JANJIRA

The Sidi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

• 1) A son by Saida Bai. He d. young before 1855.
• 2) Nawabzada Sidi Muhammad Bakhshi Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan. b. at the Rani Mahal, Janjira Fort, 6^th October 1853 (s/o Saida Bai), educ. privately. Bakshi (C-in-C) Janjira State Forces 1873-1920. Proclaimed at Janjira Fort on the death of his father, 11^th June 1879 (annulled by the GOI). He d. at Janjira, 14^th April 1920, having had issue:
  • a) Bakhshizada Sidi Daud Sidi Muhammad Khanzada, of Waroli. b. at Janjira, 21^st May 1873. Contested the succession in 1922. He had issue:
    • i) Najm un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. 1929, Khan Bahadur 'Abdu'l Kadir Muhammad Husain, CIE (b. at Shikapur, Sind, 1890), Dewan & Vice-Presdt. Junagadh State Cncl., younger son of Mian Muhammad Husain, of Shikapur, Sind - see India (Baoni).
  • a) Shams un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. as his second wife, Nawabzada Mir Said Alam Khan Sahib (b. at Surat, 1887; d. at The Hermitage, Bombay, 24^th December 1953), younger son of Meherban Sardar Mir Rasul Alam Khan Sahib, Nawab of Belha and Surat (Senior). She had issue, one son - see India Pensioners (Surat).
• 3) Nawabzada Sidi 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan, Inamdar of Pangoli. b. at the Rani Mahal, Janjira Fort, 15^th September 1858 (s/o Saida Bai), educ. privately. He d. 13^th September 1915, having had issue:
  • a) Sidi Ibrahim Sidi Abdul Rahman Khanzada. b. 1884. Customs Inspector 1910, Chief Customs Officer, 1948. Rcvd: Coron. medal (1937).
• 4) H.H. Nawab Sidi Sir Ahmad Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan, Nawab of Janjira (s/o Fatima) - see below.
• 1) Sahibzadi Hasina Bai Sahiba. b. at the Rani Mahal, Janjira Fort, before 1855 (d/o Naranji Bai). She d. 1916.

1879 - 1922 H.H. Nawab Sidi Sir Ahmad Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan, Nawab of Janjira, GCIE (1.1.1906, KCIE 1.1.1895). b. at the Rani Mahal, Janjira Fort, 31^st August 1862, youngest son of H.E. Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Khan III Sidi Muhammad Yakut Khan, Nawab of Janjira, by his first wife, H.H. Nawab Sharfu Begum Sahiba [Fatima Bibi], daughter of a Sidi Husain Sidi 'Abdu'llah Jabarti, educ. Rajkumar Coll., Rajkot. Succeeded on the death of his father, 28^th January 1879. Installed on the musnaid, at the Nawab Mahal, Janjira Fort, 11^th June 1879. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, 11^th October 1883. He permanently transferred his capital to Murud, on the mainland. Attended the Coronation Durbars at Delhi in 1903 and 1911. Granted a hereditary salute of 11-guns, together with the style of Highness,  1^st January 1903. Prom. to a personal salute of 13-guns 1^st January 1918, and a permanent local salute of 15-guns 1^st January 1921. An enlightened ruler and gifted administrator, who began his reign by taking steps to conserve the forests and thereby regulate the rainfall and secure the country against famine. He built and endowed several modern schools, established municipal boards, introduced a modern system of justice through civil and criminal courts, and reformed land settlement and revenue collection. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911), and the Order of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) 1^st class of Turkey (1908). m. (first) at Savanur, 10^th February 1882, H.H. Nawab Ahmed Begum Sahiba (d.s.p. at the Rani Mahal, Janjira Fort, 1885), second daughter of Meherban Nawab 'Abu'l-Khair Khan Bahadur, Khair Jang, Nawab of Savanur, by his wife, Lucheema Bibi Sahiba, daughter of Diwan Sahib Muhammad Ghaus Khan, sometime Chief Minister of Savanur. m. (second) 1886 (div. March 1887), H.H. Nawab Nazli Raffiya Sultan Begum Sahiba (b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 1874; d.s.p. at Karachi, Pakistan, 1968), rcvd: the Order of Charity (Nishan-i-Shafakat) 1^st class of Turkey (1908), daughter of Haji Hasan Ali Fyzee, of Bombay, by his first wife, Amir un-nisa Begum, daughter of Shuja ud-din Tyabji. m. (third) at the Nawab Mahal, Janjira Fort, 27^th February 1913, H.H. Nawab Kulsum Begum Sahiba [Lady Kulsum Sidi Ahmadkhan] (b. 6^th January 1897; d. 29^th April 1959), Regent for her son from 2^nd May 1922 to 9^th November 1933, née Kulsum Bibi Sahiba, rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coron. (1937) medals, eldest daughter of Sidi Husain Khan Sidi Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Jinnat Bibi Sahiba. He d. at the Ahmadganj Palace, Murud, 2^nd May 1922, having had issue, an only son:

• 1) H.H. Nawab Sidi Muhammad Khan Sidi Ahmad Khan, Nawab of Janjira (s/o Kalsum Begum) - see below.

