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MURSHIDABAD

The Najafi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1757 - 1760 H.H. Shuja ul-Mulk, Hashim ud-Daula, Nawab Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mahabat Jang [Mir Muhammad Ja’afar], Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (first time) - see below.

1760 - 1763 H.H. ‘Ali Jah, Nasir ul-Mulk, Imtiaz ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Kasim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, son of Mir Muhammad Razi Khan, and grandson of Nawab Mir Muhammad Imtiaz Khan Bahadur, sometime Subadar of Bihar, educ. privately. Faujdar of Rangpur 1757-1760. Concluded a treaty with the HEIC for the deposition of his father-in-law and his own accession to the nazimship, at Calcutta 27^th September 1760. Ascended the Khahar Balish on the capture of Murshidabad and the enforced abdication of Mir Ja’afar, 20^th October 1760. Invested with the titles of ‘Ali Jah, Nasir ul-Mulk, Imtiaz ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Kasim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur and Nusrat Jang together with an Imperial mansab of 7,000 zat by Emperor Shah Alam II, in person, at Patna, Bihaar, 12^th March 1761. Removed his capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr 2^nd December 1761. Marched on Calcutta in an attempt to drive out the English from Bengal. Declared deposed by the British, 7^th July 1763. Routed at Odwa Nala, 2^nd August 1763. Monghyr, his capital, surrendered to British forces 2^nd October 1763. Fled to Patna where he ordered the murder of 150 English prisoners. Fled to Oudh with all his treasures and received the protection of the Nawab Wazir Shuja ud-Daula. Plundered of most of his treasures, placed on a lame elephant and expelled by Shuja ud-Daula after he had been routed at the Battle of Buxar, 23^rd October 1764. Fled to Rohilkhand, Allahabad, Gohad and Jodhpur, eventually settling at Kotwal, near Delhi ca. 1774. m. Nawab Fatima Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.E. Shuja ul-Mulk, Hashim ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Muhammad Ja’afar Khan Bahadur, Mahabat Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, by his wife, Nawab Shah Khanum Sahiba, daughter of Shah Quli Khan [Mirza Muhammad Madani]. He d. in abject poverty from dropsy, at Pulwal, near Delhi, 7^th June 1777, having had issue, ten sons and two daughters:

1) Mir Ghulam ‘Uraiz Ja’afari. He d. from illness at Murshidabad, in the care of Mir Kasim’s maternal uncle, Turab ‘Ali Khan, not long after Mir Qasim arrived in Monghyr, 1761.
2) Mir Muhammad Baqir Khan al-Husaini.
3) Nawab Mir Muhammad Aziz Khan Bahadur [Mir Shahji]. m. Sahibzadi Khair un-nisa Begum [Murshidzadi Begum] (m. second, Mirza Nizam ud-din Haidar), eldest daughter of H.H. Wazir ul-Mamalik-i-Hindustan, Yamin ud-Daula, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nawab Sa’adat ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mubariz Jang, Nawab Wazir of Oudh, by his second wife, Nawab Khurshidzadi Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mir Muhammad Nasir. He d.s.p.
4) Nawab Mir ‘Abdu’llah Khan Bahadur. He d. April 1829, having had issue, five sons.
5) Nawab Mir ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Mir Manghu].
6) Nawab Mirza Muhammad Badr ud-din ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Mir Kallu]. He became an ascetic, took to a wondering life and was last heard of in Hansi and Gorakpur, in the Banjara country m. Sahibzadi Fakhr un-nisa Begum, full-sister of H.M. Abu’l Fath Muin ud-din Sulaiman uz-Zaman Naushirwan-i-Adil, Muhammad ‘Ali Shah Bahadur, King of Oudh, and daughter of H.H. Wazir ul-Mamalik-i-Hindustan, Yamin ud-Daula, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nawab Sa’adat ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mubariz Jang, Nawab Wazir of Oudh. He had issue, a daughter:
- a) Waziri Begum. m. Nawab Mirza (b. before 1813; d. before 1840), fourth son of Shamsher ul-Mulk, Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Shahmir Khan Bahadur, Iftikhar Jang. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see India Pensioners (Oudh).
7) Mirza Ghulam Husain Khan Bahadur.
8) Mir Ghulam ‘Ali al-Husaini.
9) Mir Shafiq ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (full bro of Aka and Najib un-nisa?). Accompanied his sister, Najib un-nisa, to Faizabad, where he died a few years after his father, leaving issue:
- a) Mir Husain ‘Ali Khan Bahadur.
10) Mir Aka ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (full bro of Sqafiq and Najib un-nisa?).
1) Sahibzadi Najib un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Bibi Khanum] (full sister of Sqafiq and Ka?). m. Najm ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Ishaq Khan Bahadur [Mirza Muhammad] (k. while fighting with great bravery against the Afghans, at Ram Chatauni, 13th September 1750), son of ‘Umdat ul-Mulk, Mu’taman ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Ishaq Khan Bahadur Shustari, sometime Minister for Crown Lands (Diwan-i-Khalsa). She had issue - see India Pensioners (Oudh).
2) A younger daughter.

