AFGHANISTAN
The Barakzai Dynasty
(Karimi)
GENEALOGY
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- Amir ul-Umara, Sardar Payinda Khan Muhammadzai, Sarfraz Khan, had further issue:
- 8) H.E. Sardar Sher Dil Khan. b. 1786 (s/o the Hotaki Ghilzai lady). Governor of Ghilzai, and of Kandahar 1819-1826. m. a Barakzai lady. He d. while on an expedition to Sind, 9th August 1826, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Sardar Nuru'llah Khan (s/o a Barakzai). He d.s.p.
- b) Sardar Mir Ahmad Khan.
- 9) H.E. Sardar 'Ata Muhammad Khan. b. 1786 (s/o the Alakozai lady). Governor of Peshawar 1823-1824. He d.s.p. 1824.
- 10) H.E. Sardar Yar Muhammad Khan. b. 1790 (s/o the Alakozai lady). Governor of Peshawar 1813-1823 and from 1828, and of Kabul 1823. Assumed the Regency of the kingdom with the title of Wazir-i-Azam 1823. Resigned from illness, in favour of his younger brother, Sultan early 1823. m. (first) a Barakzai lady. m. (second) a Popalzai lady. m. (third) a Kabuli lady. m. (fourth) a Kashmiri lady. m. (a) a concubine. He d. 1847, having had issue, seven sons:
- a) Sardar Muhammad Hasan Khan (s/o the Barakzai lady). He had issue, five sons:
- i) Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan. He had issue, two sons:
- (1) Muhammad Aziz Khan. b. before 1880.
- (2) Muhammad Rahim Khan. b. before 1880.
- ii) Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan.
- iii) Sardar Ghulam Qadir Khan.
- iv) Sardar Haidar Khan.
- v) Sardar Sikandar Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Sardar Khair Muhammad Khan (s/o the Kahsmiri lady). He d.s.p.
- c) Sardar Muhammad Qasim Khan (s/o the Popalzai lady). He d.s.p.
- d) Sardar Muhammad Saleh Khan (s/o the concubine). m. a Nurzai lady. He d. at Laghman, having had issue, one son:
- i) Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan (s/o a Nurzai).
- e) Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan (s/o the Barakzai lady).
- f) Sardar Muhammad Husain Khan (s/o the Barakzai lady). m. a Barakzai lady. He had issue, one son:
- i) Sardar Muhammad Sarwar Khan (s/o Barakzai). Settled in Kabul.
- g) Sardar Faiz Muhammad Khan (s/o the Kabuli lady). m. a Barakzai lady. He had issue, one son:
- i) Sardar 'Ali Muhammad Khan (s/o a Barakzai). Settled in Kashmir.
- a) Bobo Jan Begum. m. Shuja ud-Daula, son of Nawab Muhammad Zaman Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Shahdost Khan. She had issue, two sons - see Afghanistan (Nawabi).
- 11) H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir-i-Kabir, Amir Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan (s/o Zainab) - see below.
- 12) H.E. Sardar Kohan Dil Khan. b. 1792 (s/o the Hotaki Ghilzai lady). Governor of Bamiyan 1823-1829, and of Kandahar 1829-1839 and 1842-1855. m. (first) an Alakozai lady. m. (second) a daughter of Saidu'llah Khan Popalzai. m. (third) a Qizilbashi lady. He d. on the way to Herat, 21st August 1855 (bur. Jami), having had issue, six sons:
- a) Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan (s/o the Alakozai lady). m. a Barakzai lady. He had issue, one son:
- i) Ghulam Muhammad Khan (s/o a Barakzai). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) H.E. Sardar Muhammad Sadiq Khan (s/o the Alakozai lady). Governor of Farah 1838, and Kandahar 1855. m. (first) a Nurzai lady. m. (second) a Barakzai lady. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- i) H.E. Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan (s/o a Nurzai). Afghan Rep. on Indo-Afghan Boundary Cmsn. 1902-1913, Governor of Katawaz, Mbr. Majlis-i-Shura. Civil Sepah Salar 1905. He had issue, eight sons:
- (1) Sher Muhammad Khan. He had issue, one son:
- (a) Gakule Khan or Yahya.
- (2) Muhammad Karim Khan. He had issue, one son:
- (a) Muhammad Rahim Khan. m. Hajira Begum. He had issue, four sons and one daughter:
- (i) Mahmud Khan. He had issue, six sons and six daughters:
- 1. 'Abdu'l Razaq Khan.
