OUDH

(AWADH)

GENEALOGY

Musa al-Kasim, 7^th Imam of the house of ‘Ali

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• 1) Sayyid Muhammad Ja’afar, of Naishapur, Khorassan, Persia. He had issue, two sons:
  • a) Mir Muhammad Amin. m. … (m. second, before 1650, her brother-in-law, Sayyid Muhammad – see below). He d. before 1650, had issue:
    • i) Mir Muhammad Nasir. Migrated to India in 1706, and settled at Patna, where he reiceived an allowance from the Diwan of Bengal. m. before 1666, a daughter of Mirza Reza Quli Beg Qizilbash, sometime Wazir to Shah Abbas II of Persia. He d. at Azimabad, Patna, 1707/8 (bur. there), having had issue, by her, two sons and two daughters:
      • (1) Mir Muhammad Baqir, Siyadat Khan Bahadur. b. at Naishapur, Khorassan, Persia, before 1671, educ. privately. Migrated with his family from Persia to India 1707. Raised to the title of Siyadat Khan Bahadur and appointed as 4^th Bakshi. m. a daughter of Sayyid Jafar Naishipoori, maternal first cousin of Mir Muhammad Nasir. He d. between 29^th December 1731 and 27^th January 1732 (bur. Mausoleum of Siyadat Khan, Delhi), having had issue, two sons:
        • (a) Nawab Sayyid Nisar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Bashir Jung. A candidate to succeed his paternal uncle in the government of Oudh, March 1739. Naib Subadar of Kashmir 1745. He d. after 27^th June 1753.
        • (b) Nawab Sayyid Muhammad Siyadat Khan Bahadur. m. Huma Begum Sahiba [Bandi Begum], daughter of H.H. Wakil-i-Mutlaq, Burhan ul-Mulk, Itimad ud-Daula, Nawab Sa’adat Khan Bahadur, Shaukat Jung, Nawab of Oudh. He had issue, one son:
          • (i) Nawab Mirza Muhammad Baqir Khan Bahadur [Mirza Bundu] (s/o Bandi Begum). m. (first) Sungi Begum Sahiba (d.s.p.), daughter of H.H. Asaf Jah, Shuja ud-Daula, Jamat ul-Mulk, Nawab Mirza Muhammad Muqim Abu’l Mansur Khan Bahadur, Safdar Jung, Sipah Salar, Nawab Wazir of Oudh. m. (a) Amir un-nisa (d. after 1872). He had issue, two sons:
            • 1. A son, who d. young.
            • 2. Nawab Ja’afat ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. m. Said un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. after 1872), possibly a daughter of Diler ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Mirza Hyder]. He d. 27^th November 1863, having had issue, one son:
              • a. Nawab Mahdi ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. Hon 3^rd class magistrate for Lucknow 1889. He d. after 1893.
          • (ii) Mirza “Ghasiti”. m. Masiti Begum, his cousin.
      • (2) Mir Muhammad Amin, who became H.H. Wakil-i-Mutlaq, Burhan ul-Mulk, Itimad ud-Daula, Nawab Sa’adat Khan Bahadur, Shaukat Jung, Nawab of Oudh – see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • (1) The elder daughter (she d. when Mirza Muqim was only six months old and Mirza Muhsin was four years old). m. Mirza Ja’afar Khan Beg [Jan Beg], younger son of Muhammad Quli Khan Beg. She had issue, two sons – see below.
      • (2) The younger daughter, who adopted and raised her nephew Mirza Muqim. m. Mirza Muhammad Shah [Shahmir], son of Mirza Muhammad Yusuf. She had issue, two sons and two daughters – see below.
