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The Miyana dynasty

GENEALOGY

Malik 'Abdu'l Karim Khan Miyana,
of Bhawarsa and Jawarsam, near Kabul
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Mujahid Khan
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Malik Abu Bakar Khan
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Malik Kalandar Khan
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Malik Mustafa Khan
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Malik Usman Khan
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Malik Safdar Khan
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Malik Rustam Khan
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Malik Ghani Khan
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Tabriz Khan
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Malik Durkan Khan
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Malik Khan
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Buzurg Khan
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Malik Khanzar Khan
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Malik Awatar [Awtan] Khan, migrated to India with Emperor Babur
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Malik Mahur Khan
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Malik Sakar Khan
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Nawab Doda Khan. Diwan under Emperor Sher Shah Suri.
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Nawab 'Abdu'l Hasan Khan Miyana. Diwan under Emperor Akbar.
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Ragati Bahlul Miyana (with whom we treat)

Nawab Sarbuland Khan Bahadur [Ragati Bahlul Miyana], of Nanded Basawant, son of Nawab 'Abdu'l Hassan Khan Miyana, sometime Diwan under Emperor Akbar, educ. privately. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 1,000 zat and 700 sowar, prom. 1,500 zat and 1,000 sowar and granted the title of Nawab Sarbuland Khan 1617, prom. 1,200 sowar 1618, prom. 2,500 zat and 2,200 sowar 1622, prom. 4,000 zat and 3,000 sowar 1626 (reduced 1629). Served under the Mughal Viceroy Khan-i-Jahan Lodi until his death. Resigned his appointments in Delhi and returned to the Deccan in 1629, and later entered the service of Sultan Murtaza Nizam Shah. After the Sultan's death in 1631, he entered the service of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah of Bijapur. Granted Nanded Basawant in jagir. He was k. at Daulatabad, 1634, having had issue, including two sons: Copyright© Christopher Buyers

1) Nawab 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan Bahadur. Received Koppal in jagir. A general in the service of Sultan 'Ali Adil Shah, who was sent against Shivaji the Great in 1660. One of the principal leaders of the Afghan party at the court of Bijapur. He d. before 1717, having had issue, including two sons:
- a) Hafiz 'Abdu'l Karim Khan, who became Rustam-i-Zaman, Meherban Nawab Bahlul Khan Bahadur, Qiladar and Faujdar of Bankapur - see below.
- b) Nawab 'Abdu'l Nabi Khan I Bahadur, Faujdar of Cuddapa [Kadadi]. He d. from wounds received in battle with Sa'adat-tiyar Khan, 1724, having had issue, including two sons:
  - i) Nawab 'Abdu'l Nabi Khan II Bahadur, Faujdar of Cuddapa. Surnamed 'Ko' (the blind). He had issue, including two sons:
    - (1) Nawab 'Abdu'l Majid Khan Bahadur, Faujdar of Cuddapa. Arrested his uncle and seized control. He was k. in battle with the Marathas, having had issue, a son:
      - (a) Nawab 'Abdu'l Halim Khan Bahadur, Faujdar of Cuddapa. Lost half his domains to the Marathas, and lost the rest to Hyder 'Ali in 1779.
    - (2) 'Abdu'l Fateh Khan Miyana.
  - ii) Nawab 'Abu'l Muhsin Khan Bahadur [Muca Mian], Faujdar of Cuddapa. Deposed and imprisoned by his nephew.
2) 'Abdu'l Kadir Khan Miyana. He had issue, a son:
- a) Nawab Ikhlas Khan Bahadur ['Abdu'l Majid Mahmud Yekhals]. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 5,000 zat and 4,000 sowar 1667, and granted the title of Ikhlas Khan Bahadur 1670, cdr. of the van of the Mughal army at Vani-Dindori 1670 (severely wounded), defeated and captured at Salhir 1672, Faujdar of Oudh 1680. He was k. by Hanumant Rao Nimbalkar, while out on patrol, near Satara, 8^th January 1700, having had issue a son (killed with his father).

1672 - 1678 Rustam-i-Zaman, Meherban Nawab Bahlul Khan Bahadur [Hafiz 'Abdu'l Karim Khan], Qiladar and Faujdar of Bankapur, elder son of Nawab 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan Bahadur, of Koppal, educ. privately. Sipah Salar of the Bijapur Army 1672-1677, Wazir and Regent for the minor Sultan Sikandar Adil Shah from 22^nd November 1675. Received a sanad granting him Bankapur in jagir together with 22 mahals by Sikandar Adil Shah in 1672 and Miraj in 1677. Received Bagalkot in dowry from his father-in-law. m. a daughter of Nawab Sidi Masaud Khan, of Adoni, sometime Wazir and Regent of Bijapur and later an Imperial mansabdar of 7,000. He d. from illness, 4^th January 1678, having had issue, one son:

1) *Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Rauf Dalel Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Savanur - see below.

* The family history includes three elder sons named 'Abdu'l Nabi, Mahmud Ikhlas and 'Abdu'l Aziz. The first two are obvious confusions with an uncle and cousin, whose actual ancestry from contemporary Mughal sources I give elsewhere. The third son, given as an officer of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1580-1626). The reign dates for that sovereign suggest that 'Abdu'l Aziz may be equally erroneous. Nevertheless, it is possible that three elder sons with these names actually existed, but misidentified with their more illustrious forebears.

1678 - 1720 Meherban Nawab Dalel Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang ['Abdu'l Rauf], Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, (fourth?) son of Rustam-i-Zaman, Meherban Nawab Bahlul Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Bankapur, sometime Regent and Wazir of Bijapur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, as Faujdar and jagirdar of Bankapur, 4^th January 1678. Transferred his seat to Savanur. Sipah Salar of the Bijapur Army 1685-1686. Surrendered Bijapur to Emperor Aurangzeb on 13^th September 1686 and was rewarded with an Imperial mansab of 7,000 zat and 6,000 sowar, prom. to 7,000 sowar 1706. Confirmed in his jagir and sarkar of Bankapur, and granted the title of Dalel Khan Bahadur 13^th September 1686. Received the additional jagirs of Torgal, and Azimnagar together with the title of Diler Jang, 1692. m. several wives including a daughter of H.M. Ghulam-i-Hyder-i-Safdar Sultan 'Ali 'Adil Shah II, Sultan of Bijapur. He d. at Savanur, 23^rd June 1720, having had issue, twelve sons:

1) Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Fath Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur - see below.
2) Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Mahmad Khan Sahib, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur - see below.
3) A son unnamed, who d.v.p. young.
4) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rasul Khan Sahib. He was k. in battle at Bagalkot, ca. 1720.
5) Sardar 'Abdu'l Karim Khan Sahib. He was k. in battle at Bagalkot, ca. 1720.
6) Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan, Nawab of Savanur - see below.
7) Sardar 'Abdu'l Sattar Khan Sahib. Karbhari for his nephew from 27^th March 1726. He was deposed and k. by the nobles loyal to his nephew, 19^th October 1730.
8) Sardar 'Abdu'l Kasim Khan Sahib.
9) Sardar 'Abdu'l Razzaq Khan Sahib.
10) Sardar 'Abdu'l Mukim Khan Sahib [Malkum Khan].
11) Sardar 'Abdu'l Khan Sahib.
12) Sardar 'Abdu'l Qayim Khan Sahib.

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