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PALANPUR

The Lohani Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1616 - 1674 Diwan Mahakhan Firuz Kamal Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur (first time) - see below.

1674 - 1682 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Mujahid Khan Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur, elder son of Diwan Mahakhan Firuz Kamal Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Deposed his father and ascended the musnaid, 1674. He d.s.p.m. 1682.

1682 - 1688 Diwan Mahakhan Salim Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, younger son of Diwan Mahakhan Firuz Kamal Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, 1682. Deposed in favour of his father, 1688. He had issue, two sons:

1) Diwan Mahakhan Fateh Khan I Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.
2) Diwan Mahakhan Kamal Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.

1616-1674 & 1688-1704 Diwan Mahakhan Firuz Kamal Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his nephew, 1614. Reconciled to the Mughals after many years of opposition, after he subdued the notorious outlaw, Kanji Koli. Rewarded for his services by Emperor Shah Jahan. Deposed in favour of his elder son in 1674, but restored after the deposition of his younger son in 1688. He d. 1704, having had issue, two sons:

1) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Mujahid Khan Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur - see above.
2) Diwan Mahakhan Salim Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see above.

1704 - 1708 Diwan Mahakhan Kamal Khan Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur, younger son of Diwan Mahakhan Salim Khan Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his paternal grandfather, 1704. He d. 1708, having had issue, one son:

1) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Firuz Khan II Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.

1708 Diwan Mahakhan Fateh Khan I Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur, elder son of Diwan Mahakhan Salim Khan Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Usurped the throne from his nephew following the death of his younger brother, 1708. He was k. 1708, having had issue, one son:

1) Sahibzada Pir Khan. He had issue:
- a) Sahibzada Fateh Khan. He had issue, three sons:
  - i) Sahibzada Taj Khan.
  - ii) Sahibzada Pir Khan, who succeeded as Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Firuz Khan III Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.
  - iii) Sahibzada Muhammad Khan.

1708 - 1719 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Firuz Khan II Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur, younger son of Diwan Mahakhan Kamal Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Deposed his uncle and ascended the musnaid, 1708. He obtained possession of Dantawara, from Sirohi. He d. at Palanpur, 1719 (bur. Lohani Maqbara,), having had issue, five sons: Copyright© Christopher Buyers

1) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Karim Dad Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.
2) Nawabzada Fateh Khan.
3) Nawabzada Himat Khan.
4) Nawabzada Kamal Khan. He was k. by his brother Karim Dad, 1721, having had issue:
- a) Sahibzada Mujahid Khan. He had issue:
  - i) Sahibzada Usman Khan. He had issue:
    - (1) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Shamsher Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.
    - (1) a daughter. m. Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Firuz Khan III Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur (k. by his Sindi jemadars while out on shikar, 1812), second son of Sahibzada Fateh Khan. She had issue, a son - see below.
5) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Bahadur Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.

1719 - 1732 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Karim Dad Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, eldest son of Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Firuz Khan II Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Raised to the musnaid on the death of his father, 1721. Viceroy of Gujarat. Conquered Palanpur, Dhanera, Malana, Surbakri, Dabela, Roh and Sarotra from the Raja of Sirohi. He d. at Palanpur, 1732 (bur. Lohani Maqbara), having had issue:

1) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Pahar Khan II Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.

1732 - 1743 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Pahar Khan II Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, son of Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Karim Dad Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Raised to the musnaid on the death of his father, 1732. Forced to pay a tribute of 1 lakh to the Mahrattas in 1735. He d. at Palanpur, 1743 (bur. Lohani Maqbara), having had issue, an only son:

1) Nawabzada Karim Dad Khan. He d.s.p.

1743 - 1768 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Bahadur Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, youngest son of Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Firuz Khan II Bahadur, Ghazi, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his nephew, 1743. Built the city walls around Palanpur. Obtained possession of Danera, Muljana, Sur, Bakri, Dabella, Serotra and Roha from the Raja of Sirohi. Forced to pay a tribute of 35,000 rupees to the Maratha Peshwa, after he had laid waste to the entire state, 1759. He d. at Palanpur, 1768 (bur. Lohani Maqbara), having had issue, a son:

1) Nawabzada Ghazni Khan. He d.v.p. having had issue, one son:
- a) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Salim Khan I Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.

1768 - 1781 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Salim Khan I Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, son of Nawabzada Ghazni Khan and grandson of Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Bahadur Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Raised to the musnaid on the death of his paternal grand father, 1768. He d. at Palanpur, 1781 (bur. Lohani Maqbara), having had issue, several sons (most of whom were k. by Sher Khan) and one daughter:

1) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sher Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.
2) Nawabzada Bayazid Khan.
1) Nawabzadi Sona Bubu. m. into the Babi family and had issue, a son:
- a) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Mubariz II Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.

1781 - 1788 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sher Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, only surviving son of Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Salim Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Raised to the musnaid on the death of his father, 1781. He d.s.p.m. (poisoned by his sister), at Palanpur, 1788 (bur. Lohani Maqbara).

1788 - 1793 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Mubariz Khan II Babi Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, son of Nawabzadi Sona Bubu, daughter of Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Salim Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Raised to the musnaid after the murder of his maternal uncle, 1788. Deposed and expelled, 1793.

1793 - 1794 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Shamsher Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur (first time) - see below.

1794 - 1812 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Firuz Khan III Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur. b. as Sahibzada Pir Khan, second son of Sahibzada Fateh Khan, educ. privately. Succeeded on the deposition of his cousin, 1794. Ascended the musnaid under the reign name of Firuz Khan III. Entered into treaty relations with the HEIC 1809. m. a daughter of Sahibzada Usman Khan. He was k. by his Sindi jemadars while out on shikar, 1812 (bur. Lohani Maqbara, Palanpur), having had issue, an only son:

1) Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Fateh Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur - see below.

1812 - 1813 Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Fateh Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur (first time) - see below.

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