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BANGANAPALLE

The Najm-i-Sani Dynasty

GENEALOGY

Nawab ‘Ali Quli Khan Bahadur, elder son of Faiz Beg Najm-i-Sani, and grandson of Nawab Mirza Muhammad Bakir Khan Najm-i-Sani, sometime Subadar of Multan, Oudh, Orissa, Gujarat and Delhi - see India (Cambay). Wazir to Emperor Aurangzeb. m. a sister of Imad ul-Mulk, Nawab Khwaja Muhammad Mubariz Khan Bahadur, Hizbar Jang, sometime Subadar of the Deccan and Wazir. He had issue, three sons:

1) Fazl ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. Qiladar of Chenchelimala. He d.s.p.
2) Muhammad Beg Khan-e Najm-i-Sani [Faiz ‘Ali Khan Bahadur]. Sometime Qiladar of Banganapalle and Chenchelimala, ancestor of the Nawabs of Banganapalle - see below.
3) Yusuf Khan Bahadur. He d.v.p. having had issue, an only son:
- a) Nawab Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Masulipatam. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
  - i) Husain ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. He d.s.p.
  - ii) Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Hasan ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Masulipatam. Entered the Nizam’s service and appointed to a large mansab. Faujdar of the Northern Circars 1758-1765. Surrendered the government to the HEIC in return for a substantial pension and jagirs. He d. at Masulipatam, 1771, having had issue, five sons and two daughters, including:
    - (1) Rustam Jah, Nawab ... Khan Bahadur [Subhan Bakhsh], Nawab of Masulipatam. He had issue:
      - (a) Qutb ud-Daula, Nawab of Masulipatam. Fl. 1799. He had issue, a daughter:
        
        (i) Manna Begum. m. and had issue, two sons:
        
        1. …Khan.
        
        2. Husain ‘Ali Khan.
      - (b) Intizam ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, of Masulipatam. Deprived of his territorial title. He d. 1853, having had issue:
        
        (i) Rustam Jah, Najm ud-Daula, Nawab Daud ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Intizam Jang, of Masulipatam. m. (first) at Banganapalle, 1863, Shahar Banu Begum Sahiba (d. after 1883), eldest daughter of Mansur ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Ghulam Muhammad ‘Ali Khan II Bahadur, Jagirdar of Banganapalle, CSI, by his third wife, Humar Afza Buva. m. (i) Faiza Begum. m. (a) Dildar Bi. m. (b) Mahfil Nigar. He d. after 1883, having had issue, including eight sons and three daughters:
        
        1. Qutb ud-Mulk, Mubarak ud-Daula, Nawab Husain ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mubarak Jang, of Masulipatam (first shadi s/o Shahar Banu Begum). m. (first) Abbasi Begum Sahiba. m. (second) Dildar Begum Sahiba. He had issue, a son:
        
        a. Nawab Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. m. Husaini Begum Sahiba, daughter of his paternal uncle, Reza ‘Ali Khan II.
        
        2. Reza ‘Ali Khan I (2^nd shadi son).
        
        3. Ghulam Zainal-Abidin (3^rd shadi son).
        
        4. Akbar Husain Khan (s/o a concubine).
        
        5. ‘Ali Naqi Khan (s/o a concubine).
        
        6. Asghar Husain Khan (s/o a concubine).
        
        7. …Khan (1^st nikah son). m. Muradi Begum. He d. before 1934, having had issue:
        
        a. Ahmad ‘Ali Khan.
        
        8. Reza ‘Ali Khan II (2^nd nikah son). He had issue, a daughter:
        
        a. Husaini Begum Sahiba. m. Nawab Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, son of her paternal uncle, Qutb ud-Mulk, Mubarak ud-Daula, Nawab Husain ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mubarak Jang - see above.
        
