KURWAI2

KURWAI

The Firoz Khel Dynasty

GENEALOGY

Kurrani
I
Kodi
I
Syed Mohammad Wark
(founder of the Warakzai)
I
Toeie
I
Moti Khwaja
I
Daulat
I
Mir Firoz
(founder of the Firoz Khel)
I
Sham ‘Ali
(with whom we treat)

Sardar Sham ‘Ali Khan, son of Mir Firuz Khan Warakzai. He had issue, two sons:

1) Fateh ‘Ali Khan. He had issue, three sons:
- a) Yad ‘Ali Khan. He had issue, five sons:
  - i) Mulla Baba Ley.
  - ii) Mir Wali Khan. He had issue, three sons:
    - (1) Mohammad Diler Khan, who became ‘Ali Martabat, Amir ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Diler Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Kurwai - see below.
    - (2) Diwan Nur Khan.
    - (3) Khalil Khan.
  - iii) Beg ‘Ali Khan.
  - iv) Jan Quli Khan.
  - v) Khan Quli Khan.
- b) Naik ‘Ali Khan.
- c) Macca Shah.
2) Sikandar ‘Ali Khan.

1713 - 1722 ‘Ali Martabat, Amir ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Diler Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Kurwai. b. at Kandahar, Afghanistan, ca. 1670, second son of Mir Wali Khan, a cousin of Nawab Dost Muhammad Khan of Bhopal. Seized Kurwai in 1713 and established his independent rule. Constructed Kurwai Fort in 1715. Appointed as Imperial Governor (Qiladar) of the fort, granted thirty-one parganas and the personal titles of Nawab and Diler Jang Bahadur, by Emperor Farukhsiyar in 1717. He served under Maharaja Sawai Man Singh I of Jaipur in the campaign against Kotah, and under Asaf Jah I of Hyderabad in his contest with Dilawar ‘Ali Khan 1720. Rewarded for his services by Emperor Muhammad Shah with eleven khilat, the command of an Imperial mansab of 5,000 zat, was invested with the Royal insignia of the Mahi-o-Maratib and a set of Naqqaray drums, and prom. to the title of Amir ud-Daula. m. before 1715, Shahdurri Bibi (d. at Balhara, bur. there), sister of Nawab Nasru’llah Khan, of Kandahar. He was k. in a quarrel with his cousin Nawab Dost Muhammad Khan of Bhopal, at Berasia, before 12^th October 1722 (bur. there at the Islampura Cemetery), having had issue, six sons:

1) Nawabzada Namdar Muhammad Khan. He was k.v.p. in battle.
2) Nawabzada Lal Muhammad Khan. He was k. with his father, at Berasia, before 12^th October 1722 (bur. there at the Islampura Cemetery).
3) Nawabzada Izzat Muhammad Khan, who succeeded as ‘‘ Jah, Iqbal Nishan Nawab Izzat Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Kurwai (s/o Shahdurri Bibi) - see below.
4) Mian Muhammad Ahsanu’llah Khan Bahadur, Safdar Jang, Nawab of Basoda - see India Non-Salute (Basoda).
5) Mian Muhammad ‘Alif Khan.
6) Mian Marhamat Khan.

1722 - 1762 ‘Ali Jah, Iqbal Nishan Nawab Izzat Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Kurwai, third son of ‘Ali Martabat, Amir ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Diler Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Kurwai, by his wife, Shahdurri Bibi, educ. privately. Entered the service of Asaf Jah I of Hyderabad. Succeeded on the death of his father before 12^th October 1722, Kurwai being administered by his younger brother Ahsanu’llah, during his absence in the Deccan. Returned to Kurwai and succeeded in lifting the siege imposed by Sardar Malhar Rao Holkar, ca. 1727. Served with the Marathas at the Third Battle of Panipat in January 1761, where he was severely wounded. Treated by the physicians of Ahmad Shah Abdali after the defeat, then entered his service under his own maternal uncle, Nasru’llah Khan. Appointed to a mansab of 7,000, raised to the rank and title of ‘Ali Jah, granted eleven khilat, and rewarded with twenty-two parganas in Malwa. He d. at Kurwai Fort, 1762 (bur. at the family cemetery outside the Fort), having had issue, three sons:

1) Nawabzada Muhammad Hurmut Khan, who succeeded as Nawab Muhammad Hurmut Khan, Nawab of Kurwai - see below.
2) Mian Muhammad Murrawat Khan. He was k. in a quarrel over the succession of Nawab Akbar Khan, ca. 1792.
3) Mian Muhammad Asalat Khan. He was k. in a quarrel over the succession of Nawab Akbar Khan, ca. 1792.

