SAVANUR3

SAVANUR

The Miyana dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1720 Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Fath Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, eldest son of Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Rauf Dalel Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 23^rd June 1720. He d.s.p. at Savanur, September 1720.

1720 - 1721 Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Mahmad Khan Sahib, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, second son of Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Rauf Dalel Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, September 1720. He d.s.p. at Savanur, February 1721.

1721 - 1726 Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, sixth son of Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Rauf Dalel Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, educ. privately. Served as Karbhari during his father's absence from the state. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, February 1721. Faced with several invasions by the Marathas, he was forced to cede large tracts of territory to them. He d. at Bankapur, 7^th April 1726, having had issue, two sons:

1) Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Majid Khan Bahadur, Satwat Jang, Nawab of Savanur - see below.
2) Sardar Khayyam Khan Sahib ['Abdu'l Kasim].

Nawab 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan, also adopted a son:

3) Sardar 'Ali Khan Sahib.

1726 - 1755 Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Majid Khan Bahadur, Satwat Jang, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, elder son of Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan, Nawab of Savanur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 7^th April 1726. Reigned under the regency of his uncle, Sardar 'Abdu'l Sattar Khan. Organised a revolt of the nobles, deposed his uncle and assumed full ruling powers, 19^th October 1730. He faced repeated attacks from the Marathas of Poona and Kolhapur, as well as the Nizam of Hyderabad, all engaged in a three-corned tussle for control over the Carnatic. Although he defeated a great army under Babuji Naik on 17^th December 1744, he was eventually forced to accept a treaty surrendering 36 mahals to the Peshwa together with an annual tribute of Rs. 70,000 on 7^th April 1747. Retained Bankapur and 22 mahals and a vassal of the Maratha ruler. Granted the title of Satwat Jang by the Nizam of Hyderabad. He d. before 6^th October 1755, having had issue, nine sons:

1) Meherban Nawab Diler Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang ['Abdu'l-Hakim], Nawab of Savanur - see below.
2) Nawab Khayyam Khan Bahadur ['Abdu'l Khalim]. Rebelled against his brother, captured and executed, 1755.
3) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rasul Khan. taluqdar of Bankapur. He joined the French in 1750, then rebelled against his brother, was captured, had his nose cut-off and was expelled from the state in 1755.
4) Sardar 'Abdu'l Nabi Khan Sahib.
5) Sardar 'Abdu'l Kasim Khan Sahib.
6) Sardar Ghaus Khan Sahib ['Abdu'l Ghani].
7) Nawab Bahlul Khan Bahadur ['Abdu'l Karim Khan]. Entered the service of Nasir Jang of Hyderabad, appointed to a mansab of 2,000 sowar, and raised to the title of Nawab Bahlul Khan Bahadur. He was k-i-a. against Muzaffar Jang of Hyderabad, at the Lakkireddipalli Pass, in the Rayachoti taluka, 13^th February 1751.
8) Sardar 'Abdu's Samad Khan Sahib.
9) Sardar 'Abdu'l Razzaq Khan Sahib.

1755 - 1794 Meherban Nawab Diler Khan Bahadur, Diler Jang ['Abdu'l-Hakim], Nawab of Savanur, eldest son of Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Majid Khan Bahadur, Satwat Jang, Nawab of Savanur and Bankapur, educ. privately. Entered the Nizam's service and granted the titles of Diler Khan Bahadur and Diler Jang before 1^st July 1749. Succeeded on the death of his father, before 6^th October 1755. Installed on the musnaid at Savanur, 5^th November 1754. Lost Bagalkot, Badami and other places amounting to half his principality to the Peshwa during the Maratha onslaught on the Deccan, 5^th May 1756. Forced to relinquish Hubli, Kerur and Belgaun to Tipu, 1785. Transferred his allegiance to the Marathas and served against Tipu with Holkar and Hari Pant. Fled from Savanur, when Tipu besieged the fort, 29^th October 1786. The fort was taken and all the Nawab's treasures taken to Seringapatam, and the whole city spoiled to the last degree. Restored to part of his jagir by the Treaty of Gajendragad in March 1787 and granted a large pension by the Peishwa. Restored 17^th December 1791. m. (first) Kulsama Begum Sahib. m. (second) Nawab Sumkhanduma Sahib, his principal wife. m. (a) Bibi Sahib Arasa Begum (k. by drowning in the Varada River, near Matangani, together with forty other ladies, bur. Khadarbag, Savanur). m. (b) Habib Khaduma Sahib (d. after 1794). He d. 20^th February 1794 (bur. Khadarbag, Savanur), having had issue, twenty-three sons:

1) Meherban Nawab 'Abdu'l Husain Khan Sahib [Husain Miyan], Nawab of Savanur - see below.
3) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan Sahib. Cdr. of a regiment of Pathan Horse in the service of Hyder 'Ali.
4) Sardar Jawhar Khan Sahib ['Abdu'l Jabbar].
5) Meherban Nawab 'Abu'l-Khair Khan Bahadur, Dilawar Jang [Khira Miyan], Nawab of Savanur (s/o Sumkhanduma Sahib) - see below.
6) Sardar 'Abdu'l Hafiz Khan Sahib [Chammu].
7) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rashid Khan Sahib.
8) Sardar 'Abdu'l Kasim Khan Sahib.
9) Sardar 'Abdu'l Latif Khan Sahib. Instigated an attempt on his brother, the Nawab's life, but absconded when it failed.
10) Sardar Khalik Khan Sahib ['Abdu'l Aziz].
11) Sardar 'Abdu'l Halim Khan Sahib.
12) Sardar 'Abdu'l Qudus Khan Sahib.
13) Sardar 'Abdu'l Kamal Khan Sahib.
14) Sardar 'Abdu'l Muhsin Khan Sahib.
15) Sardar 'Abdu'l Majid Khan Sahib.
16) Sardar 'Abdu's Samad Khan Sahib.
17) Sardar 'Abdu'l Firuz Khan Sahib.
18) Sardar Muhammad Khan Sahib [Chhemli].
19) Sardar 'Abdu'l Shekar Khan Sahib.
20) Sardar 'Abdu'l Karim Khan Sahib.
22) Sardar Sattar Khan Sahib ['Abdu'l Kham].
23) Sardar 'Abdu'l Fath Khan Sahib.
1) Sahibzadi Nawaz Begum Sahiba. m. at Serangapatam, 1779, Nawab 'Abdu'l Karim Khan Sahib, Karim Shah, Safdar Shikoh Bahadur (b. in a palanquin, during the battle of Dindigul, 1753; d. before, 30^th December 1829), second son of H.E. Shams ul-Mulk, Amir ud-Daula, Nawab Hyder 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Hyder Jang, Nawab of Hydernagar, Subadar of Sira and Sarvadhikari of Mysore - see India Pensioners (Tipu Sultan).

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