1757 - 1760 and 1763 - 1765 H.H. Shuja ul-Mulk, Hashim ud-Daula, Nawab Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mahabat Jang [Mir Muhammad Ja’afar], Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. b. at Delhi, 1691, second son of Sayyid Ahmad Najafi. Granted the title of Khan Bahadur 1740. Second Bakhshi 1739-1740, First Bakhshi (Paymaster-General of the Forces) 1741-1748 and 1748-1756, Sipah Salar (C-in-C) 1748-1756 and 1757. Prom to an Imperial mansab of 4,000 sowar for his bravery in the Maratha War, 1744. Naib Subedar of Orissa 1748-1757, and Faujdar of Medinipur and Hughli 1748. Raised to the Khahar Balish by Lord Clive, after the deposition of Mahmud ‘Ali Khan, at Mansurganj Palace, 29^th June 1757. Forced to abdicated in favour of his son-in-law and allowed to retire to Calcutta on a substantial pension, March 1760. Entered into an agreement to deposing his son-in-law and accepting his own reinstatement, 10^th July 1763. Left Calcutta and joined the British Forces at Agradwip, 17^th July. Ascended the Khahar Balish after the combined armies entered Mushidabad, 24^th July 1763. Surrendered the revenues of Burdwan, Midnapur, and Chittagong to the HEIC. A great and faithful friend of Lord Clive, to whom he left an enormous legacy known as the Nurjashim ‘light of his eyes’ valued at Rs 5 lacs, gold mohurs and jewellery. From this legacy the Clive Fund was established to provide relief and maintenance to invalid and superannuated European soldiers, officers and their families. m. (first) at Murshidabad, after 30^th June 1727, H.H. Nawab Shah Khanum Sahiba (d. at Jafarganj Palace, Murshidabad, August 1779, bur. Jafarganj Cemetery), half-sister of H.H. Hisam ul-Mulk, Husam ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Alahvirdi Khan Bahadur, Mahabhat Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, and daughter of Shah Quli Khan [Mirza Muhammad Madani]. m. (second) ca. 1746, H.H. Munni Begum Sahiba, Gaddinashin Begum (d. at Murshidabad, 10^th January 1813, bur. Jafarganj Cemetery), Guardian to Mubaraq ud-Daula 1770-1776, a former dancing girl in the household of Sammen ‘Ali Khan. m. (third) at Murshidabad, ca 1747, H.H. Bubbu Begum Sahiba, Gaddinashin Begum (d. at Murshidabad, 1809, bur. Jafarganj Cemetery), daughter of Sammen ‘Ali Khan (Muhammad Sami ‘Ali Khan?), by Bisu. m. (a) Rahat un-nisa. He d. at Murshidabad, 17^th January 1765 (bur. Jafarganj Cemetery), having had issue, six sons and six daughters:

1) Nasir ul-Mulk, ‘Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Sadiq ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Asad Jang [Mir Miran] (s/o Shah Khanum), educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent by his father, 29^th June 1757. Diwan of Bengal 1757-1760. m. (first) Nawab Saliha Begum Sahiba (d. at Murshidabad, after 19^th August 1777). m. (second) Fazilat un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. at Murshidabad, 1809), daughter of Alif Khan, son of Nawab Khan Jahan, sometime Faujdar of Hughli. m. (i) Kumari Khanum. m. (a) Bibi Fazilat un-nisa (d. at Murshidabad, 1809). m.(b) Bibi Amir un-nisa (d. at Murshidabad, ca. 1822). He was k. by lightening, while asleep in his tent, at Rajmahal, 2^nd July 1760, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Nasir ul-Mulk, Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Murtaza Khan Bahadur, Asad Jang [Mir Saidu]. b. 1759 (s/o Fazilat un-nisa). m. (first) Mumina Begum Sahiba, daughter of Ihtiram ud-Daula, Nawab Kasim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Zafar Jang, sometime Naib Nazim of Rajmahal, by Bibi Lutf un-nisa. m. (second) ... Begum Sahiba (b. 1781/1782), daughter of Nawab Ihtiram ud-Daula Bahadur, by his wife, Saliha Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nasir ul-Mulk, ‘Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Muhammad Sadiq ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Asad Jang [Mir Miran]. m. (i) Najaf un-nisa Khanum. m. (a) Asmat un-nisa (d. at Murshidabad, 1836). m. (b) Mazum un-nisa (d. after 1858). He d. at Murshidabad, 14^th January 1810, having had issue, two sons:
  - i) Nawab Sayyid Jalal ud-din Haidar Khan Bahadur (s/o Mumina Begum). m. a daughter of Nasir ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Reza ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Husam Jang. He d. at Murshidabad, before 21^st February 1811, having had issue, two daughters:
    - (1) Ashraf un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. (first) Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (d. before 6^th December 1826), second son of Nawab Sayyid Fath ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, by his muta wife, Walida Khanum. m. (second) Sayyid Kasim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (d. at Murshidabad, 29^th July 1842), third son of Nawab Sayyid Fath ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, by his muta wife, Jani Khanum. She d. after 1893, having had issue, two daughters by her first husband, and and one daughter by her second - see above.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (2) Shahzadi Begum Sahiba. m. Sultan Mirza Ibrahim (d. at Murshidabad, 1869), son of Mirza ‘Abdu’l Husain, by his wife, Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan Sultan Khadija Begum Sahiba, daughter of Shahzada Sultan Daud Mirza Safawi. She d.s.p. at Murshidabad, before 29^th May 1827 - see Persia (Safawi).
  - ii) Nasir ul-Mulk, ‘Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Mustafa Khan Bahadur, Asad Jang (s/o Asmat un-nisa). m. (first) Rahim un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. at Murshidabad, 20^th August 1857). m. (second) Fakhr un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. (a) Bibi Sahib Jan (d. at Murshidabad, 1853). He d. at Murshidabad, 1835, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
    - (1) Nasir ul-Mulk, ‘Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Asadu’llah Khan Bahadur, Mansur Jang, of Jafarganj(s/o Bibi Sahib Jan), educ. privately. m. (a) Kulsum un-nisa (b. 1834; d. after 1899). m. (b) Sharaf un-nisa. He d. at Murshidabad, 1850, having had issue, five sons and three daughters:
      - (a) Nasir ul-Mulk, ‘Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Muhammad Azam ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Asad Jang, of Jafarganj. b. at Jafarganj Palace, 10^th March 1835(s/o Kulsum un-nisa), educ. privately. Granted the titles of Asad Jang 29^th August 1853, Khan Bahadur 2^nd September 1853, and Nasir ul-Mulk, Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Bahadur February 1886. m. (first) Urus Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1837; d. after 1908). m. (second) at Murshidabad, ca. 1880, Nawab Jush Ara Fatima Begum Sahiba (b. at Garden Reach, Calcutta, Bengal, 1864; d. before 1896), widow of his eldest son, Sayyid Dildar ‘Ali Khan, and daughter of H.M. Hazrat Khalid, Abu‘l Mansur Nasir ud-din, Padshah-i-‘Adil, Kaiser-i-Zaman, Arangha Sultan-i-‘Alam, Muhammad Wajid ‘Ali Shah Bahadur, King of Oudh, by his muta wife, Nawab Aisha Mahal Sahiba. m. (third) Sitara Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1872), daughter of Sayyid Husain Reza. m. (fourth) Yakuti Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1875). m. (fifth) Sugra Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1872; d. after 1947), daughter of Mir Afzal Husain. m. (sixth) Zeb un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1875). m. (seventh) Muhammadi Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1877). m. (i) Aziz un-nisa Khanum (d. before 1896). m. (a) Bi Fud un-nisa [Fudun] (b. ca. 1842; d. after 1899). He d. at Karbala, Iraq, 20^th February 1896 (bur. there), having had issue, seven sons and three daughters:
        