  • a) Sayyid Muhammad. m. the widow of his elder brother Mir Muhammad Amin. He had issue, a son:
    • i) Mirza Muhammad Yusuf. b. at Naishapur, Khorassan, Persia, before 1650 (s/o Mir Muhammad Amin’s widow), educ. privately. He had issue, a son:
      • (1) Mirza Muhammad Shah [Shahmir]. m. the second daughter of Ja’afar Beg Khan, by his wife, the elder daughter of Mir Muhammad Nasir. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
        • (a) Mirza Yusuf Musavi Mashhadi (therefore possibly related to Mirza Muizz, a Persian of Mashhad, married a sister of Aurangzib's wife and was created Musavi Khan and diwan of the Pay office (daftar-i-tan) in September, 1688, and diwan of the Deccan in June, 1689. Died after May, 1690. (Masir-i-Alamgiri , 337 and 338. Life in M. U. iii. 633. His poetical pseudonyms were Fitrat and Musavi.). Blinded by Nadir Shah. m. the third daughter of Mirza Muhammad Shafi Khan Beg, by his wife, a sister of Prince Mirza Ismail. He had issue, two sons:
          • (i) Mirza Said Muhammad Khan [Mirza Saidu Sahib] (s/o Muhammad Shafi’s daughter). m. Amina Begum Sahiba [Umnu], daughter of H.H. Wakil-i-Mutlaq, Burhan ul-Mulk, Itimad ud-Daula, Nawab Sa’adat Khan Bahadur, Shaukat Jung, Nawab of Oudh, by his third wife, a daughter of Sayyid Talib Muhammad Khan Asaf Jahi. He had issue, one daughter:
            • 1. Sahibzadi Shams un-nisa Begum [Tawakul Begum Begum Sahiba]. m. Mirza Ja’afar, son of Nawab Muhammad Quli Khan Bahadur [Mirza Kuchak], sometime Naib Subadar of Allahabad. She d. 14^th April 1813. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
          • (ii) Mirza Shahmir Khan (s/o Muhammad Shafi’s daughter). m. (first) (not consummated) the elder daughter (d.s.p. young) of his paternal uncle, Mirza Nasir ud-din Hyder, by his wife, Nur Jahan Begum Sahiba [Hanigah Begum], daughter of H.H. Wakil-i-Mutlaq, Burhan ul-Mulk, Itimad ud-Daula, Nawab Sa’adat Khan Bahadur, Shaukat Jung, Nawab of Oudh. m. (second) ... He had issue, one son by his second wife.
          • (iii) Mirza Muhammad Amin Khan (s/o Muhammad Shafi’s daughter). m. Anjum un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Ghasiti Begum] [Sita], younger daughter of his paternal uncle, Mirza Nasir ud-din Hyder, by his wife, Nur Jahan Begum Sahiba [Hanigah Begum], daughter of H.H. Wakil-i-Mutlaq, Burhan ul-Mulk, Itimad ud-Daula, Nawab Sa’adat Khan Bahadur, Shaukat Jung, Nawab of Oudh. He was k. by a muskat ball, at Dig, 23^rd September 1783, having had issue, four sons and two daughters:
            • 1. Mirza Muhammad Nasir Khan Bahadur Sahib (s/o Sita). m. 1787, Fatima Begum Sahiba (d. after 10^th February 1843), daughter of Hasan ‘Ali Khan, and Ashu Rani. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
              • a. Shamsher ul-Mulk, Fakir ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Shahmir Khan Bahadur, Iftikhar Jung [Mirza Shah Mir]. He visited England in 1822 and 1824, and being committed to a debtors’ prison for a period on the second occasion before retiring to Egypt. m. (first) at Lucknow, before 25^th June 1807, Fatima Begum Sahiba, daughter of his paternal uncle, Asad ud-Daula, Rustam ul-Mulk, Nawab Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur, Fil Jung, by his wife, Nawab Lutf un-nisa Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of H.H. Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Jalal ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur, Nawab Wazir of Oudh. m. (second) Husaini Begum Sahiba. m. (third) Amir Begum Sahiba. m. (1) Bulaqi Khanum. m. (2) Jina Khanum. m. (a) Bibi Waziran. m. (b) Jindu. m. (c) Fahim un-nisa. He d. at Alexandria, Egypt, May 1830 (two of his wives having pre-deceased him there), having had issue, four sons and four daughters:
                • i. Nawab Mirza. b. before 1813. m. Waziri Begum, daughter of Sayyid Badr ud-din ‘Ali Khan [Mir Kallu]. He d. before 1840, having had issue, two sons and two daughters, including:
                  • 1a. Mirza Mahdi ‘Ali Khan Bahadur.
                  • 1a. Fahimda Begum Sahiba.
                  • 2a. Said un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
                • ii. Abbas Mirza (s/o Husaini Begum), educ. privately. He d. 1828.
                • iii. Nur ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Muhammad Ahsan Khan Bahadur [Nadir Mirza]. b. before 1813 (s/o Husaini Begum), educ. privately. m. (first) a daughter of Nawab Mirza Ghias ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nusrat Jung. m. (1) Wazir un-nisa Khanum. He d. 1870, having had issue, one son and four daughters:
                  • 1a. Husain (or Hasan) Mirza.