1762 - 1792 Walashan Nawab Muhammad Hurmut Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Kurwai, eldest son of ‘Ali Jah, Iqbal Nishan Nawab Izzat Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Kurwai, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1762. Tricked into visiting Himmatgarh, near Poona, he was incarcerated and tortured until he eventually agreed to pay an indemnity of Rs 3 lakhs and cede several villages to the Peshwa. Sided with the British in 1783 and was therefore marked out for special persecution by the Marathas. Kurwai, which had once been as large in extent as Bhopal state, thereafter lost large tracts of territory to their oppressors. m. (first) Khair un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawab Muhammad Nasir ud-din Haider, sometime Wazir to the Emperor. m. (second) ca. 1742, Zuleikha Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawab Sultan Muhammad Khan Sahib Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal. He d. at Kurwai Fort, 1792 (bur. there at the family cemetery outside the Fort), having had issue, nine sons:

1) Nawabzada Akbar Muhammad Khan, who succeeded as Nawab Akbar Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Kurwai (s/o Khair un-nisa Begum) - see below.
2) Mian Hashmat Muhammad Khan.
3) Mian Faizu’llah Khan.
4) Mian Hifazat Muhammad Khan.
5) Mian Iradat Muhammad Khan (s/o Zuleikha Begum), educ. privately. A mauzi jagirdar of Kurwai state. Expelled from the state after contesting the succession with his elder half-brother, ca. 1792. Granted an annuity of Rs 6,000 by his brother after petitioning the British authorities. Settled at Sehore. He d. at Bada Darwaza, Bhopali Phatak Qazba, Sehore, near Bhopal, 1858 (bur. there), having had issue, three sons:
- a) Mian Mustajah Khan [Shuja’at Khan]. He d. at Sehore, near Bhopal, before 1858(bur. there), having had issue, two sons:
  - i) Mian Bahadur Muhammad Khan. A mauzi jagirdar of Kurwai state. He had issue, three sons:
    - (1) Mian Ashiq Muhammad Khan.
    - (2) Mian Latif Muhammad Khan.
    - (3) Mian Sa’adiq Muhammad Khan.
  - ii) Mian Hafiz Muhammad Khan. He d. at Sehore, near Bhopal, 1911 (bur. there), having had issue, two sons:
    - (1) Mian Faqir Muhammad Khan.
    - (2) Mian Amir Muhammad Khan. He had issue, three sons:
      - (a) Mian Iqbal Muhammad Khan.
      - (b) Mian Rais Muhammad Khan.
      - (c) Mian Rafiq Muhammad Khan.
- b) Mian Ahmad ‘Ali Khan. He had issue, three sons:
  - i) Mian Izzat Muhammad Khan. A mauzi jagirdar of Kurwai state.
  - ii) Mian Muhammad ‘Ali Khan.
  - iii) Mian Hurmat ‘Ali Khan.
- c) Mian Afzal Muhammad Khan. He had issue, four sons:
  - i) Mian Wilayat Muhammad Khan. A mauzi jagirdar of Kurwai state. He d. at Sehore, near Bhopal, before 1925, havin had issue, three sons:
    - (1) Mian Najaf Muhammad Khan. He d. at Sehore, near Bhopal, ca. 2003, having had issue:
      - (a) Sardar Zafar Muhammad Khan. m. Qamar Jahan Begum, daughter of Mian Sherzad Muhammad Khan. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
        
        (i) Sardar Diler Muhammad Khan.
        
        (ii) Osaf Muhammad Khan.
        
