1880 - 1881 H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat. b. 1857, fourth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Sher ‘Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his third wife, Maryam Begum, daughter of Sa’adat Khan Mohmand, of Lalpura, educ. privately. Hero of the British defeat at Maiwand, 27th July 1880. Proclaimed his independence and established himself as Amir at Herat from March 1880 to 2nd October 1881, and at Kandahar 20th July 1881 to 22nd September 1881. Deposed and exiled to India. m. (first) Kishwar Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan. m. (second) Bobo Gul Begum, a Circassian lady from Baghdad. m. (third) a Hazara consort. m. (fourth) a daughter of Sardar Muhammad Sami Khan. m. (fifth) a Herati consort. m. (sixth) a daughter of Sardar Nur ud-din Khan, sometime Judge at Kandahar. m. (seventh) a daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Salam Khan, sometime Chief Justice of Afghanistan. m. (eighth) a Persian consort. m. (ninth) a Hazara consort. m. (tenth) a Kandahari consort. m. (eleventh) another Persian consort. He d. at Lahore, Punjab, April 1914, having had issue, fifteen sons and ten daughters:
1) Sardar Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Qadir Khan Effendi (s/o Kishwar Begum). Effendi of Lahore. m. (first) Mahbuba Begum [Shah Bobo], daughter of Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, by his wife, Hajira Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Sher ‘Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. m. (second) Bilqis Laila Begum [Shah Koko], daughter of Crown Prince Muhammad Musa Jan, by his second wife, a daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Salam Khan, sometime Chief Justice of Afghanistan. He had issue, three sons and three daughters:
a) Brigadier Sardar Hissam Mahmud el-Effendi. b. 7th September 1913 (s/o Mahbuba), educ. RIMC, Dehra Dun. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut IA 15/7/1939, attached PAVO Cavalry, served in WW2 in North Africa and Burma (MID) 1939-1945, prom Lieut 28/11/1940, Capt (WS), and temp Maj 1946, opted for Pakistan Army 15/8/1947, served in the Indo-Pak War 1965 as Special Adviser to the GOC 6th dvsn. Mbr Lahore Polo Club. Rcvd: 39/45 & Burma (1945) and War (1965) stars, British War, India Service (1945), Pakistan Independence (1950), Pakistan Republic (1957), Service (1957), and War (1965) medals, etc. m. Mary (b. at Perth, Western Australia, 1915), elder daughter of George Henry Burt, of Perth, Western Australia, by his wife, Elizabeth Margaret [Lily], daughter of David Forrest, of Claremont, Western Australia. He d. at Abbottabad, Pakistan, August 1985 (bur. Military Cemetery, West Ridge, Rawalpindi), having had issue, two sons:
i) Sardar Azmarai Javaid Hissam el-Effendi [Podger Effendi]. b. at Muree, 17th June 1948. Professional polo player and falconer. Coach Pakistan Polo Team 2003-2007. Mbr Lahore Polo Club, Santa Barbara Polo Club (USA), etc. Rcvd: Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (1996). m. Denise el-Effendi, née Uhles, educ. California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, California, USA, proprietor of Kismet Design. He has issue, one son:
(1) Hissam Mikael el-Effendi. b. at West Palm Beach, Florida, 1996.
ii) Sardar Azmat Adham Burhan el-Effendi [Wicky Effendi], educ. Lahore American Sch, Lahore, Pakistan. Professional polo player. Mbr Lahore Polo Club, Dallas Polo Club, etc. m. Leslie Whittenburg el-Effendi. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
(1) Adham Hissam el-Effendi. b. at Dallas, Texas, 8th August 1987, educ. Southern Methodist Univ (SMU), Dallas, Texas, USA. Tennis player.
b) Sardar Salah ud-din Khan Effendi (s/o Mahbuba). m. a Punjabi lady. No issue.
c) Sardar Zahir ud-din Khan Effendi (s/o Bilqis Laila). m. (first) Begum Naz, an Indian Christian lady. m. (second) Begum Asghari Effendi (d. at Lahore, Pakistan, 24th December 2000, bur. there), a lady from Lahore. He d. at Lahore, Pakistan, 7th October 1993 (bur. there), having had issue, three sons and four daughters:
i) Sardar Muin ud-din Effendi (s/o Begum Naz). He d. at Islamabad, Pakistan, 2003 (bur. there).
ii) Sardar Razi ud-din Effendi (s/o Begum Naz). He d. from cancer, at Lahore, Pakistan, 1970 (bur. there).
iii) Sardar Noor Daulat Effendi (s/o Begum Asghari), educ. Lahore Engineering Univ (B.Eng. 1982). Settled in New York, USA since 1987. m. Nadira, a lady from Karachi, Sind, Pakistan. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
(1) Mahmud Effendi.