- 2. Gul Ahmad Khan.
- 3. Nur Ahmad Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 4. Mir Ahmad Khan.
- 5. Sher Ahmad Khan.
- 6. Farid Ahmad Khan.
- 1. Qandi Khanum.
- 2. Shaista Khanum.
- 3. Maliha Khanum.
- 4. Laila Khanum.
- 5. Zarlasht Khanum.
- 6. Farida Khanum.
- (ii) 'Abdu'l Rashid Khan. He had issue, one son and six daughters:
- 1. Khalil Khan.
- 1. Rahmat Khanum.
- 2. Aisha Khanum.
- 3. Nuria Khanum.
- 4. Saleha Khanum.
- 5. Shukria Khanum.
- 6. Aziza Khanum.
- (iii) 'Abdu'l Ghaffar Khan.
- (iv) 'Abdu'l Baqi Khan.
- (i) Arya Khanum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (3) Muhammad Rafiq Khan.
- (4) Muhammad Naim Khan. He had issue, four sons:
- (a) Muhammad Musa Khan.
- (b) Muhammad Haq Khan.
- (c) Muhammad Ibrahim Khan.
- (d) Muhammad Qasim Khan.
- (5) Haji Khudadad Khan. He had issue, ten sons and two daughters, including:
- (a) Muhammad Tahir Khan.
- (b) Muhammad Zahir Khan.
- (c) 'Abdu'l Wahab Khan.
- (d) Toryalai Khan.
- (e) Wali Khan.
- (f) Nahialai Khan.
- (g) Shah Gul Khan.
- (h) Yaqut Khan.
- (a) Mah Gul Khanum.
- (b) Torpekai Khanum.
- (6) Haji Muhammad Hashim Khan. He had issue, eleven sons and six daughters:
- (a) Ismatu'llah Khan.
- (b) Aminu'llah Khan. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (i) Asadu'llah Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (ii) Aziz Khan.
- (i) Bibi Bobo Gul.
- (ii) Mah Pari Khanum.
- (c) Habibu'llah Khan. m. (first) Fatima Begum. m. (second) Gul Jan Begum. m. (third) Nafas Gul Begum. He had issue, three sons:
- (i) Muhammadu'llah Khan (s/o Nafas Gul).
- (ii) Inayatu'llah Khan (s/o Nafas Gul).
- (iii) Nuru'llah Khan (s/o Nafas Gul).
- (d) Nimatu'llah Khan.
- (e) Muhammad Azim Khan. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
- (i) Muhammad Karim Khan.
- (ii) Muhammad Salim Khan.
- (iii) Humayun Khan.
- (iv) Muhammad Hakim Khan.
- (i) Nafisa Khanum.
- (ii) Rahna Khanum.
- (iii) Gulghuti Khanum.
- (f) Saleh Muhammad Khan. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- (i) Humayun Khan.
- (ii) Karim Khan.
- (iii) Shakur Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (i) Shahzadi Khanum.
- (ii) Nozoko Khanum.
- (g) Toryalai Khan.
- (h) Ahmadu'llah Khan.
- (i) Muhammad Aslam Khan. He had issue, three sons and three daughters:
- (i) Barai Khan.
- (ii) Nangyalai Khan.
- (iii) Azmaryalai Khan.
- (i) Zarghuna Khanum.
- (ii) Rokshana Khanum.
- (iii) Sepuzhmai Khanum.
- (j) Muhammad Akram Khan. He had issue, five sons and one daughter:
- (i) Akbar Khan.
- (ii) Hamid Khan.
- (iii) Bashir Khan.
- (iv) Wahid Khan.
- (v) Rashid Khan.
- (i) Jamila Khanum.
- (k) Muhammad Juma Khan. He had issue, three sons and three daughters:
- (i) Tahir Khan.
- (ii) Ahmad Shah Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (iii) Zalmai Khan.
- (i) Khatul Khanum.
- (ii) Aisha Khanum.
- (iii) Wasfia Khanum.
- (a) Suraiya Khanum.
- (b) Zarin Taj Begum. m. Ghulam Jan.
- (c) Razia Begum. m. Muhammad 'Ali Khan.