                  • 1a. Fatima Begum Sahiba.
                  • 2a. Hazrat Begum Sahiba.
                  • 3a. Talba Begum Sahiba.
                  • 4a. Jina Begum Sahiba.
                • iv. Mirza Muhammad Hadi Khan [Sahib Mirza]. b. before 1813 (s/o Husaini Begum), educ. privately. He d. 1838.
                • i. Nawab Begum. b. before 1813. m. Mu’tamid ud-Daula, Nawab Aga ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. She had issue, a son and a daughter:.
                  • 1a. Amin ud-Daula.
                  • 1a. Nawab Aliya Begum.
                • ii. Umrao Begum.
                • iii. Amir Jahan Begum.
                • iv. Aziz un-nisa Begum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
                • v. A daughter born to one of the wives who died in Egypt, leaving her an infant orphan.
              • a. Fakhr Jahan Begum Sahiba [Maimula Begum]. m. at Lucknow, before 28^th February 1808, Diler ud-Daula, Dilawar ul-Mulk, Nawab Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jung [Mirza Hyder] (b. before 31^st August 1791), son of her paternal uncle, Asad ud-Daula, Rustam ul-Mulk, Nawab Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur, Fil Jung, by his wife, Lutf un-nisa Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of H.H. Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Jalal ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur, Nawab Wazir of Oudh. She d. before 1836.
              • b. Shah Begum Sahiba. b. ca. 1787. She d. after 1857.
            • 2. Asad ud-Daula, Rustam ul-Mulk, Nawab Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur, Fil Jung. m. at Lucknow, before 13^th October 1787, Nawab Lutf un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. before 1836), elder daughter of H.H. Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Jalal ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur, Nawab Wazir of Oudh, by his wife, H.H. Nawab ‘Ammat uz-Zuhura Begum Sahiba [Bahu Begum], only daughter of Mu’taman ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Ishaq Khan Bahadur, sometime Imperial Minister of Crown Lands. He d. 5^th March 1835, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
              • a. Diler ud-Daula, Dilawar ul-Mulk, Nawab Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jung [Mirza Hyder]. b. before 31^st August 1791 (s/o Lutf un-nisa Begum), educ. privately. m. (first) at Lucknow, before 28^th February 1808, Fakhr Jahan Begum Sahiba [Maimula Begum], daughter of his paternal uncle, Mirza Muhammad Nasir Khan Bahadur Sahib. m. (second) Moti Begum. m. (1) Husaini Khanum. m. (2) Ashraf un-nisa Khanum. m. (a) Khurrum Bakshi. m. (b) Sanosar. He had issue, four (or six) sons and eleven daughters:
                • i. Asad ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Muhammad Zaki Khan Bahadur. b. 1807, educ. privately. m. Nunni Begum, daughter of Wazir ul-Mamalik, ‘Umdat al-Umara, Mu’tamid al-Daulah, I’atiba al-Mulk, Nawab Sayyid Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Zigham Jung, Nadir Sipah Salar [Agha Mir], sometime Chief Minister of Oudh. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
                  • 1a. Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan. b. 1840. He d. before 1857.
                  • 1a. Najafi Begum Sahiba. b. ca. 1837.
                  • 2a. Qamar Jahan Begum Sahiba. b. 1844.
                • ii. Nawab Mirza Muhammad Wali Khan Bahadur. b. before 1813 (s/o Fakhr Jahan Begum), educ. privately. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
                • iii.  ‘Ali Jah, Nawab Mirza Muhammad …Khan Bahadur. b. before 1813 (s/o Fakhr Jahan Begum), educ. privately. m. a daughter of Munir ud-Daula, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Nawab ‘Abdu’l Husain Khan Bahadur, Dilawar Jung, of Kalpi. He had issue, a son:
                  • 1a. Nawab Mirza Mahdi Hasan Khan Bahadur. m. a daughter of a daughter of H.M. Abu’l Fath Muin ud-din Sultan uz-Zaman Naushirwan-i-Adil, Muhammad ‘Ali Shah Bahadur, King of Oudh. He d. after 1889.