        (i) Sayyid Dildar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (s/o Aziz un-nisa Khanum). m. at Garden Reach, Calcutta, ca. 1876, Nawab Jush Ara Fatima Begum Sahiba (b. at Garden Reach, Calcutta, 1864; m. second, at Murshidabad, ca. 1880, her father-in-law, Nasir ul-Mulk, Nawab Sayyid Azim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur - see above), widow of his eldest son, Sayyid Dildar ‘Ali Khan, and daughter of H.M. Hazrat Khalid, Abu’l Mansur Nasir ud-din, Padshah-i-‘Adil, Kaiser-i-Zaman, Arangha Sultan-i-‘Alam, Muhammad Wajid ‘Ali Shah Bahadur, King of Oudh, by his muta wife, Nawab Aisha Mahal Sahiba. He d.v.p. having had issue, an only daughter: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        1. Sahibzadi Husaini Begum Sahiba. b. at Calcutta, 15^th November 1880 (sic!). m. Sayyid Amir Husain.
        
        (ii) Sayyid Muhammad Faiyaz ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. at Murshidabad, 10^th April 1863 (s/o Urus Begum), educ. Nawabi Madrassa, Murshidabad. m. (first) at Garden Reach, Calcutta, Bengal, ca. 1876, a daughter of H.M. Hazrat Khalid, Abu’l Mansur Nasir ud-din, Padshah-i-‘Adil, Kaiser-i-Zaman, Arangha Sultan-i-‘Alam, Muhammad Wajid ‘Ali Shah Bahadur, King of Oudh. m. (second) Kaftia Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sayyid Ashraf ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. m. (third) Amina Begum Sahiba. m. (a) Kulsum. He had issue, two sons and eight daughters:
        
        1. Sayyid Muhammad Husain Khan (s/o Kaftia Begum). m. Puna Begum Sahiba. He had issue, one son:
        
        a. Sayyid Asad ‘Ali Khan.
        
        2. Sayyid Muhammad Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (s/o Amina Begum), educ. Nawab Bahadur’s Inst, Murshidabad. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
        
        a. Dr Sayyid Muhammad Reza ‘Ali Khan, educ. (MA). Author of “The Murshidabad Guide” (1975). He had issue, two sons:
        
        i. Sayyid Muhammad Farman ‘Ali Khan.
        
        ii. Sayyid Muhammad Lisan Haidar Khan.
        
        b. Dr Sayyid Muhammad Taj ‘Ali Khan. Assist Master & Supt of the Nizamat Hostel. m. Rukhsasa Begum, née Quli, of Patna. He had issue, two sons:
        
        i. Sayyid Muhammad Faisal ‘Ali Khan. b. at Patna, 27^th September 1983, educ. St Joseph’s High Sch, Patna, and Nawab Bahadur’s Inst, Murshidabad and Inst of Management, New Delhi.
        
        ii. Sayyid Muhammad Faraz ‘Ali Khan.
        
        c. Sayyid Muhammad Imam. He had issue, two sons:
        
        i. Sayyid Haidar Imam.
        
        ii. Sayyid Shabir Imam.
        
        d. Sayyid Muhammad Nawab. He had issue, one son:
        
        i. Sayyid Mustafa Muhammad.
        
        a. Khurshida Begum Sahiba.
        
        b. Aziza Begum Sahiba.
        
        c. Shamina Begum Sahiba.
        