(2) Muhammad Raza Effendi.
(1) Robaba Effendi.
i) Ghazala Begum (d/o Begum Naz). m. at Islamabad, Pakistan.
ii) Lalarukh Begum (d/o Begum Asghari). m. at Lahore, Pakistan.
iii) Wafa Kaish Begum (d/o Begum Asghari). m. at Lahore, Pakistan.
iv) Rabia Ghazal Begum (d/o Begum Asghari). m. at Lahore, Pakistan.
a) Razia Begum (d/o Mahbuba). m. Major Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahab Khan, youngest son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his Afghan consort. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
b) Shaherzade Khanum (d/o Bilqis Laila).
c) Shahla Begum (d/o Bilqis Laila). m. (first) (div.) The Hon Nawab Haji Sir Muhammad Jamal Khan Bahadur (b. 1894; d. 196x), Tumandar of the Leghari tribe, Presdt. Chief Jirga of Dera Ghazi Khan, and MLC Punjab 1921, Hon Extra Assist Cmsnr at Dera Ghazi Khan 1936, Hon Magistrate & Civil Judge, only son of Nawab Haji Muhammad Khan Leghari. m. (second) Kurt Huppe, a German national, by whom she had issue, one son. m. (third) General Khalid Sheikh.
2) Sardar Sultan Ahmad Khan. b. 1892 (s/o Bobo Gul Begum). m. Zahra Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his wife, Bibi Gul Badan, a Nuristani lady. He had issue, one son and two daughters, including:
a) Sardar Sultan Mahmud Khan.
3) Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan. b. 1892 (s/o Muhammad Sami Khan's daughter). m. (first) a Mufti Khel lady. m. (second) a daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan, sometime Musahib to King Muhammad Zahir Shah. m. (third) Gawar Taj [Bibi-ko]. m. (fourth?) Ruh Afza Begum. He had issue, two sons:
a) Sardar Muhammad Afzal Khan. b. 1912 (s/o the second wife). m. Zahra Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan.
b) Briadier Sardar Muhammad Ismail Khan (s/o Gawar Taj). Late PASC, actg GOC 15th Infantry Dvsn 1965. m. Maryam Begum, second daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. He had issue, two sons:
i) Sardar Muhammad Humayun Khan. b. at Dera Dun, India, 21st November 1946, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, Punjab. Joined Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co of Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd 1968, retd as Dir Mackinnons Pakistan and Volkart Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd 1995. Chair & MD Pegasus International in Lahore providing consultancy on transport and trade since 1995. m. December 1983, Sajida Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Ali Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Tahira Begum, youngest daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. b. at Karachi, Sind, 1st January 1985, educ. National Coll of Arts (BA 2011), Lahore, Pakistan. A concept artist for an IT firm producing animation products and computer games. m. 8th January 2016, Naiha Raza (b. 14th February 1988), also a concept artist for an IT firm producing animation products and computer games, daughter of Major Rafi Raza, late Pakistan Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, from a Rajput family, by his wife Nashia Begum..
(1) Asma Khanum. b. at Karachi, Sind, 13th January 1987. m. Sa’ad ‘Ali Khan, elder son of Shazad ‘Ali Khan, from an Afghan family previously settled in Bombay, by his wife, Shahzadi Seema Begum, younger daughter of Shahzada Muslih ud-din, of the Durrani family. She has issue, one son.
ii) Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan. b. at Quetta, 14th August 1949, educ. Karachi Grammar Sch, Karachi, Sind. Joined Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co of Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd 1976, retd as Gen Mngr in 1998. A keen hunter and polo player. He d. at Lahore, Punjab, 15th April 2012.
4) Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Aziz Khan. b. 1892 (s/o a Herati consort). m. Sultanat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by a Hazara consort. He had issue, four sons and two daughters:
a) Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Azim Khan.
b) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Ghafur Khan.
c) Sardar Asadu’llah Khan. m. Qudsia Begum, daughter of Sardar‘Abdu’l Qayyum Khan, by his wife, Zahra Begum, daughter H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, AmirMuhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
i) Sardar Ziau’llah Khan.
i) Mahvash ‘Aziz Khan.
ii) Seemeen Asad Khan.
d) Sardar Saifu’llah Khan. m. Shahla Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan, by his wife, Shirin Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’lllah Khan.
a) Alia Begum. m. Sardar Hayatu’llah Khan Durrani, son of Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan [Prince Abdulla] - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
b) Humdum Begum [Dimmy Jan]. m. Muhammad Hassan, advocate,
of Arab and Indian ancestry. No issue.
5) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Samad Khan Bahadur. b. at Rawalpindi, 10th August 1893 (s/o a Herati consort). Joined Punjab Civil Service 1921, Magistrate Punjab, City Magistrate Delhi 1941-1943, Deputy Cmsnr Gujarat 1943-1948, retd from ICS 1948 and migrated to Pakistan, re-employed with PCS 1949, Deputy Cmsnr Sialkot 1949. Granted the personal title of Khan Bahadur 1st January 1941. m. (first) Hajira Begum, fourth daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by a Herati consort. m. (second) Qudsia Begum, daughter of Sardar Shah Zaman Khan, by his wife, Humaira Begum, third daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. He had issue, two daughters:
a) Aisha Begum (d/o Hajira). m. Shahzada Musleh ud-din (b. at Bangla Ayub Shah, Lahore, Punjab, 1927), elder son of Shahzada Salah ud-din Alamgir, of the Durrani family, by his wife, Zeb un-nisa Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Durrani).
b) Maliha Begum (d/o Hajira). m. H.E. Sardar Shah Nawaz Khan, sometime Pakistani Ambassador to the UN, son of Sardar Shah Zaman Khan, by his wife, Humaira Begum, third daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. No issue - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
6) Sardar Muhammad Sarwar Khan. b. 1894 (s/o Nur ud-din Khan's daughter). A Refugee in India. m. at Naini Tal, India, 1917, Maimuna Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Nabi Khan. He had issue, two sons and three daughters.
7) Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan. b. 1894 (s/o Bobo Gul Begum). m. Hawa Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his wife, Bibi Gul Badan, a Nuristani lady. He had issue, one son and one daughter, including:
a) Bilqis Khanum.
8) Sardar Nur Ahmad Khan. b. 1895 (s/o Bobo Gul Begum). m. Habiba Begum, and had issue, one daughter:
9) Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan. b. 1896 (s/o Muhammad Sami Khan's daughter). m. (first) Nur Jahan Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his fourth wife, a daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. m. (second) Rabia Begum, second daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan, sometime Musahib to King Muhammad Zahir Shah. He had issue, three sons and three daughters by his first wife:
a) Sardar Imad ud-din Khan. m. a Pathan lady from the frontier.
b) Sardar Salah ud-din Khan.
c) Sardar Zia ud-din Khan.
a) Mahbuba Begum. m. Colonel Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Aziz Khan, elder son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan, by his wife, Mulki Jan [Koko], daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram. She d. at Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 7th February 1993 (bur. there) - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
b) Rahila Khanum. She d. unm.
c) Abida Khanum.
10) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Ahad Khan. b. 1896 (s/o the Herati consort). m. Masuma Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by a Hazara consort.
11) Sardar Muhammad ‘Umar Khan. b. 1897 (s/o Nur ud-din Khan's daughter). A Refugee in India. m. at Naini Tal, India, 1917, Aisha Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Nabi Khan. He had issue, two sons and four daughters, including:
a) Sardar Muhammad Usman Khan.
12) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rashid Khan. b. 1901 (s/o the Persian consort). m. Hamdam Begum, second daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan, by his first wife, Shirin Taj Begum, sixth daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan.
14) Sardar Muhammad Rauf Khan (s/o the Hazara consort).
15) Sardar Muhammad Asad Khan (s/o the Hazara consort).
1) Sa'adat Begum (d/o Bobo Gul). m. Sardar Muhammad Hasan Khan, son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by a Hazara consort. She had issue, one son and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
2) Aalia Khanum (d/o the Hazara consort).
3) Hamdam Khanum (d/o the Hazara consort).
4) Halima Khanum (d/o the Hazara consort).
5) Zeb un-nisa Begum (d/o the Herati consort). m. Shahzada Salah ud-din Alamgir (b. 1904), elder son of Shahzada Muhammad Saleh, by his wife, Khawar Sultana Begum. She had issue, four sons and four daughters - see Afghanistan (Durrani).
6) Sultanat Begum (d/o the Herati consort). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan (d. 1924), fourth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by a Herati consort. She had issue, an only son - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
7) Amina Begum (d/o the Hazara consort). m. Sardar Yar Muhammad Khan, son of Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
8) Humaira Khanum (d/o the Hazara consort).
9) Maryam Begum (d/o the Kandahari consort). m. as his first wife, Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan, fifth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his first wife, Ruqaiya Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Yahya Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul. She had issue, two daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
10) Zahra Begum (d/o the second Persian consort). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Qayyum Khan, son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his wife, the daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. She had issue, three sons and four daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
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