- (d) Siddiqa Begum. m. Muhammad Zahir Khan.
- (e) Hamida Begum. m. 'Abdu'l Hamid Khan.
- (f) Parveen Khanum.
- (7) Muhammad Yahya Khan. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (a) Muhammad 'Isa Khan. He had issue, nine sons:
- (i) Ghulam Sarwar Khan.
- (ii) Ghulam Rasul Khan.
- (iii) Ghulam Hazrat Khan.
- (iv) Zalmai Khan.
- (v) 'Abdu'l Jalil Khan.
- (vi) 'Abdu'l Khalil Khan.
- (vii) Wais Khan.
- (viii) Azmarai Khan.
- (ix) 'Abdu'l Wali Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (b) Ghulam Muhammad Khan. He had issue, five daughters:
- (i) A daughter.
- (ii) Gul Bobo Khanum.
- (iii) Jahan Tab Khanum.
- (iv) Chini Gul Khanum.
- (v) Nasreen Khanum.
- (a) Razia Begum. m. and had issue, two sons and one daughter.
- (b) Bibi Khuri. m. and had issue, two sons and two daughters.
- (8) Muhammad Amin Khan. m. (first) Agha Jan, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Husain Khan. m. (second) Bibi Bobo Jan. m. (third) … m. (fourth) … He had issue, ten sons and ten daughters:
- (a) 'Abdu'l Sattar Khan.
- (b) 'Abdu'l Baqi Khan.
- (c) Muhammad 'Ali Khan.
- (d) 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan.
- (e) 'Abdu'l Ghaffar Khan.
- (f) Sher Muhammad Khan.
- (g) Muhammad Nadir Khan.
- (h) 'Abdu'l Wahab Khan.
- (i) 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan.
- (j) 'Abdu'l Ahad Khan.
- (a) Bobo Gul Khanum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (b) Maimuna Khanum.
- (c) Sahira Khanum.
- (d) Farukh Taj Khanum.
- (e) Qandi Khanum.
- (f) Anisa Khanum.
- (g) Zarghuna Khanum.
- (h) Fauzia Khanum.
- (i) Bakht Bibi.
- (j) Munawar Khanum.
- ii) Nur Muhammad Khan (s/o a Barakzai).
- i) A daughter. m. Sayyid 'Abdu'l Rahman.
- c) Sardar Muhammad 'Usman Khan (s/o the Alakozai lady). m. a Barakzai lady. He had issue, three sons:
- i) Muhammad Zaman Khan. He d.s.p.
- ii) Muhammad Hasan Khan.
- iii) Sultan Muhammad Khan.
- d) Sardar Ghulam Muhi ud-din Khan (s/o Saidu'llah Khan's daughter). m. (first) a Popalzai lady. m. (second) a Barakzai lady. He had issue, five sons:
- i) Muhammad Nazir Khan (s/o the Popalzai lady).
- ii) Ghulam Dastigir Khan (s/o the Barakzai lady).
- iii) Jalal ud-din Khan (s/o a Barakzai). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- iv) Saif ud-din Khan (s/o a Barakzai).
- i) Ahmad Janalla. m. (first) Bibi Bobo Jan. m. (second) … He had issue, three sons by his first wife:
- (1) Abdu'llah Khan (s/o Bobo Jan).
- (2) Aziz Khan (s/o Bobo Jan).
- (3) Qadir Khan (s/o Bobo Jan).
- e) Sardar Sultan 'Ali Khan (s/o the Qizilbashi lady). Fled to Persia in 1855. m. (first) a Qizilbashi lady. m. (second) a Barakzai lady. He had issue, four sons:
- i) Sardar Ahmad 'Ali Khan (s/o the Qizilbashi lady).
- ii) Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan (s/o the Qizilbashi lady).
- iii) Sardar Shah Nawaz Khan (s/o the Barakzai lady). m. a Barakzai lady. He had issue, one son:
- (1) 'Abdu'llah Khan (s/o a Barakzai).
- iv) Sardar Muhammad Rasul Khan. m. Khadija Begum, daughter of Sardar Ghulam Haidar Khan, by his wife, Dilbar Begum, daughter Sardar Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai, sometime Wazir-i-Azam. He had issue, a son and one daughter:
- (1) Dr Amanu'llah Khan Rassoul. m. Hiedi Doris Saladin Rassoul, daughter of Adolf Saladin, of Buren, Solothurn Canton, Switzerland. He d. at Kabul, 17th January 2003, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (a) 'Ali Sultan Rassoul.