        1. Ahmadi Begum Sahiba. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        2. Mustafa Begum Sahiba.
        
        3. Muhammadi Begum Sahiba. m. Sayyid Wajid ‘Ali Mirza.
        
        4. Fatima Begum Sahiba. m. ...
        
        5. Zohra Begum Sahiba (d/o Kulsum). m. Sayyid Wajid ‘Ali Mirza.
        
        6. Kuri Begum Sahiba (d/o Kulsum).
        
        7. Misrue Begum Sahiba. m. ...
        
        8. Malika Begum Sahiba. m. ...
        
        (iii) Muhammad ‘Ali Jah. b. at Murshidabad, 9^th February 1880 (s/o Jush Ara Fatima Begum), educ. Nawabi Madrassa, Murshidabad. m. Kulsum Begum Sahiba. He had issue:
        
        1. Muzaffar Jah.
        
        2. Murtaza Jah (s/o Kulsum Begum). He had issue, one son and two daughters:
        
        a. Akhtar Jah.
        
        a. ... Ara Begum Sahiba. m. Sayyid Reza Akbar.
        
        b. ... Ara Begum Sahiba.
        
        (iv) Sulaiman Jah, Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Khan. b. at Murshidabad, 20^th August 1885 (s/o Sugra Begum), educ. Nawabi Madrassa, Murshidabad, and Muslim Anglo-Oriental Coll, Aligarh (BA 1909). Deputy Magistrate Murshidabad.
        
        (v) Asaf Jah, Sayyid Muhammad Hassan Khan. b. at Murshidabad, 6^th June 1888 (s/o Sugra Begum), educ. Nawabi Madrassa, Murshidabad. He d. 1936.
        
        (vi) Sikander Jah, Sayyid Muhammad Sajjid ‘Ali Khan. b. at Murshidabad, 27^th April 1890 (s/o Sugra Begum), educ. Nawabi Madrassa, Murshidabad. Sub-Resgistrar for Mushidabad dist. m. (first) Gauhar Ara Haidari Begum Sahiba. m. (second) Naurozi Begum Sahiba. m. (i) Khatemi Khanum. m. (a) Kabir Ara. He d. after 1947, having had issue:
        
        1. Firuz Jah, Sayyid Fazle Husain Muhammad Khan [Syed Feroze Jah]. b. 1925 (s/o Gauhar Ara). m. Sayyida Waqar Ara Ahmadi Begum. He d. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 1972, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
        
        a. Sayyid Iqbal Jah. b. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 17^th May 1952. Inspector Vigilence Cmsn 2006. Rcvd: Presdt of India’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (14.8.2006), West Bengak Seva Padak (2005), West Bengal Prashansa Padak (2008). m. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 1986, Sayyida Amber Begum. He has issue, a son and a daughter:
        
        i. Sayyid Asger Jah. b. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 12^th February 1994.
        
        i. Sayyida Kanize Zehra. b. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 19^th December 1989. m. 2014, Syed Ashfaq Mehadi (b. at Robertsganj, Sonbhadra, UP, 1986).
        
        b. Sayyid Kaiwan Jah. b. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 23^rd September 1956, educ. Univ of Calcutta, Calcutta, Bengal. Employed with the Ministry of Labour. m. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 1990, Syeda Wajiha Begum. He has issue, a son:
        
        i. Sayyid Mustafa Jah. b. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 24^th August 1994, educ. St Patrick’s Sch, Asansol, St Joseph’s High Sch, and DAV High Sch, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and Calcutta National Medical Coll, The West Bengal Univ of Health Sciences, Calcutta, West Bengal.
        
        a. Sayyida Kaniz Fatima Begum. b. at Calcutta, 15^th November 1962. m. at Calcutta, West Bengal, 1990, Sayyid Manzar Altaf Mehdi. She has issue, two sons and one daughter.
        
        3. ‘Ali Jah, Mirza Mumtaz Husain Muhammad Khan. He had issue, a son:
        
        a. Mirza Muhammad Sajjid ‘Ali Khan.
        
        4. Mirza Hashim Husain Khan.
        
        5. Hawar Jah, Mirza Shams ul-Alam Muhammad Khan.
        
        6. Akhtar Jah, Mirza ... tub Alam Muhammad Khan (s/o Khatemi Khanum).
        
        7. Jamshid Jah, Shahzada Ala Muhammad Khan (s/o Naurozi Begum).
        
        1. Lutf un-nisa Begum Sahiba (s/o Kabir Ara). m. ... Husain.
        
        2. Jamal Ara Begum Sahiba (s/o Kabir Ara).
        
        3. Hassan Ara Begum Sahiba (s/o Kabir Ara).
        
        4. Najm Ara Begum Sahiba (s/o Nursara Begum).
        
        (vii) Humayun Jah, Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Khan. b. at Jedda, Arabia, 21^st June 1895 (s/o Zeb un-nisa Begum), educ. Nawabi Madrassa, Murshidabad. District Judge Berhampore.
        
