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1895 - 1947 Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Muhammad Iftikhar ‘Ali Khan Sahib Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora, GBE (c 11.5.1937), KCIE (12.12.1911). b. at Jaora, 17^th January 1883, fifth son of Major H.H. Ihtisham ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Ismail Khan Sahib Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab of Jaora, by his second and principal wife, H.H. Shahar Banu Dulhan Begum Sahiba, educ. Daly Coll, Indore and with the Imperial Cadet Corps, Dehra Dun. Succeeded on the death of his father, 6^th March 1895. Installed on the musnaid, at Jaora, 29^th July 1895. Raised to the personal titles of Fakhr ud-Daula and Saulat Jang, on his accession. Reigned under the regency of his maternal uncle, Sahibzada Yar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, CSI, until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, 20^th May 1906. Cmsnd as Hon Capt IA 5/2/1908, attached 2^nd Central India Horse 1910, prom Hon Maj 12/12/1911, served in the Great War 1914-1918 (rcvd: 1914-15 star, British War and Allied Victory medals), prom Hon Lt-Col 1/1/1921. Signed the Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India, August 1947. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar medals (1903 and 1911), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937) and Indian Independence (1947) medals. m. (first) at Jaora, 8^th March 1903, his first cousin, H.H. Taj Ammal Ara Iftikhar uz-Zamani Begum Sahiba (d. 1918), the only daughter of his maternal uncle, Sahibzada Yar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, CSI, sometime Chief Minister. m. (second) 15^th May 1914 (or 5^th January 1905 secretly), Musammat Nur Jahan Mumtaz Mahal Begum Sahiba, a former Hindu. m. (third) at Ajmer, 1921, Musammat Sultan Dulhan Begum Sahiba (d. before 1933), a lady from a respectable family. m. (fourth) at Jaora, 1^st September 1925, Musammat Sikander Dulhan Begum Sahiba. m. (fifth) at Jaora, 1937 (div. 19^th January 1943) Musammat Zait un-Imtiaz Dulhan Begum Sahiba [Choti Bibi] (b. 1912; m. second, 1943, her step-son, Nawabzada Muhammad Nasir ‘Ali Khan Bahadur - see below), former wife of a fakir of Ratlam, and daughter of Ahmed Khan, of Jaora. m. (sixth) at Jaora, 23^rd January 1942, Musammat Hazur Alia Begum Sahiba (b. 1923), nee Sayiddan, former wife of a police constable. He d. at Jaora, 18^th December 1947 (bur. there at the Shrine of Husain Tekri), having had issue, nine sons and six daughters:

