Assirgarh. m. (first) Munawar Jahan Begum Sahiba. m. (second) before 1815, Munawar Zaman Begum Sahiba, second daughter of Nawab Bakaru'llah Khan, Nawab of Basoda. He d. at Assirgarh, 12^th February 1854 (bur. Nur Bagh), having had issue, five sons:
      - (a) Munir ud-Daula, Nawab Munir Muhammad Khan Bahadur. b. 1813 (s/o Munawar Jahan Begum), educ. privately. Installed as Heir Apparent with the titles of Nawab and Munir ud-Daula at Fatehgarh, 9^th December 1819. Engaged to Sikander Begum but the wedding was called-off after he attempted to take control of the state in 1827. He d. at Bhopal, 22^nd June 1854 (bur. near Gannuri Gate), having had amongst other issue:
        
        (i) Najjab Bibi Begum. She m. and had issue, one son.
      - (b) Mian Shamsher Muhammad Khan. b. ca. 1814, educ. privately. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Mian Nazar Muhammad Khan. m. Jahangir Umrao Dulhan Begum Sahiba (b. 1838; d. 15^th August 1933), daughter of his paternal uncle, Mian Sher Muhammad Khan. He had issue, two sons and two daughters: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        1. Sardar Inayat Muhammad Khan. He had issue, one son:
        
        a. Wala-Qadir Sardar Vialayet Muhammad Khan. b. 1891, educ Daly Coll., Indore.
        
        2. Sardar Fazil Muhammad Khan. b. 1866. He had issue, one son:
        
        a. Mian Mushir Muhammad Khan. b. 1900, educ.
        
        1. Iqbal Jahan Begum Sahiba. b. 1862.
        
        2. Mumtaz Jahan Begum Sahiba. b. 1886.
        
        (i) Hukum Bibi. b 1843. m. Mian Auqil Muhammad Khan, son of her paternal uncle, Mian Sher Muhammad Khan, by whom she had issue, one son and one daughter - see below.
      - (c) H.H. Nazir ud-Daula, Nawab Jahangir Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Shamsher Jang, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal (s/o Munawar Zaman Begum) - see below.
      - (d) Mian Sher Muhammad Khan. He d. at Assirgih Fort, Bhopal, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Mian Auqil Muhammad Khan. m. Hukum Bibi (b.1843), daughter of his uncle Mian Shamsher Muhammad Khan, by whom he had issue, two daughters:
        
        1. Akhtar Jahan Begum Sahiba. b. 1870. She m. and had issue, one son:
        
        a. Shuja'at Husain. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        2. Mizaz Begum Sahiba. b. 1875. She m. and had issue, one son:
        
        a. Mian Saddiq Muhammad Khan.
        
        (i) Jahangir Begum [Umrao Dulhan Begum Sahiba]. b. 1838. m. Mian Nazar Muhammad Khan, eldest son of Mian Shamsher Muhammad Khan. She d. 15^th August 1933, having had issue, two sons and two daughters - see above.
      - (e) Mian Akbar Muhammad Khan, m. (first) Amir Dulhan Begum Sahiba (b. 1842; d.s.p.). m. (second) …. He had issue, one son:
        