- (a) Soraya Rassoul-Sanie. m. Yahya Sanie, son of Reza Sanie.
- (1) Qudsia Begum. m. Toryalai Khan Usman ['Abdu'l Shakur Khan], third son of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Ghulam Faruq Khan Usman, sometime Minister for the Interior, by his second wife, Ruh Afza Begum, daughter of Ghulam Muhammad Khan. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Usman).
- f) Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan (s/o the Qizilbashi lady). m. a Khattak Ghilzai lady. He had issue, a son:
- 13) H.E. Sardar Amir Muhammad Khan. b. 1794 (s/o Zainab). Governor of Ghuzni 1823-1834. m. (first) a Persian lady. m. (second) a second Persian lady. m. (third) a Kashmiri lady. m. (fourth) a Barakzai. He d. July 1834, having had issue, seven sons:
- a) H.E. Sardar Shams ud-din Khan (s/o the first Persian lady). Governor of Ghuzni 1834-1837. m. (first) an Alokozai lady. m. (second) a daughter of H.E. Nawab Aminu'llah Khan Baraki, Naib us-Sultana, Khan of Logar and Butkhak. He had issue, three sons:
- i) 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan (s/o the second wife).
- ii) 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (1) 'Abdu'llah Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (1) Kubra Begum. m. Hasan Khan Karimi, son of her uncle, 'Abdu'l Karim Khan - see below.
- iii) 'Abdu'l Karim Khan. He had issue, a son:
- (1) Hasan Khan Karimi. m. Kubra Begum, daughter of his uncle, 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan.
- b) Gul Muhammad Khan (s/o the second Persian). He had issue, an only son:
- i) Muhammad Nasir Khan. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- (1) Faqir Muhammad Khan. He had issue, three sons:
- (a) Sultan Muhammad Khan.
- (b) Muhammad Ibrahim Khan. He had issue, two sons:
- (i) Wahid Huqaqi Khan.
- (ii) Kabir Khan.
- (c) Sultan Mahmud Khan.
- (2) Wali Muhammad Khan. He had issue, one son:
- (a) Muhammad Nadir Khan. He had issue, two sons:
- (i) 'Abdu'l Ghaffur Khan.
- (ii) Muhammad Shakur Khan.
- (3) Another son, who had issue, a son:
- (a) Muhammad Husain Khan. He had issue, one son:
- (i) Muhammad Aslam Khan. He had issue, two daughters:
- 1. Rona Begum. m. Ahmad 'Ali Nasiri.
- 2. Amina Khanum.
- (1) A daughter. m. Fath Muhammad Khan. She had issue.
- c) Taj Muhammad Khan (s/o the second Persian lady). No issue.
- d) Nazar Muhammad Khan (s/o the second Persian lady). m. a Muhammadzai lady. He had issue, two sons:
- i) Muhammad Sadiq Khan. He had issue. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- ii) Muhammad Rafiq Khan. m. Humaira Begum. He had issue.
- e) Shah Muhammad Khan (s/o the Kashmiri lady).
- f) Ghulam Muhammad Khan (s/o the Barakzai lady). He had issue, ten sons:
- i) Latif Khan.
- ii) Nabi Khan.
- iii) Qadir Khan.
- iv) Nasru'llah Khan.
- v) Atau'llah Khan. He had issue, one son:
- vi) Ghulam Muhi ud-din Khan. He had issue, one son:
- (1) Ahmad Jan. m. Bobo Begum. He had issue, three sons:
- (a) 'Abdu'llah Khan.
- (b) Aziz Khan.
- (c) Qadir Khan.
- vii) Saifu'llah Khan.
- viii) Ghulam Rasul Khan.
- ix) Muhammad Rasul Khan.
- x) Ghulam Raza Khan.
- g) Muhammad Rafiq Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 14) Nawab Tura Baz Khan. b. 1795 (s/o the Malikdinzai Barakzai lady). m. a daughter of Sardar Lal Muhammad Khan, Tumandar of the Nutkani tribe. He d.s.p. 18xx.
- 15) H.E. Sardar Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai (s/o the third wife, an 'Alakozai) - see Afghanistan (Telai).