1922 - [1972] H.H. Nawab Sidi Muhammad Khan Sidi Ahmad Khan, Nawab of Janjira. b. at the Ahmadganj Palace, Murud, 7^th March 1914, only son of H.H. Nawab Sidi Sir Ahmad Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan, Nawab of Janjira, GCIE, by his third wife, H.H. Nawab Kulsum Begum Sahiba [Lady Kulsum Sidi Ahmadkhan], educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot and Deccan Coll, Poona. Bakshi (C-in-C) Janjira State Forces and MSC 1920-1922. Succeeded on the death of his father, 2^nd May 1922. Ascended the musnaid on the same day, at the Ahmadganj Palace, Murud. Reigned under the Regency of his mother until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, 9^th November 1933. Greatly interested in education and learning, he expanded state provision by building several Marathi, Urdu and English language schools. Signed the Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India, August 1947. The state was merged with Bombay, at the insistence of the Government of India and against the wishes of the people of Janjira, 8^th March 1948 (when he ceased to be sovereign). The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his position as a "ruler" and his right to receive privy-purse payments, 28^th December 1971. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937) and Indian Independence (1947) medals. m. at Jaora, 14^th November 1933, H.H. Nawab Rabia Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba [Shahjadi Begum Sahiba] (b. at Jaora, 23^rd December 1913), fourth daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Muhammad Iftikhar ‘Ali Khan, Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora, GBE, KCIE, by his second wife, Musammat Nur Jahan Mumtaz Mahal Begum Sahiba, a former Hindu Kunjran lady. He d. at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 1^st April 1972, having had issue, one son and four daughters:

• 1) H.H. Nawab Sidi Shah Mehmood Khan, Nawab of Janjira - see below.
• 1) Shahajadi Fatma Begum Sahiba [Mrs Fatma Begum Jasdanwalla]. b. at the Ahmadganj Palace, Murud, 10^th September 1934. m. Adamji Yahiya Jasdanwalla, son of Yahiya Adamji Jasdanwalla, sometime Chair Alco Insurance Co Ltd. and Partner Adamji Lookmanji & Co, from a Dawudi Bohra family originally from Jasdan. She had issue, a daughter:
  • a) Arshad Adamji Jasdanwalla. b. 27^th June 1970, educ. Greenlawns High Sch., Bombay. MD Legion Corporation FZE, in Dubai. m. Shireen Begum [Mrs Shireen A Jasdanwalla], daughter of a Parsi construction engineer. He has issue, one  daughter:
    • i) Ayesheh Jasdanwalla. b. 18^th May 2003.
  • a) Faaeza Jasdanwalla. b. 14^th January 1973, is a doctoral candidate in the Dept. of History at the University of Aberystwyth.
• 2) Shahajadi Ahmadi Jehan Begum Sahiba. b. at the Ahmadganj Palace, Murud, 1^st December 1935. unm.
• 3) Shahajadi Mumtaz Jehan Begum Sahiba. b. at the Ahmadganj Palace, Murud, 23^rd April 1939. m. Sahibzada Salim Ahmad Khan, of Aligarh, UP, son of a former Police Cmsnr. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
  • a) Sahibzada Sa'ad Ahmad Khan. b. 6^th May 1976.
  • a) Sahibzadi Sehar Begum. b. 10^th November 1971. m. Numaan Moghul. She has issue, one son:
    • i) Mohammad Hamza Moghul.
• 4) Shahajadi Qamar uz-Zamani Sultan Begum Sahiba [Qumar Zama Begum Sahiba Khan]. b. at the Ahmadganj Palace, Murud, 4^th June 1943. m. 1974, Sahibzada Sidi Muhammad Zahir Khan, elder son of Major Nawabzada Sidi Freeman Muhammad Kaiser Salim Khan Bahadur, sometime Military Sec and Hon Peshkar of Sachin, by his first wife, Ruqia Sultan Begum Sahiba, daughter of Aga Sahib, of Cambay - see India (Sachin).

• 1) Nawabzadi Sidi Tazeen Jehan Begum Sahiba. b. 29^th March 1978, educ. The Shari Acad, Lower Parel West, Bombay. m. (first) 28^th December 2001, as his first wife (div. September 2002) Nawabzada Muhammad Fateh Faiz Bin Jung (b. 1974), youngest son of Nawab Muhammad Bashir ud-din Khan Bahadur, Bashir Yar Jung, of the Paigah family of Hyderabad, by his wife, Nawabzadi Saleha Sultan Begum Sahiba, eldest daughter of Nawab Muhammad Iftikhar 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Hanifi ul-Muzhab, Nawab of Pataudi, by his wife, H.H. Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Nawab Mehr-i-Taj Sajida Sultan Begum Sahiba, Nawab Begum of Bhopal - see Hyderabad (Paigah). m. (second) 12^th December 2003, Dr. Shaad Siddiqui, cardiothoracic surgeon in Mauritius, son of Mohammad Hassib Siddiqui Sahib, by his wife, Razia Begum.
• 2) Nawabzadi Sidi Huma Sultan Begum Sahiba. b. 18^th November 1979, educ. Greenlawns High Sch, and Sophia Coll, Bombay (BA). Teacher. m. Zubeen Mehrotra, Exec with ICICI Bank, son of Naveen Kumar Mehrotra, by his wife, Pervin, daughter of Boman.

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