                • iv. Wala Jah, Nawab Mirza Muhammad …Khan Bahadur. b. before 1813 (s/o Fakhr Jahan Begum), educ. privately. m. a daughter of Munir ud-Daula, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Nawab ‘Abdu’l Husain Khan Bahadur, Dilawar Jung, of Kalpi. He had issue, a son:
                  • 1a. Wahid ud-Daula, Azad ul-Mulk, Nawab Mirza Mahdi Husain Khan Bahadur, Asad Jung [Agha Abu Sahib], CIE (12.12.1911), KIH Gold Medal (1.1.1907). b. at Lucknow, 1834, educ. privately. A great public benefactor and supporter of educational causes, including the Lucknow Arabic Sch. Trustee Husainabad Trust. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medals (1903 and 1911). He d. after 1912.
                • v. Hasan Bahadur?
                • vi. Raza Husain?
                • i. Nawab Bibi.
                • ii. Hazrat Begum Sahiba. b. before 1813 (d/o Fakhr Jahan Begum). m. Muhammad Yusuf Khan Bahadur [Sardar Mirza], son of Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Bahadur, by his wife, Qudsia Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Amin. She d.s.p. before 1840 - see below.
                • iii.cJaffari Begum Sahiba. b. before 1813 (d/o Fakhr Jahan Begum).
                • iv. Mahdi Begum Sahiba. m. (?) Muhammad Yusuf Khan Bahadur [Sardar Mirza], son of Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Bahadur, by his wife, Qudsia Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Amin. She had issue - see below.
                • v. Ikhtidar Begum Sahiba. b. 1832. m. Rashid ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, son of Muzaffar ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Muhammad Zaki ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, by his wife, Nawab Jina Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nasir ud-Daula, Nawab Asghar ‘Ali Mirza Bahadur. She had issue - see below.
                • vi. Gowhar Jahan Begum Sahiba. She d. after 1872.
                • vii. Mehr Jahan Begum Sahiba. She d. after 1872.
                • viii. Nadir Jahan Begum Sahiba. She d. after 1872.
                • ix. Sugra Begum Sahiba. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
                • xi. Safia Begum Sahiba.
                • xii. Yusuf Jahan Begum Sahiba.
                • One of these ladies m. Aftab ‘Ali Khan.
              • b. Agha Hyder (s/o Lutf un-nisa Begum).
              • a. Fatima Begum Sahiba (d/o Lutf un-nisa Begum). m. at Lucknow, before 25^th June 1807, Shamsher ul-Mulk, Fakir ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Shahmir Khan Bahadur, Iftikhar Jung (d. 1830), son of her paternal uncle, Mirza Muhammad Nasir. She had issue - see above.
            • 3. Samsam ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza ‘Ali Naqi Khan Bahadur [Mirza Haji]. m. (first) Jani Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Jalal ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur, Nawab Wazir of Oudh. m. (second) Izzat un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Jalal ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur, Nawab Wazir of Oudh. m. (third) Sadr un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Jalal ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur, Nawab Wazir of Oudh. m. (1) Haidari Khanum (b. ca. 1817; d. after 1857). He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
              • a. Mirza Muhammad Mahdi ‘Ali Khan. b. ca. 1826, educ. privately.
              • b. Mirza Muhammad Muqim Khan [Umrao Mirza]. b. ca. 1833, educ. privately.
              • c. Mirza Said Muhammad Khan. He had issue, a son:
                • i. Mirza Burhan ud-din Hyder. b. ca. 1821, educ. privately. He d. after 1873.
              • a. Masuma Begum Sahiba. m. Sultan Mirza, eldest son of Muhammad Ibrahim Khan [Mirza Saidu], by is wife, Qudsia Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Amin. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see above.
            • 4. Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Khan Bahadur [Mirza Abbu]. He d. aged seventeen years.
            • 1. Qudsia Begum Sahiba. m. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan [Mirza Saidu], son of Mirza Abu Turab Khan. She had issue, four sons and one daughter - see above.
            • 2. Another daughter who d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
          • (iv) Mirza Ja’afar (s/o Muhammad Shafi’s daughter). He was k. by a cannon shot, at Najafgarh.
          • (v) Siraj ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Ghias ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nusrat Jung. m. (first) a daughter of Qasim Beg. m. (second) Zinat un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.E. Bakshi ul-Mamlikat, Vakil-i-Mutlaq, Amir ul-Umara, Rustam-i-Hind, Zulfiqar ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Najaf Khan Bahadur, Ghalib Jung. He d. at Lucknow, before 25^th December 1813, having had issue, two sons and a daughter:
            • 1. Muzaffar ud-Daula, Nawab Husam ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur (s/o Qasim Beg’s daughter), educ. privately. m. Jahan Ara Begum Sahiba, daughter of Najaf Quli Khan, by his wife, Sadr un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He d. at Delhi, 14^th October 1846, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
              • a. Sahibzada Ala ud-din Hyder. b. ca. 1794, educ. privately. m. Najib un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He d.v.p. at Delhi, 3^rd October 1843, having had issue, three sons and one daughter.
