1879 H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies. b. 1849, third son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Sher ‘Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his wife, Bibi Maryam Begum, educ. privately. Governor of Herat 1863-1866 and 1871-1874, and of Kabul 1878-1879. Regent at Kabul March 1869. Rebelled and fled to Persia, February 1871. Proclaimed ruler 21st February 1879. Installed April 1879, but compelled to abdicate 28th October 1879. Placed under confinement by the British 24th December 1879. m. (first) Bibi Ruqaiya Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Yahya Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul. m. (second) Bibi Fatima Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan Alakozai. m. (third) a daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan, by his Muhammadzai wife. m. (fourth) Bibi Gul Badan (d. at Lucknow, 26th July 1937), a Nuristani lady. m. (fifth) a daughter of Haji Muhammad Yusuf. m. (a) a Herati consort. m. (b) an Afghan consort. m. (c) a Hazara consort. m. (d) a second Hazara consort. He d. at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, India, 15th November 1923 (bur. Sirhind, Punjab), having had issue, fourteen sons and eleven daughters:
1) Crown Prince Muhammad Musa Jan. b. 1868 (s/o Ruqaiya Begum). Amir of Ghuzni 24th December 1879-21st April 1880. Lived in exile in India 1880-1947. m. (first) Masuma Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan. m. (second) a daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Salam Khan, sometime Chief Justice of Afghanistan. He d. at Kabul, 1951, having had issue, one son and four daughters:
a) Sardar Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Sherzai (s/o Masuma), educ. Cambridge Univ. Chief of Protocol in the MFA 1953-1964. m. Bibi Benazir Begum, second daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan, by his wife, Bibi Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. He d. 1971, having had issue, a daughter:
a) Bibi Saleha Begum [Shah Gul] (d/o Masuma). m. Major-General H.E. Sardar ‘Ali Shah Khan Sulaiman (b. 1900), GOC Southern provinces, second son of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan, by his wife, Bibi Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She had issue, two sons and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Asifi).
b) Bibi Mahbuba Begum [Mah Gul]. m. Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad ‘Ali Khan (b. 1898), sometime Ambassador to Persia and Minister of the Royal Court, eldest son of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan, by his wife, Bibi Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She had issue, two sons - see Afghanistan (Asifi).
c) Bibi Halima Begum (d/o Masuma). m. at Kabul, August 1934, as his second wife, Colonel H.H. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan (b. at Dehra Dun, 1889; d. 1951), sometime Minister of the Royal Court and ADC to the King, second son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan, sometime Chief Minister, by his second wife, Bibi Murwarid Begum, a Babakar Khel lady. She had issue, two sons and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Asifi).
d) Bibi Bilqis Laila Begum [Shah Koko] (d/o ‘Abdu’l Salam Khan's daughter). m. Sardar Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Qadir Khan Effendi, eldest son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his first wife, Kishwar Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).
2) Sardar Muhammad Kazim Khan. b. 1869 (s/o Ruqaiya Begum).
3) Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan. b. 1876 (s/o Ruqaiya Begum). Deported to Burma 1926. m. (first) Bibi Shirin Taj Begum, sixth daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his third wife, Bibi Shams-i-Jahan Begum, daughter of Malik Ghulam Siddiq Khan. m. (second) Bibi Janat Nur. He d. before, 1937, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
a) Sardar Muhammad ‘Umar Khan. b. 1901 (s/o Shirin Taj). m. (first) a British lady. m. (second) Bibi Amina Begum, elder daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his wife, Bibi Koko Jan, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan.
b) Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan. b. 1912 (s/o Janat Nur).
4) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan (s/o the Herati consort). One of the leaders of the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925. Interned in India and Burma by the British authorities. m. Bibi Sultanat Begum, sixth daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. He committed suicide, at Khost, 1924, having had issue, an only son:
a) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Razzaq Khan. b. 1922.
5) Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan. b. after 1876 (s/o Ruqaiya Begum). m. (first) Bibi Maryam Begum, ninth daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Kandahari consort. m. (second) a daughter of Sher Ahmad Khan. He had issue, one son and four daughters:
a) Sardar ‘Ali Muhammad Khan (s/o the second wife). m. Bibi Tahira Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan, by his wife, the eldest daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. He had issue:
i) Sajida Begum. m. December 1983, Sardar Muhammad Humayun Khan (b. at Dera Dun, India, 21st November 1946), Chair & MD Pegasus International in Lahore, elder son of Brigadier Sardar Ismail Khan (s/o Gawar Taj). m. Bibi Maryam Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Herat).
a) Bibi Begum (d/o Maryam). m. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, elder son of Sardar Shah Zaman Khan, by his wife, Bibi Humaira Begum, third daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan - see above.
