BANGANAPALLE
The Naqdi Dynasty
GENEALOGY
1868 - 1905 Nawab
Sayyid Fath-i-'Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Banganapalle,
CSI (1.1.1877). b. at Banganapalle, 28th
June 1849, eldest son of Mir Asad 'Ali Khan Bahadur,
sometime Subadar of Cuddappah, by his wife,
Sultani Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sayyid Tahir 'Ali Khan,
educ. privately at Hyderabad. Appointed as Heir
Apparent by his father-in-law, 22nd June 1866.
Succeeded on the death of his uncle and father-in-law, 7th
October 1868. Installed at Banganapalle, 6th
February 1869. Granted the hereditary territorial title
of Nawab of Banganapalle, 24th January
1876. The state was placed under the administration of
the GOI as a result of financial mal-administration, 1st
February 1905. Mbr. Central Cttee. Imperial Institute
1887. Rcvd: Prince of Wales's silver medal (1876),
KIH gold medal (1877), and Delhi Durbar gold medal
(1903). m. (first) at Banganapalle, before 22nd
June 1866, Nawab Abbasi Begum Sahiba (d. at
Banganapalle, 1870, bur. there), second daughter
of Mansur ud-Daula, Sayyid Ghulam Muhammad 'Ali Khan
Bahadur, Jagirdar of Banganapalle, CSI, by his third
wife, Humar Afza Begum Sahiba. m. (second) at
Hyderabad, 1872, Halim un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. at
Banganapalle, 1887, bur. there), a lady from the
family of Nur ul-Umara, Nur ul-Mulk, Dilawar ud-Daula,
Nawab Muhammad Nur Khan Bahadur, Sulaiman Yar Jang, of
Hyderabad. He d. at Banganapalle, 21st
April 1905 (bur. there), having had issue, three
sons and one daughter by his second wife:
1905 - 1922 Nawab
Sayyid Ghulam Muhammad 'Ali Khan III Bahadur, Nawab of
Banganapalle. b. at Banganapalle, 17th
November 1874, eldest son of Nawab Sayyid Fath 'Ali Khan
Bahadur, Nawab of Banganapalle, by his second wife, Halim
un-nisa Begum Sahiba, educ. privately at
Banganapalle and Kurnool. Became Heir Apparent at birth.
Succeeded on the death of his father, 21st
April 1905. Installed on the musnaid, at
Banganapalle, 9th July 1905. Reigned under an
administrator until he came of age and was invested with
full ruling powers, by the Governor of Madras, Lord
Wenlock, in person, at Banganapalle, 12th
December 1908. Cmsnd. Hon. 2nd-Lieut. Indian
Land Forces 21/11/1919. Granted a permanent salute of
9-guns, in recognition of services during the Great War,
30th August 1920. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar
medals (1903 and 1911). m. (first) at Hyderabad, 7th
December 1900, Nawab
Begum Sahiba (b. at
Hyderabad, before 1883; d. at Banganapalle, 25th
September 1908, bur. there), daughter of his
paternal uncle, Sayyid Murtaza 'Ali Khan, by his wife,
Amat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. (second) Nawab
Begum Sahiba. He d. at Banganapalle, 22nd
January 1922 (bur. there), having had issue,
three sons and one daughter:
1922 - 1948 H.H. Nawab
Mir Fazl-i-'Ali Khan III Bahadur, Nawab of Banganapalle. b.
9th November 1901, eldest son of Nawab Sayyid
Ghulam Muhammad 'Ali Khan III Bahadur, Nawab of
Banganapalle, by his first wife, a daughter of Sayyid
Murtaza 'Ali Khan, educ. St George's Grammar Sch.,
Hyderabad, Newington Institute, Madras and Mayo Coll.,
Ajmer. Succeeded on the death of his father, 22nd
January 1922. Installed on the musnaid by the
Governor of Madras, Lord Willingdon, in person, at
Banganapalle, 6th July 1922. Removed from
active participation in the administration for
mal-administration of state funds and judicial
malpractice. Forced to reside outside the state,
1939-1947. Signed the Instrument of Accession to the
Dominion of India, August 1947. Merged his state into the
Madras Presidency, 20th February 1948. Granted
the style of His Highness, 1948. Rcvd:
Silver Jubilee (1935) Coron. (1937), and Indian
Independence (1947) medals. m. (first) at
Hyderabad, February 1924, Nawab Fakhr un-nisa Begum (d.
1928), only daughter of his paternal uncle, The Hon Nawab
Mir 'Asad 'Ali Khan Bahadur, sometime MLC. m.
(second) 1930, Nawab Rais un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter
of Mir 'Abu'l Fazal Sahib, from the Salar Jang family of
Hyderabad. He d. 1st July 1948, having
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