        (i) Rashidat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. b. at Murshidabad, 18^th July 1854 (d/o Aziz un-nisa Khanum). She d. after 1899.
        
        (ii) Kulsum Begum Sahiba. b. at Murshidabad, 3^rd April 1865 (d/o Ursi Begum). m. Sayyid Kadir Husain. She d. 31^st July 1907.
        
        (iii) Husn Ara Masuma Begum Sahiba. b. at Murshidabad, 23^rd January 1881 (d/o Jush Ara Fatima Begum).
        
        (iv) Asmat Ara Siuda Begum Sahiba. b. at Murshidabad, 22^nd February 1882 (d/o Jush Ara Fatima Begum). m. Mubarak ‘Ali. She d. 12^th July 1900.
        
        (v) Umm ul-Kulsum Badr ud-Dujah. b. at Murshidabad, 17^th February 1885 (d/o Muhammadi Begum). m. at Murshidabad, 1902, Sahibzada Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza, son of Wasif Qadr, Sahibzada Sayyid Ashraf ‘Ali Mirza Bahadur. She d. 1918, having had issue, having had issue, two daughters - see below.
        
        (vii) Shaukat Ara Mustafa Begum Sahiba. b. at Murshidabad, 4^th June 1896 (d/o Sugra Begum). m. Sayyid ... ud-din Haidar.
      - (b) Sayyid Kazim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. at Murshidabad, ca. 1837, educ. privately. He d. after 1899. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (c) Sayyid Ashraf ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. at Murshidabad, ca. 1842, educ. privately. He d. after 1899, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Sayyid Ashraf ‘Ali Khan [Amir Sahib]. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
        
        1. Sayyid Wazir ‘Ali Khan.
        
        1. China Begum Sahiba. m. Husain Sahib.
        
        2. Guriya Begum Sahiba. m. Nawab Bandu Sahib.
        
        (i) Kaftia Begum Sahiba. m. Sayyid Muhammad Faiyaz ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (b. at Murshidabad, 10^th April 1863), second son of her paternal uncle, Nasir ul-Mulk, Nawab Sayyid Azim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, by his first wife, Ursi Begum Sahiba. She had issue, one son - see above.
      - (d) Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Chuta Suba] (s/o Sharaf un-nisa). m. Piari Begum Sahiba. He had issue, five sons:
        
        (i) Sayyid Wahid ‘Ali Khan. He had issue, three sons:
        
        1. Sayyid Qudrat ‘Ali Khan.
        
        2. Sayyid Paikar ‘Ali Khan.
        
        3. Sayyid Mumtaz ‘Ali Khan.
        
        (ii) Sayyid Abdali Khan.
        
        (iii) Nabba Sahib. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (iv) Muni Khan.
        
        (v) Husain Sahib (s/o Piari Begum). He had issue, a son:
        
        1. Sayyid Ahmad ‘Ali Khan. He had issue, a daughter:
        
        a. Chuman Ara Begum Sahiba.
      - (e) Sayyid Mehndi ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. m. Hayat un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1850; d. after 1891). He d. before 7^th July 1868, having had issue, a daughter:
        
        (i) Muazzam un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Mazun]. b. at Murshidabad, ca. 1866. She d. after 1899.
      - (a) Wahib un-nisa Begum Sahiba. b. at Murshidabad, ca. 1846. m. Mubarak ‘Ali. She had issue.
      - (b) Waris un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. at Murshidabad, 1863, Sayyid Mubaraq ‘Ali Khan, second son of Zia ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, by Bi Naznim. She d. at Murshidabad, 16^th September 1889, having had issue, one son - see below.
      - (c) ... un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Ladli Begum]. m. ... She d.s.p. at Murshidabad, 11^th December 1856.
    - (2) Nawab Sayyid Akbar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Shamsher Jang. m. (first) Imami Begum Sahiba, a sister of Nawab Mir Muhsin ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Salabat Jang? m. (a) Suf un-nisa. m. (c) Bibi Chand. He d. 1866, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
      - (a) Mir Sadiq ‘Ali Khan (s/o Imami Begum?). m. (first) Mulka Shahzadi Begum Sahiba. m. (i) Piari Khanum. He d. at Murshidabad, 23^rd November 1850, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
        
        (i) Musa Said [Husain Sahib] (elder brother of Sayyid Mansur ‘Ali Khan).
        