b) Bibi Saleha Begum (d/o Maryam). m. Sardar Taimur Shah Khan, younger son of Sardar Shah Zaman Khan, by his wife, Bibi Humaira Begum, third daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan - see above.
c) Bibi Mahmuda Begum (d/o the second wife). m. Sardar ‘Ali Akbar Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Husain Khan - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
d) Bibi Masuda Begum (d/o the second wife). m. Major Sardar Muhammad Hassan Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Husain Khan - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
6) Sardar Muhammad Nabi Khan. He had issue, two daughters:
a) Bibi Aisha Begum. m. at Naini Tal, India, 1917, Sardar Muhammad ‘Umar Khan (b. 1897), eleventh son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Nur ud-din Khan, sometime Judge of Kandahar. She had issue, two sons and four daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).
b) Bibi Maimuna Begum. m. at Naini Tal, India, 1917, Sardar Muhammad Sarwar Khan (b. 1894), sixth son of Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Nur ud-din Khan, sometime Judge of Kandahar. She had issue, two sons and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).
a) Sardar Muhammad Osman. b. at Dehra Dun, 1925, educ. St Joseph’s Acad, Dehra Dun. Project Mngr Fhillmand Valley Authority in Afghanistan for a period of over five years, returned to Dehra Dun in 1953 and later joined the Oil and Gas Commission of India, retired as a Geophysicist in 1983. He has produced over forty scientific papers concerning birds of prey and wildlife in general. Biologist, naturalist and expert on falconry, and author of "Falconry in the Land of the Sun: The Memoirs of an Afghan Falconer" (2003).
8) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. b. after 1876 (s/o Nur Muhammad Khan's daughter). m. the eldest daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan, by his first wife, an Afghan lady. He had issue, seven sons and five daughters, including:
a) Sardar Nadir Khan. m. Maliha Begum, daughter of Sardar Amanu’llah Khan Durrani, by his wife, Bilqis Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan.
a) Bibi Zahra Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Afzal Khan (b. 1912), elder son of Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Muhammad ‘Ali Khan - see Afghanistan (Herat).
b) Bibi Maryam Begum. m. Brigadier Sardar Muhammad Ismail Khan, late PASC, sometime actg GOC 15th Infantry Dvsn, younger son of Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan, by his third wife, Gawar Taj alias Bibi-ko. She had issue, two sons- see Afghanistan (Herat).
c) Bibi Tahira Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad ‘Ali Khan, son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan, by his second wife, a daughter of Sher Ahmad Khan - see above.
d) Bibi Halima Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Salah ud-din Khan (b. 22nd August 1925; d. 2nd December 1985), son of Sardar Muhammad Fakhr ud-din Khan, by his wife, Maryam Begum, daughter of Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan. She had issue, two sons – see above.
9) Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan [Prince Abdulla]. b. after 1876 (s/o Nur Muhammad Khan’s daughter). Implicated in the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925, he was arrested and deported to Meiktila in Burma 1926, but later allowed to settle in Jabalpur. m. (first) Shamsi Jan [Shah Koko], daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram, by his wife, Durkhane Begum. m. (second) an English lady. He had issue, two (or three) sons and two (or three) daughters:
a) Sardar Amanu’llah Khan Durrani. m. Bibi Bilqis Begum, daughter of his paternal uncle, Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan. He had issue, one son and four daughters:
ii) Faisal Khan Durrani. m. a Punjabi lady.
i) Bibi Razia Begum. m. Afzal Khan Durrani, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), son of Sardar Yaqub Khan Durrani, by his wife, Bibi Khadija Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan - see above.
ii) Bibi Maliha Begum. m. Sardar Nadir Khan, son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan - see above.
iii) Bibi Habiba Begum. m. ... Kamran, an Indian.
iv) Bibi Tahira Begum. m. Sher Ali, son of Shaukat, by his wife, Halima Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan.
b) Sardar Hidayatu’llah Khan Durrani, educ. Christ Church Boys’ High Sch, Jabalpur. Joined RIAF. He may have later settled in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
c) Sardar Hayatu’llah Khan Durrani (s/o the English lady?), educ. Christ Church Boys’ High Sch, Jabalpur. He may have later settled in Houston, Texas, USA. m. Bibi Alia Begum, younger daughter of Sardar‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan, of Herat, by his wife, Sultanat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, AmirMuhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan.
a) Bibi Shirin Begum. m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan, only son of her paternal uncle, Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see below.
b) Bibi Mahbub Begum. m. (div.) Shahzada Amanu’llah, son of Shahzada Farukh Alam. She had issue, two daughters - see Afghanistan (Durrani).
c) ?Bibi Jasmin Begum (d/o the English lady?). m. ca 1941, an army officer.
10) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Hamid Khan (s/o Nur Muhammad Khan's daughter). m. a Pathan lady. He had issue, three sons and three daughters, including:
a) Sardar Aziz Hamid Khan. m. a Parsi lady.
b) Sardar Timur Hamid Khan.
c) Sardar Majid Hamid Khan.
11 Sardar ‘Abdu’l Qayyum Khan (s/o Nur Muhammad Khan’s daughter). Implicated in the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925, he was arrested and deported to Meiktila in Burma 1926, but later allowed to settle in Jabalpur. m. Zahra Begum, daughter of his paternal uncle, H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, AmirMuhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his second Persian consort. He had issue, three sons and four daughters, including:
a) Bibi Qudsia Begum. m. Sardar Asadu’llah Khan, third son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Aziz Khan, by his wife, Bibi Sultanat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).
12) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan (s/o Bibi Gul Badan). He had issue, one son and six daughters:
a) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan. m. Bibi Shirin Begum, elder daughter of his paternal uncle, Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan, by his wife, Bibi Shamsi Jan [Shah Koko], daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
i) Bibi Shahla Begum. m. a son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan, by his wife, Bibi Sultanat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan.
a) Bibi Zulaikha Begum. b. 1911. m. Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan, second son of Sardar Khan Muhammad Khan, by his Afghan wife. - see above.
b) Bibi Khadija Begum. m. (first) (div.) Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, son of Sardar Bahadur Khan, by his wife, Bibi Fatima Sultan Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Aminu’llah Khan, Amin ud-Daula - see above. m. (second) (div.) Sardar Yaqub Khan Durrani, son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram, by his wife, Durkhane Begum - see above. m. (third) … Shafi, an Indian gentleman.
c) Bibi Halima Begum. m. (first) (div.) Sardar ‘Ali Ahmad Khan - see above. m. (second) (div.) ... Shaukat, an Indian gentleman.
d) Bibi Sahib Jamal Begum. m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Qadir Khan, fourth son of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his wife, Bibi Koko Jan, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. She had issue, two sons - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
e) Bibi Bilqis Begum. m. Sardar Amanu’llah Khan Durrani, elder son of her paternal uncle, Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan, by his wife, Bibi Shamsi Jan [Shah Koko], daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram - see above.
f) Bibi Mahbub Begum. m. Sardar Naseer Ahmad Khan (b. at Amritsar, Punjab; d. at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 24th December 2005), younger son of Sardar Muhammad Sher Ahmad Khan. She d. at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 28th November 1994, having had issue, two sons and three daughters – see above.
13) Sardar Muhammad Hasan Khan (s/o Hazara consort). Deported to Burma 1929-1931. m. Bibi Sa’adat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his wife, Bibi Bobo Gul Begum. He had issue, one son and three daughters, including:
a) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Samad Khan, educ. Allahabad Univ. (BA).
14) MajorSardar ‘Abdu’l Wahab Khan (s/o the Afghan consort). m. Bibi Razia Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan Effendi, by his first wife, Mahbuba Begum [Shah Bobo], daughter of Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
2) Bibi Zainab Begum (d/o Fatima Begum). m. Mir ‘Abdu’l Qadir Khan.
3) Bibi Humaira Begum (d/o the Herati consort). m. Sardar Shah Zaman Khan, son of H.E. Sardar Shah Baz Khan, sometime Governor of Kohistan, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see above.
4) Bibi Hajira Begum (d/o the Herati consort). m. as his first wife, Sardar ‘Abdu’l Samad Khan (b. at Rawalpindi, 10th August 1893), fifth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. She had issue, two daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).
5) Bibi Nur Jahan Begum (d/o Nur Muhammad Khan’s daughter). m. Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan (b. 1896), ninth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his fourth wife, a daughter of Sardar Muhammad Sami Khan. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).
6) Bibi Zahra Begum (d/o Bibi Gul Badan). m. Sardar Sultan Ahmad Khan (b. 1892), second son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his wife, Bibi Bobo Gul, a Circassian lady. She had issue, an only son - see Afghanistan (Herat).
7) Bibi Hawa Begum (d/o Bibi Gul Badan). m. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan (b. 1894), seventh son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his wife, Bibi Bobo Gul, a Circassian lady. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Herat).
8) Bibi Sultanat Begum (d/o a Hazara consort). m. Sardar‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan, son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. She had issue, four sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).
9) Bibi Koko Jan (d/o a Hazara consort). m. Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan (d. 31st December 1937), son of Sardar Muhammad Sharif Khan, by his second Popalzai wife. She had issue, five sons and four daughters - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
10) Bibi Masuma Begum (d/o a Hazara consort). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ahad Khan, son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. She had issue - see Afghanistan (Herat).
11) Bibi Maryam Begum (d/o a Hazara consort). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan, eldest son of Sardar Ahmad ‘Ali Jan. She had issue, four sons and one daughter - see above.
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