        (i) Sardar Mujahid Muhammad Khan (s/o the second wife).
    - (2) H.H. Nasir ud-Daula, Nawab Nasir Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab Regent of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal. b. 9^th August 1793 (s/o the second Rajput lady), educ. privately. Installed as Regent on the death of his father, at Fatehgarh, Bhopal, 17^th March 1816. Entered into treaty relations with the HEIC on 26^th February 1818. Secured the return of Islamnagar and Hoshangabad forts together with five districts by Scindia at British insistence in 1819. m. at Bhopal, 28^th February 1818, H.H. Nawab Qudsia Begum Sahiba [Mehr-i-Tamsal Gowhar Ara Bibi], Regent of Bhopal, CI (1.1.1878) (b. 15^th November 1801; d. at Bhopal, 14^th December 1881, bur. Aish Bagh), eldest daughter of H.H. Nawab Ghaus Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, by his second wife, Chandni Begum Sahiba. Proclaimed Regent on the death of her husband, 13^th November 1819, but surrendered her authority in favour of her son-in-law, 30^th November 1837. He d. as a result of a shooting accident, at Islamnagar,11^th November 1819 (bur. Wazir Bagh, Bhopal), having had issue, an only daughter:
      - (a) Nawab Sikander Begum Sahiba, Nawab Begum of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal - see below.
      - (b) A second child, posthumously stillborn, at Islamnagar, 18^th November 1819.
    - (1) A daughter. m. November 1819, …
  - iii) Mian Dil Muhammad Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Mian Mumtaz Muhammad Khan. He was k. at the battle of Phanda, 7^th March 1787.
- c) Mian Kamil Muhammad Khan.
- d) Mian Mushraf Muhammad Khan. He was k. at the battle of Phanda, 7^th March 1787.
- e) Mian Ashik Muhammad Khan. He was k. at the battle of Phanda, 7^th March 1787.
- f) Mian Hafiz Muhammad Khan. He was k. at the battle of Phanda, 7^th March 1787.
- g) Mian Mahmud Muhammad Khan. He was k. at the battle of Phanda, 7^th March 1787.
5) Nawabzada Wazil Muhammad Khan. Entered the service of the Maratha Peshwa, instrumental in securing Bhilsa, Shajawalpur, Ashta, Sihor, Ichawar, Duraha and Devipura from his kinsman. m. Izzat Begum Sahiba. He d. after March 1745, having had issue, an only daughter:
- a) Saleha Begum Sahiba [Bahu Begum]. b. ca. 1737. m. Nawab Faiz Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal (b. at Islamnagar, 1731; d.s.p. at Bhopal, 12^th December 1777), eldest son of Sardar Yar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Regent of Bhopal. She d.s.p. - see below.
6) Nawabzada Khan Bahadur Khan.
1) Nawabzadi Rasa'an Bibi Sahiba. m. Sardar Khizar Muhammad Khan, of Garhi Ambapani, sometime Chief Minister of Bhopal. She had issue.
2) Nawabzadi Gul Bibi Sahiba.
3) Nawabzadi Churu Bibi Sahiba. m. and had issue:
4) Nawabzadi Kanlan Bibi Sahiba.
5) Nawabzadi … Begum Sahiba.

Nawab Dost Muhammad Khan, and his wife, Fatah Bibi, also adopted a son:

7) Sardar Ibrahim Khan.

1728 - 1742 Nawab Sultan Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal. b. 1720, eldest legitimate son of Khan-i-Muazzam Masnad-i-Ala Nawab Dost Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nau Safaraz, Sardar Diler Jang, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, educ. privately. Proclaimed by his paternal uncle, Sardar Aqil Muhammad Khan, following the death of his father, March 1728. Reigned under the Regency of Sardar Aqil Muhammad Khan until the return and assumption of that officer by his elder half-brother, Yar Muhammad Khan, on 30^th August 1728. Seized Fatehgarh and attempted to regain power on the death of Yar Muhammad Khan in 1742. Defeated by Maimola Bai and Diwan Bijai Ram and fled to Kurwai and then to Rahatgarh. Granted Rahatgarh, Bandar Jamla and the surrounding districts in jagir in return for a renunciation of the musnaid of Bhopal. m. and had issue, a son and a daughter:

1) Nawabzada Mian Murid Muhammad Khan. Installed as Wazir and C-in-C, 12^th July 1796. Killed Asmat Begum as seized Fatehgarh, 30^th December 1797. Defeated and imprisoned at Sironj by Bala Rao. He d. (committed suicide by swallowing diamond dust), at Sironj, 1798 (bur. there), having had issue - see India Non-Salute (Pathari).
1) Sahibzadi Zulekha Bibi. m. ca. 1742, as his second wife, Walashan Nawab Muhammad Hurmut Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Kurwai (d. at Kurwai Fort, 1792), eldest son of 'Ali Jah, Iqbal Nishan Nawab Muhammad Izzat Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Kurwai. She had issue, including three sons - see India Non-Salute (Kurwai).

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