        (ii) Sayyid Mansur ‘Ali Khan (s/o Piari Khanum). m. Aliat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He d. at Murshidabad, 20^th April 1896, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
        
        1. Sayyid Wajid ‘Ali Khan.
        
        2. Sayyid Amjad ‘Ali Khan.
        
        1. Gulshan Ara Begum Sahiba.
        
        (iii) Sayyid Hidayat ‘Ali Khan (s/o Mulka Shahzadi Begum). m. (first) Malkut un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. at Murshidabad, 1896). m. (a) Nistar un-nisa (d. after 1899). He d. at Murshidabad, 8^th May 1896, having had issue, one daughter.
        
        (i) Imani Begum Sahiba. m. Khadim Husain. She d. 14^th April 1849, having had issue, one son and one daughter.
        
        (ii) Mujib un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Piari Khanum). m. Sayyid Amir ‘Ali Khan. She d.s.p. at Murshidabad, 24^th January 1897.
      - (a) Munia un-nisa Begum Sahiba. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (b) Rais un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Bibi Chand).
    - (1) A daughter, who d.v.p. young.
  - i) A daughter. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Nawab Sayyid Fath ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (d/o Bibi Amir un-nisa). m. (first) Zainab un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. (i) Walida Khanum. m. (ii) Izzat un-nisa Khanum. m. (iii) Jani Khanum. m. (iv) Jigri Khanum. m. (a) Said un-nisa. He d. of small pox, at Murshidabad, 1^st August 1802, having had issue, three sons and five daughters:
  - i) Nawab Sayyid Ahmad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (s/o Walida Khanum). He d.s.p. 1818.
  - ii) Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (s/o Walida Khanum). m. (first) Ashraf un-nisa Begum Sahiba (m. second, Sayyid Kasim ‘Ali Khan, and d. after 1893), elder daughter of Nawab Sayyid Jalal ud-din Haidar Khan Bahadur, by his wife, a daughter of Nasir ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Reza ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Husam Jang. m. (i) Umda Khanum (d.s.p.). He d. before 6^th December 1826, having had issue, two daughters:
    - (1) Sahibzadi Nur Jahan Begum (d/o Ashraf un-nisa Begum).
    - (2) Sahibzadi Sharaf un-nisa Begum (d/o Ashraf un-nisa Begum). m. 1823, Kadir ‘Ali Khan.
  - iii) Sayyid Kasim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (s/o Jani Khanum). m. (first) Ashraf un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. after 1893), widow of his elder brother, Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, and elder daughter of Nawab Sayyid Jalal ud-din Haidar Khan Bahadur, by his wife, a daughter of Nasir ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Reza ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Husam Jang. m. (a) Jinat un-nisa. He d. at Murshidabad, 29^th July 1842, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
    - (1) Sayyid Muzaffar Husain Khan. b. at Murshidabad, ca. 1841. m. Muti Begum Sahiba (d. after 1899). He d. before 19^th September 1867.
    - (2) Sayyid Wahid Husain Bakar ‘Ali Khan (s/o Jinat un-nisa).
    - (1) Baha un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Ashraf un-nisa Begum).
  - i) Shubrati Begum Sahiba (d/o Jani Khanum). m. Sayyid Qadir ‘Ali. She d. at Murshidabad, 1822.
  - ii) Ilahi Begum Sahiba (d/o Walida Khanum). m. Sayyid Kasim. She d. at Murshidabad, before 16^th September 1837.
  - iii) Sharaf un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Jigri Khanum). m. 1823, ... Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - iv) Nur un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Izzat un-nisa Khanum). m. Dilawar ‘Ali. She d.s.p. at Murshidabad, March 1837.
  - vi) Moti Begum. m. Hadi ...
- a) Sahibzadi Gauhar un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Saliha Begum). m. at Murshidabad, 11^th April 1765, H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Muhammad Daud Mirza (b. at the Dar al-Ashraf, Mazandaram, Persia, 7^th July 1729; d. from diarrhea, at Murshidabad, 29^th December 1789), eldest son of H.M. Zillu’llah, al-Sultan bar al-Sultan Shah Sultan Abu’l Muzaffar Abu’l Mansur Sulaiman II al-Husaini al-Musavi al-Safawi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, by his first wife. She had issue - see Persia (Safawi).
- b) Sahibzadi Muhammadi Begum Sahiba (d/o Kumari Khanum). m. at Murshidabad, before 2^nd April 1774, H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Muhammad Daud Mirza (b. at the Dar al-Ashraf, Mazandaram, Persia, 7^th July 1729; d. from diarrhea, at Murshidabad, 29^th December 1789), eldest son of H.M. Zillu’llah, al-Sultan bar al-Sultan Shah Sultan Abu’l Muzaffar Abu’l Mansur Sulaiman II al-Husaini al-Musavi al-Safawi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, by his first wife. She had issue - see Persia (Safawi).
- c) Sahibzadi Saliha Begum Sahiba. m. 1780, Ihtiram ud-Daula. She d. before 21^st September 1800, having had issue, two daughters.
2) H.E. Saif ul-Mulk, Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Najabat ‘AliAli Khan Bahadur [Mir Phulwari/Falouri], Shahamat Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (s/o Munni Begum) – see below.
3) H.E. Shuja ul-Mulk, Najm ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Najm ud-din ‘AliAli Khan Bahadur, Mahabat Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (s/o Munni Begum) – see below.
4) H.E. Mansur ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Ashraf ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Mir Jan Sahib], Sansam Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (s/o Rahat un-nisa) - see below.
5) H.H. Mutamid ul-Mulk, Mubaraq ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Mubaraq ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (s/o Bubbu Begum) – see below.
6) Sahibzada Hadi ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (s/o Bubbu Begum). He d. young.

