BALASIN2

BALASINOR

(Wadasinor)

The Babi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1758 - 17xx H.E. Nawab Shri Sardar Muhammad Khan Bahadur Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, second son of H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khan, Nawab of Junagadh (see India (Junagadh)), educ. privately. Entered the Mughal service under his father, and placed in charge of Balasinor by him in 1748. Succeeded on the death of his father, thereby becoming the first independent Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, 28^th September 1758. He had issue, a son and a daughter:

1) H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Jamiat I Khan Sardar Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor - see below.
1) A daughter m. Khan Shri Nawaz Khanji Banee Khanji Babi, of Cambay, third son of Khan Shri Banee Khanji Abid Khanji Babi. She had issue, two sons:
- a) Khan Shri Muhammad Jalal ud-din Khanji Sahib, who succeeded as H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Edul Khan Bahadur, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor - see below.
- b) Khan Shri Muhammad 'Abid Khanji Sahib, who succeeded as H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad 'Abid Khan Bahadur, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor - see below.

17xx - 17xx H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Jamiat I Khan Sardar Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, son of H.E. Nawab Shri Sardar Muhammad Khan Bahadur Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father. He had issue, a son:

1) H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Salabat Khan Jamiat Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor - see below.

18xx - 1820 H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Salabat Khan Jamiat Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, son of H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Jamiat I Khan Sardar Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father. He d.s.p. May 1820, having adopted his nephew Abid as his successor.

1820 - 1822 H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad 'Abid Khan Naver Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, younger son of Khan Shri Nawaz Khanji Banee Khanji Babi, of Cambay, by his wife, the daughter of H.E. Nawab Shri Sardar Muhammad Khan Bahadur Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, educ. privately. Adopted by his maternal uncle and appointed as Heir Apparent. Succeeded on the death of his uncle and adopted father, May 1820. He was deposed in favour of his elder brother, 1822. He had issue, a daughter:

1) Nawab Bibi Sardar Bakhte Sahiba. m. as his first wife, H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Zorawar Khan Bahadur, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor (b. at Balasinor, 1828; d. at Balasinor, 30^th November 1882), elder son of her paternal uncle, H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Edul Khan Naver Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, by his wife, H.E. Nawab Shri Yamuna Bibi Sahiba, sometime Regent of Balasinor - see below.

1822 - 1831 H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Edul Khan Naver Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, elder son of Shri Naver Khan Babi, of Cambay, by his wife, the daughter of H.E. Nawab Shri Sardar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, educ. privately. Succeeded on the deposition of his younger brother, 1822. m. Nawab Yamuna Bibi Sahiba (d. at the Darbargadh, Balasinor, 20^th May 1841), Regent for her son from 2^nd December 1831 to 20^th May 1841. He d. at the Darbargadh, Balasinor, 2^nd December 1831, having had issue, two sons:

1) H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Zorawar Khan Edul Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor - see below.
2) Nawabzada Shri Muhammad Badar Khan Edul Khan Babi, educ. privately. He had issue, one son:
- a) Suba Shri Mahabat Khan Badar Khan Babi. b. 4^th January 1856, educ. privately. Heir Presumptive 1899-1921 and 1922-1929. He d. 8^th March 1929, having had issue, three sons:
  - i) Suba Shri Sher Muhammad Khan Mahabat Khan Babi. He d. 1940, having had issue, three sons:
    - (1) Suba Shri Husain Mahabat Khan Muhammad Khan Babi. b. 1929.
    - (2) Suba Shri Bahadur Khan Muhammad Khan Babi. b. 1934.
    - (3) Suba Shri Sultan Muhammad Khan Muhammad Khan Babi. b. 1936.
  - ii) Suba Shri Sher 'Abdu'l Khan Mahabat Khan Babi.
  - iii) Suba Shri Sher Husain Yawar Khan Mahabat Khan Babi.
1) A daughter. m. at the Darbargadh, Balasinor, 1841, as his second wife, H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji II Bahadur Khanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh (b. at Junagadh, 1828; . He d.s.p. from consumption, at Junagadh, 1851), eldest son of H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji II Hamid Khanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, by his third wife, H.H. Nawab Dadibu Begum Sahiba, Begum Regent of Junagadh, a lady from Kutiana - see India (Junagadh).

1831 - 1882 H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Zorawar Khan Edul Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor. b. at the Darbargadh, Balasinor, 1828, elder son of H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Edul Khan Naver Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 2^nd December1831. Reigned under the regency of his mother, until he came of age and assumed full ruling powers in 1843. Rcvd: Prince of Wales's gold medal (1875) and KIH gold medal (1877). m. (first) Nawab Bibi Shri Sardar Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of his paternal uncle H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad 'Abid Khan Naver Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor. m. (i) Chand Bibi, daughter of a Ghanchi of Balasinor. m. (ii) Gajin Baksh, from Baroda. He d. at the Darbargadh, Balasinor, 30^th November 1882, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:

1) Nawab Shri Muhammad Manowar Khan Zorawar Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor - see below.
2) Nawabzada Shri Budhu Mia Zorawar Khan Babi. b. at the Darbargadh, Balasinor, 1870.
1) H.H. Nawab Bima Shri Dosi Bakhte Sahiba. b. at the Darbargadh, Balasinor, 1847. m. at the Darbargadh, Balasinor, 1874, H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Sir Muhammad Bahadur Khanji III Mahabat Khanji, Nawab of Junagadh, GCIE (b. at Junagadh, 22^nd January 1856; d.s.p. at Junagadh, 21^st January 1892, and bur. there at the Mahabat Muqbara), eldest son of H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khanji II Bahadur Khanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, KCSI, by his second wife, H.H. Nawab Ladli Bibi Sahiba - see India (Junagadh).

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