        (iii) Faisal Muhammad Khan.
        
        (i) Kausar Sultan.
      - (b) Athar Muhammad Khan. Settled in Pakistan. He had issue, one son and one daughter.
      - (c) Qamar Muhammad Khan. Settled in Pakistan. He had issue, one daughter.
      - (d) Badar Muhammad Khan. He had issue, three daughters:
        
        (i) Saba Begum.
        
        (ii) Zeba Begum.
        
        (iii) Nida Begum.
      - (e) Khurshid Muhammad Khan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
        
        (i) Ikram Muhammad Khan.
        
        (ii) Kamran Muhammad Khan.
        
        (i) Sadiya Begum.
      - (a) Salima Sultan Begum. Settled in Bhopal. m. Masud Muhammad Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
      - (b) Kishwar Sultan Begum. m. Sikandar Saulat, son of ‘Abdu’l Rashid Khan, by his first wife, Zahura Begum. She had issue, eight daughters.
    - (2) Mian Hidayat Muhammad Khan.
    - (3) Mian ... Muhammad Khan.
  - ii) Mian Akbar Muhammad Khan. He d. at Sehore, near Bhopal, 1914, having had issue, two sons:
    - (1) Mian Muzaffar Muhammad Khan.
    - (2) Mian Mubarak Muhammad Khan.
  - iii) Mian Asghar Muhammad Khan. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
    - (1) Mian Mahmud Muhammad Khan, of Chota Barsiya. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
      - (a) Mian Mahmud ‘Ali Khan, of Chota Barsiya. Settled in Bhopal. m. Basharat Begum [Imtiaz Begum], younger daughter of Mian Umrao Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Nawabzadi Kubra Begum, daughter of Nawab Shamsher Bahadur III [Umrao Bahadur Diler], of Banda. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Mian Rashid Muhammad Khan. He had issue:
        
        1. Sana Begum. m. Sahibzada Khan Nooh ‘Ali Khan [Nooh Aalam] (b. 22^nd January 1981), of Banda. She has issue, one son – see India Pensioners (Poona).
        
        (i) Sardar Begum.
      - (a) Bidda Begum. m. Mirza Farid Beg. She had issue, three sons and one daughter.
  - iv) Mian Umrao Muhammad Khan. m. Nawabzadi Kubra Begum, daughter of Nawab Shamsher Bahadur III [Umrao Bahadur Diler], of Banda. He d. at Sehore, near Bhopal, 1937 (bur. there), having had issue, four sons and two daughters:
    - (1) Mian Sardar Muhammad Khan. He d. during the pilgrimage to Mecca, having had issue, a daughter:
      - (a) Chandni Sultan Begum. m. 24^th November 1945, Nawab Muhammad Abbas Bahadur [Nawab Nauzhar Bahadur], Head of the Banda family, younger son of Nawab Nawab uz-Zaman Khan Bahadur [Ahmad ‘Ali Bahadur]. She has issue, two sons – see India Pensioners (Poona)..
    - (2) Mian Sherzad Muhammad Khan. Migrated to Pakistan in 1965. Settled in Paposh Nagar, Karachi. m. (first) ... m. (second) ... He had issue, including one son and two daughters by his first wife:
      - (a) Mian Masud Muhammad Khan. Settled in Bhopal.
      - (a) A daughter. m. a son of Mian Najaf Muhammad Khan - see above.
    - (3) The Hon Mian Sultan Muhammad Khan. Settled in Sehore. Speaker of the Parliament of Bhopal 1952. m. Akhtar Jahan Begum, daughter of Nawabzada Khalid ‘Ali Bahadur, of Banda. He d. at Sehore, near Bhopal, 1^st September 2014, having had issue, one son and seven daughters:
      - (a) Mian Syed Muhammad Khan. m. Auliya Begum, daughter Nawabzada Iftikhar ‘Ali Bahadur [Sarkar Bahadur], of Banda. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
        
        (i) Mian Javid Muhammad Khan. m. Zeba Begum. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
        
        1. Mian Sa’adat Muhammad Khan.
        
        2. Mian Shahbaz Muhammad Khan.
        
        1. Rabiya Begum.
        
        (ii) Mian Navid Muhammad Khan. m. Nadra Begum.
        