1) Nawab Fatima Begum Sahiba (d/o Shah Khanum). m. H.E. ‘Ali Jah, Nasir ul-Mulk, Imtiaz ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Kasim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (d. in abject poverty from dropsy, at Pulwal, near Delhi, 7^th June 1777), son of Mir Muhammad Razi Khan, and grandson of Nawab Mir Muhammad Imtiaz Khan Bahadur, sometime Subadar of Bihar. She had issue, two sons - see above.

2) Misri Begum. m. Nawab Waka Khan Bahadur. She had issue, two daughters:

a) Nur Jahan Begum Sahiba [Jan Begum]. m. Sayyid Asad ‘Ali Khan. She had issue.
b) Haji Begum. m. Sultan Zainal-Abidin Safawi. She d. at Murshidabad, before 28^th June 1796, having had issue, six sons and three daughters - see Persia (Safawi).

3) Khurshid un-nisa Begim Sahiba. m. a son of her paternal uncle, Ihtiram ud-Daula, Nawab Kasim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Zafar Jang, sometime Naib Nazim of Rajmahal - see above.

4) A daughter (Ilahi Begum?). m. Ismail ‘Ali Khan (bur. Jafarganj Cemetery).

5) Rashan un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Nishani Begum]. m. Mumtaz ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Abu’l Kasim Khan Bahadur, son of her paternal uncle, Ihtiram ud-Daula, Nawab Kasim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Zafar Jang, sometime Naib Nazim of Rajmahal, by Bibi Amir un-nisa [Amirun]. She had issue, one daughter - see above.

6) Husaini Begum (d/o Munni Begum?). m. Shamsher ‘Ali Khan Bahadur (d. before 1790). She d. January 1792 (bur. Jafarganj Cemetery), having had issue, a daughter:

a) Sumsuddee Begum. m. at Murshidabad, before 25^th January 1790, as his first wife, Zia ul-Mulk, Imtiaz ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Himmat ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Rustam Jang (d. 12^th October 1808). She d.s.p.

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