- 16) H.E. Sardar Rahim Dil Khan. b. 1796 (s/o the Hotaki Ghilzai lady). Governor of Sindh 1823, and of Baluchistan. Fled to Persia in 1855. m. Hawa Begum, daughter of Sardar Rahim Dad Khan, Sultan Muhammad Barakzai. He d. in Persia, 1859, having had issue, seven sons and two daughters:
- a) Sardar Muhammad Azim Khan [Habib Jan] (s/o Hawa Begum). He d.s.p.
- b) Sardar Muhammad Alam Khan (s/o Hawa Begum). Exiled to Persia 1855-1857, joined Amir Sultan Ahmad Khan at Herat in 1857. m. a daughter of his uncle, Sardar Mehr Dil Khan. He was k. by bandits while returning to Persia, 1857, having had issue, sven sons:
- i) Fath Muhammad Khan (s/o Mehr Dil Khan's daughter). m. a Barakzai lady. He had issue, two sons:
- (1) Nazar Muhammad Khan. m. Aalia Begum, second daughter of Sardar Taj Muhammad Khan, by his first wife, Taj un-nisa Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Rahim Dil Khan, sometime Governor of Baluchistan.
- (2) Fathu'llah Khan. He had issue, a daughter:
- (a) Zahra Begum. m. H.E. 'Abdu'l Husain Khan 'Aziz (b. 1900; d. 1960), sometime Ambassador to India, son of Colonel H.E. Sardar-i-Ala 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan Sarkar, sometime Minister to Persia and Italy, by his wife, Bilqis Begum, younger daughter of Sardar Shah Nawaz Khan Sarkar. She had issue, four sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Herat).
- ii) Taj Muhammad Khan (s/o Mehr Dil Khan's daughter). He d.s.p.
- iii) Nazir Muhammad Khan (s/o Mehr Dil Khan's daughter). m. Khurshid Begum, daughter of Sardar Haji Ghulam Muhammad Khan, by his second wife, Murwarid Begum, daughter of Sardar Mehr Dil Khan.
- iv) Sultan 'Ali Khan (s/o Mehr Dil Khan's daughter).
- v) Muhammad Anwar Khan.
- vi) Dad Muhammad Khan.
- vii) Gul Muhammad Khan.
- c) Sardar Haji Ghulam Muhammad Khan (s/o Hawa) - see Afghanistan (Tarzi).
- d) Sardar Muhammad Sardar Khan (s/o Hawa). m. an Achu Khel lady. He had issue, a son:
- i) Muhammad Anwar Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- e) Sardar Ghulam Haidar Khan (s/o Hawa). Resided at Mashad. He had issue, two sons:
- i) Ghulam Sadiq Khan.
- ii) Ghulam 'Ali Khan. m. a Persian lady, and had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (1) Haidar Khan.
- (2) Husain Khan.
- (1) Mulk Ara Begum. m. Zakriya Khan Tarzi (b. 1902), youngest son of Naib Habibu'llah Beg Tarzi, by his wife, Kauteba Begum. She had issue, one son - see Afghanistan (Tarzi).
- (2) Gauhar Begum. m. as his first wife, Ghulam Haidar Khan Etemadi, son of General H.E. Sardar 'Abdu'l Quddus Khan, Itimad ud-Daula, sometime Prime Minister, by his fourth wife, Tajwar Bibi Jahan, daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. She had issue, three sons - see Afghanistan (Etemadi).
- f) Sardar Muhammad Quli Khan (s/o Hawa). m. a daughter of 'Abdu'l Wahab Khan.
- g) Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan (s/o Hawa). He had issue, one son:
- i) Sardar Inayatu'llah Khan. m. Hamdam Sultan Begum (d.s.p. at Peshawar), fourth daughter of his uncle, Sardar Haji Ghulam Muhammad Khan, by his fourth wife, Shahzadi Sultanat Begum, daughter of Shahzada Maudad, of the Durrani dynasty.
- a) Taj un-nisa Begum. m. Sardar Taj Muhammad Khan, eldest son of Sardar Zakaria Khan, by his first wife, Shams-i-Jahan Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan. She had issue, three sons and six daughters - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
- b) A daughter. m. Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan, son of H.E. Sardar Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai, sometime Regent and Wazir-i-Azam, by his Bangashi wife. She had issue - see Afghanistan (Telai).
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