        1. Ahmadi Begum (muta dau.).
        
        2. Askari Begum (d/o a concubine).
        
        3. Mahmadi Begum (muta dau.).
        
        4. Ammat ul-Batul Begum (shadi dau.).
        
        (ii) xxx, who had issue:
        
        1. a daughter. m. the Maulvi of Masulipatam, and had issue:
        
        a. A daughter. m. H.H. Najib ud-Daula, Mumtaz ul-Mulk, Sardar Nawab Mirza Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan, Mumin Khan VI Sahib Bahadur, Dilawar Jang, Dawe Iqbalu, Nawab of Cambay. (b. at Cambay, 26^th August 1848; d. at Cambay, 21^st January 1915), second son of H.H. Najm ud-Daula, Mumtaz ul-Mulk, Sardar Nawab Mirza Husain Yawar ‘Ali Khan, Mumin Khan V Bahadur, Dilawar Jang, Dawe Iqbalu, Nawab of Cambay, by his second wife, H.H. Nawab Bibi Bahu Begum Sahiba, daughter of Agha Ghaffar Khan - see India (Cambay).
    - (2) … un-nisa Begum. She d. after 1771.
    - (3) Sa’adat un-nisa Begum. m. …She d. after 1771, having had issue, two sons, including:
      - (a) Mir Zainal-Abidin. He d. after 1934.

1665 - 1686 Muhammad Beg Khan-e Rosebahani, Qiladar and Jagirdar of Banganapalle. A supposed uncle of Imad ul-Mulk, Nawab Khwaja Muhammad Mubariz Khan Bahadur, Hizbar Jang, sometime Subadar of the Deccan and Wazir. Appointed as Qiladar of Banganapalle Fort and granted the surrounding districts in jagir by the Sultan of Bijapur, in 1665. He d. ca. 1686, having had issue, including:

1) A daughter. m. Ata Khan (d. before 7^th August 1728), Mir-i-Saman (Lord Chamberlain) to Muhammad Beg Khan, and acting Qiladar of Banganapalle 1725-1728.

1686 - 1759 Nawab Faiz ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Muhammad Beg Khan Najm-i-Sani], Jagirdar of Banganapalle and Chenchelimala, second son of Nawab ‘Ali Quli Khan Bahadur, sometime Vizier to Emperor Aurangzeb, by his wife, a sister of Imad ul-Mulk, Nawab Khwaja Muhammad Mubariz Khan Bahadur, Hizbar Jang, sometime Subadar of the Deccan and Vizier. Variously described as grandson, son-in-law or adopted son of Muhammad Beg Khan-e Rosebahani, Qiladar of Banganapalle. Entered the service of the Adil Shahi sultans of Bijapur and appointed as Qiladar in succession to his adoptive father and namesake, ca. 1686. Confirmed in the jagir of Banganapalle by the Viceroy of the Deccan, before 3^rd November 1719. Succeeded to Chenchelimala on the death of his childless elder brother, before 21^st April 1738. He d. at Banganapalle Fort, before 25^th August 1759 (succ. by his son-in-law), having had issue:

1) Fazl ‘Ali Khan II Bahadur. m. Khair un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He d.v.p. having had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) Ghazanfar ‘Ali Mirza, who became Qum Qam ud-Daula, Nawab Fazl ‘Ali Khan III Bahadur, Shamsher Jang [Gulli Nawab], Jagirdar of Banganapalle and Chenchelimala - see below.
- a) Amat ul-Batul Khanum. m. after 1732, Sayyid Muhammad Kadir Khan Naqdi, who entered the service of the Nawab of the Carnatic, rising to a mansab of 1,000 sowar, son of Sayyid Tahir ‘Ali Khan Naqdi, by his wife, a daughter of H.M. Ghulam-i-Haider-i-Safdar Sultan ‘Ali ‘Adil Shah II, Sultan of Bijapur. She had issue, two sons - see below.

1758 - 1769 Qum Qam ud-Daula, Nawab Fazl ‘Ali Khan III Bahadur, Shamsher Jang [Gulli Nawab], Jagirdar of Banganapalle and Chenchelimala. b. at Banganapalle, before 11^th December 1749, as Ghazanfar ‘Ali Mirza, only son of Fazl ‘Ali II Khan Bahadur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his paternal grandfather, 1758. Reigned under the guardianship of the husband of his maternal aunt, Muhammad Beg Khan-i-Lang, 1758-1767. Confirmed in his possessions by the Nizam of Hyderabad, 17^th January 1765. Expelled his guardian and assumed full ruling powers, 1767. Entered the Nizam’s service and appointed to a mansab of 500 zat, prom. to 3,000 zat and 2,000 sowar and granted the title of Khan Bahadur 11^th February 1765. Later prom. to the titles of Qum Qam ud-Daula and Shamsher Jang. He d.s.p. unm. before 7^th April 1769 (succ. by his nephew).

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