        (iii) Mian Obaid Muhammad Khan. m. Shabana Begum. He has issue, one son:
        
        1. Mian Afzal Muhammad Khan.
        
        (i) Sabina Begum. m. Syed Mujahid ‘Ali. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
      - (a) Surriya Sultan Begum. unm.
      - (b) Zahara Sultan Begum. b. at Sehore, 31^st December 1950. m. Sahibzada Mir Hafiz ud-din [Sabir] (b. at the Nawab Palace, Surat, 6^th December 1932; d. at Bhopal, 7^th October 2013), younger son of Sahibzada Mir Ghulam Zainal Abidin Ahmad Sahib, of Surat and Belha, by his first wife, Saeed un-nisa Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba, youngest daughter of Syed Ghulam ‘Ali, Inamdar of Ankleshwar, Gujarat. She had issue, two sons and a daughter – see India Pensioners (Surat).
      - (c) Sufiya Sultan Begum.
      - (d) Najma Sultan Begum. unm.
      - (e) Bibban Sultan Begum.
      - (f) Kaukab Sultan Begum.
      - (g) Nayyar Sultan Begum Sahiba. m. (first) 20^th March 1959, Nawab Muhammad Kishwar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Basoda (b. 12^th March 1940), eldest son of Haji Nawab Muhammad Masud ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Basoda, by his first wife, Muhammad Zaman Begum Sahiba, second daughter of Nawab Muhammad Siddiq Quli Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Muhammadgarh. m. (second) at Sehore, 26^th May 1973, Nawabzada Muhammad Anwar ‘Ali Khan (b. 20^th March 1955), second son of Haji Nawab Muhammad Masud ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Basoda, by his first wife, Muhammad Zaman Begum Sahiba, second daughter of Nawab Muhammad Siddiq Quli Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Muhammadgarh. She had issue, one son and one daughter by her second husband - see India Non-salute (Basoda).
    - (4) Mian Munawar Muhammad Khan. Settled in Sehore. m. (first) Nawabzadi Tahira Begum, daughter of Nawab Saif ‘Ali Bahadur, of Banda. m. (second) Asghari Begum. He had issue, three daughters by his first wife, and two sons and one daughter by his second wife:
      - (a) Mian Jamil Muhammad Khan (s/o Asghari).
      - (b) Mian Shakil Muhammad Khan (s/o Asghari).
      - (a) Anwar Sultan Begum (d/o Tahira). m. Wahid Raza Khan. She had issue, one son.
      - (b) Kishwar Sultan Begum (d/o Tahira). unm.
      - (c) Rana Sultan Begum. b. 27^th May 1953 (d/o Tahira). m. Mirza Buland Baig, from Rewa. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
      - (d) Nayla Sultan Begum (d/o Asghari).
    - (1) Sa’adat Begum. m. Nawabzada Iftikhar ‘Ali Bahadur [Sarkar Bahadur], son of Nawab Ahsan ‘Ali Bahadur [Gani Bahadur] [Ladlay Saheb], of Banda, of Banda. She had issue - see India Pensioners (Poona).
    - (2) Basharat Begum [Imtiaz Begum]. m. Mian Mahmud Maqbool ‘Ali Khan, son of Mian Mahmud Muhammad Khan, of Chota Barsiya. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see above.
6) Mian Munawar Muhammad Khan (s/o Zuleikha Begum). He had issue, a daughter:
- a) ... Bano Begum Sahiba. m. Nawab Muhammad Asad ‘Ali Khan, Nawab of Basoda (d. at Basoda, 6^th February 1864), son of Nawab Muhammad Bakaru’llah Khan, Nawab of Basoda. She had issue, three sons and several daughters – see India Non-salute (Basoda).
- 7) Mian Anwar Muhammad Khan.
- 8) Mian ‘Abdu’llah Khan.
- 9) Mian Nazru’llah Khan (s/o Zuleikha Begum).

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