1) Nawabzada Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. 1906 but lived only a few hours (s/o Iftikhar Zamani).
2) Nawabzada Muhammad Zulfikar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. 19^th September 1910 (s/o Iftikhar Zamani). Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad Bahadur. He d. 23^rd November 1914.
3) Nawabzada Muhammad Nasir ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Dadu Sahib]. b. at Jaora, 16^th May 1906 (s/o Mumtaz Mahal.), educ. Mayo Coll., Ajmer, Royal Agricultural Coll, Cirencester, and OTC, Indore. MSC, Private Sec to his father, Chief Sec, Revenue Minister, Finance Minister, and Presdt Jaora State Council 1940-1942 (actg Presdt 1937-1940). Recognised by his father as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad Bahadur February 1935-July 1942. Granted the personal title of Birjis Qadir and the rank of Lieut-Col. Jaora State Forces 28^th September 1940 (rescinded 27^th January 1943). m. (first) at the Mosque, Woking, Surrey, December 1930 (Muslim rite) and December 1931 (civil) (sep. 1939), Molly Begum ‘Ali Khan (b. at Tetbury, Gloucs, 1910; m. second?, Captain Barber, of Spinner Close, Somming, Berks.), nee Margaret Elsip, daughter of James Elsip, of Tetbury, Gloucs. m. (second) at Yar Manzil, Jaora, 29^th May 1942 (div. August 1942), Sahibzadi Safia Sultan Begum, the former wife of his younger brother, H.H. Asif ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Usman ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora, and daughter of Mirza Sultan Zaman Beg. m. (third), at Ratlam, 1943, Musammat Zaitun Imtiaz Dulhan Begum Sahiba [Choti Bibi] (b. 1912), former wife of his father, Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Muhammad Iftikhar ‘Ali Khan, Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora, GBE, KCIE, and prior to that of a fakir of Ratlam; daughter of Ahmed Khan of Jaora. He d. from heart failure, at Ajmer, 27^th August 1945, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- a) Sahibzada Robin Ali Khan. b. at Machobhi Bhawan, Jaora, 1933 (s/o Molly Begum), educ. Marlborough Coll, Wilts.
- b) Sahibzada David Ali Khan. b. at Machobhi Bhawan, Jaora, 1934 (s/o Molly Begum). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
- a) Sahibzadi Margaret Dolores Ali Khan. b. at Reading, Berks., November 1931 (d/o Molly Begum).
4) Nawabzada Muhammad Mumtaz ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. at Jaora, 29^th September 1908 (s/o Mumtaz Mahal.), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, and RMA Sandhurst. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut IA 29/8/1929, attached 9^th Lancers 19/10/1929, transferred 16^th Light Cavalry 21/10/1930, resigned 1931, Adjutant State Forces 1931, MSC 1940, Home Sec 1940-1942, Military Sec 1942-1943. Granted the title of Farrukh Siyar and the rank of Major Jaora State Forces 28^th September 1940 (rescinded 31^st January 1943). m. (first) 1932 (div.) a daughter of his paternal uncle, Sahibzada Muhammad Sher ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. m. (second) the elder daughter of Mirza Sultan Zaman Beg.
5) H.H. Asif ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Usman ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Piyara Sahib], Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora (twin with his brother Murtaza) (s/o Mumtaz Mahal) - see below.
6) H.H. Asif ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Murtaza ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora (twin with his brother Usman) (s/o Mumtaz Mahal) - see below.
7) Nawabzada Muhammad Ehtesham ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. 7^th February 1918 (s/o Sultan Dulhan), educ. in England. Enlisted in RAF 1939 as a rigger mechanic, served in WW2 1940-1945 with Royal Observer Corps (Hounslow), joined BOAC, Assist Station Supt for Air India International at London Airport 1947-1950. Settled in East Sheen. Rcvd: 39/45 Stars, British War and Defence medals. m. at Plympton, Devon, October 1940, Ursula Grace Khan (b. at Wandsworth, London, 1917), née Dimes, author of “Oldstone The Story of a Ruined Mansion” (1985), “Cottage on a Shoestring”, “More Tales from a Devon Cottage”, etc, youngest daughter of Percy Etty Dimes, from the Dimes family of Oldstone, Devon, sometime Sgt Instructor Royal Flying Corps and Assist Solicitor Public Enquiries & Prosecutions Branch of London County Council, by his wife, Grace, née Chater. He d. in his sleep in hospital, at Guildford, Surrey, 17^th January 2015, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Sahibzada Roger Ali Khan. b. in Surrey, 1941. m. in Surrey, 1966, Christine Ali Khan, née Lawrence. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- b) Sahibzada Andrew Mark Ali Khan. b. in Surrey, 1963.
8) Nawabzada Muhammad Mansur ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Muna Sahib]. b. at Jaora, 9^th May 1925 (s/o Sikander Dulhan), educ. Daly Coll, Indore.
9) Nawabzada Muhammad Intisar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. at Jaora, 23^rd June 1935 (s/o Sikander Dulhan).
1) Nawabzadi Nafeesa Sultan Jahan Begum Begum Sahiba. b. at Jaora, 3^rd February 1904 (d/o Iftikhar Zamani). She d. 16^th July 1914.
2) Nawabzadi Humayun Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba. b. 25^th March 1910 (d/o Mumtaz Mahal.). m. 1931, Sahibzada Mir Nasir ud-din Ahmad Sahib, Muntazim Bahadur, Assist Private Sec to the Nawab of Jaora, Sec PWD 1933-1937, Household Minister, MSC 1940-1948, younger son of Meherban Nawab Sardar Haji Mir Masud Alam Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Belha and Surat (Senior), CIE, by his wife, Mahamud un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawabzada Mir Mahmud Alam Khan Sahib, of Belha and Surat. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see India Pensioners (Surat).
3) Nawabzadi Fatima Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba [Mrs Siddiqui]. b. at Jaora, 27^th May 1912 (d/o Mumtaz Mahal). m. at Jaora, 1938, Captain Dr Siddiqui, FRCS (Edin. & Lond.), of Bhopal.
4) Nawabzadi Rabia Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba [H.H. Nawab Rabia Sultan Jahan Pari Banu Begum Sahiba] [Shahjadi Begum Sahiba]. b. at Jaora, 23^rd December 1913 (d/o Mumtaz Mahal). m. at Jaora, 14^th November 1933, H.H. Nawab Sidi Muhammad Khan Sidi Ahmad Khan, Nawab of Janjira (b. at the Ahmadganj Palace, Murud, 7^th March 1914; d. at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 1^st April 1972), 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, eldest daughter of Sidi Husain Khan Sidi Muhammad Khan. She had issue, one son and four daughters - see India (Janjira).
5) Nawabzadi Abida Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba. b. at Jaora, 1927. m. at Jaora, 7^th October 1943, Sultan Muhammad Khan (b. at Jaora, 1919), sometime Pakistan High Cmsnr to Canada and Ambassador to the PRC, USA and Japan, younger son of Sultan Mahmud Khan. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see above.

1947 - [1972] H.H. Asif ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Usman ‘Ali Khan Sahib Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora. b. at Jaora, 4^th July 1916, elder twin son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Muhammad Iftikhar ‘Ali Khan Sahib Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora, GBE, KCIE, by his second wife, Nur Jahan Mumtaz Mahal Begum Sahiba, educ. Daly Coll, Indore. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad Bahadur by his father 1916 (recognised by the GOI 6^th November 1920, rescinded February 1935). Succeeded on the death of his father, 18^th December 1947 (recognised by the GOI 15^th August 1948). Merged his state into the Madhya Bharat Union, 22^nd April 1948. 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. m. (first) (div. November 1941), Sahibzadi Safia Sultan Begum (m. second, 29^th May 1942, Nawabzada Muhammad Nasir ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, elder half-brother of her first husband - see above), daughter of Mirza Sultan Zaman Beg. m. (second) at Macchi Bhavan, Jaora, January 1944, Shehnaz Begum Sahiba. He d.s.p. at Jaora, 9^th November 1972 (bur. at the Shrine of Husain Tekri Sharif).

[1972 - 1999] H.H. Asif ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Murtaza ‘Ali Khan Sahib Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora. b. at Jaora, 4^th July 1916, younger twin son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Muhammad Iftikhar ‘Ali Khan Sahib Bahadur, Saulat Jang, Nawab of Jaora, GBE, KCIE, by his second wife, Nur Jahan Mumtaz Mahal Begum Sahiba, educ. the Prince of Wales’s Royal Military Coll, Dehra Dun. Succeeded on the death of his elder twin brother as Head of the Royal House of Jaora, 10^th November 1972. Mutawalli of the Husain Tekri Waqf Trust. He d.s.p. unm. 1999 (bur. at the Shrine of Husain Tekri, Jaora).

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