              • b.  Sahibzada Jalal ud-din Hyder. b. ca. 1796, educ. privately. m. Umat ul-Hasan Begum Sahiba (d. after 1872). He d. before 1872, having had issue, one daughter.
              • c. Muzaffar ud-Daula, Nawab Saif ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur. b. before 1807 (s/o Jahanara Begum), educ. privately. He was k. during the Indian Mutiny, 1857 (??), having had issue, one son and three daughters, including:
                • i. Sahibzada Muzaffar ud-din Hyder [Muzaffar Mirza]. m. a daughter of Shams ud-din Muhammad.
                • i. Sahibzadi Jafri Begum. b. ca. 1824. She d. after 1873.
              • d. Muin (or Munir) ud-Daula, Nawab Zulfiqar ud-din Hyder Khan Bahadur [Nawab Husain Mirza]. b. ca. 1819, educ. privately. He d. after 1877, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
                • i. Sajjad Mirza. He d. 1877.
                • ii. Akbar Mirza.
                • i. Sugra Begum Sahiba. m. Mir Afzal Husain. She had issue.
              • a. Sahibzadi Qudsia Sultan Begum. b. before 1814 (d/o Jahanara Begum). m. Muhammad Nasir Khan (k. 1857/8??), of Farrukhabad. She d. after 1877, having had issue, one son and one daughter, including:
                • i. Nasir ud-din Hyder [Yusuf Mirza]. He d. 1882/3, having had issue, one son, who d.v.p. 1859. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
            • 2. Mirza Said Muhammad Khan (s/o Zinat un-nisa), educ. privately. A poet under the nom de plume “Rind”. m. a daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim Khan [Mirza Saidu], by his wife, Qudsia Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Amin. He d. at Lucknow, 1857.
            • 1. a daughter. m. as his first wife, Nur ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Ahsan Khan Bahadur [Nadir Mirza] (b. before 1813; d. 1870), third son of Mirza Shahmir, by his second wife, Husaini Begum Sahiba. She had issue - see above.
        • (b) Mirza Nasir ud-din Hyder. Entered the Mughal service and rose to high rank under his brother-in-law. m. Nur Jahan Begum Sahiba [Hanigah Begum], daughter of H.H. Wakil-i-Mutlaq, Burhan ul-Mulk, Itimad ud-Daula, Nawab Sa’adat Khan Bahadur, Shaukat Jung, Nawab of Oudh, by his fourth wife, Riti Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawab Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur, sometime Subadar of Agra. He was k. in single combat with Mustafa Khan Matania, on the plain of Ram Chatauni, near Patiali, 23^rd September 1750, having had issue, two daughters:
          • (i) The elder daughter. m. as his first wife (not consummated) Mirza Shahmir Khan, second son of her paternal uncle, Mirza Yusuf Musavi Mashhadi, by his wife, the third daughter of Mirza Muhammad Shafi Khan Beg. She d.s.p. young - see above.
          • (ii) Anjum un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Ghasiti Begum] [Sita] (the younger daughter). m. Mirza Muhammad Amin (k. at Deeg, 23^rd September 1783), third son of her paternal uncle, Mirza Yusuf Musavi Mashhadi, by his wife, the third daughter of Mirza Muhammad Shafi Khan Beg. She had issue, four sons and two daughters - see above.
        • (a) The elder daughter. m. as his first wife, Mirza Ja’afar Khan Bahadur [Mirza Buzurg] (k. at Kabul), eldest son of H.E. ‘Izzat ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Muhsin Khan Bahadur, by his first wife, the second daughter of his paternal uncle, Mirza Muhammad Shafi Khan Beg. She had issue, one son – see below.
        • (b) Bibi Kalan (the younger daughter). m. as his second wife, Nawab Muhammad Quli Khan Bahadur [Mirza Kuchak] (k. at Jalalabad Fort, 1761), sometime Dep Governor of Allahabad, son of ‘Izzat ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Muhsin ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, sometime Ambassador to the Shah of Persia  – see below.
      • (2) A daughter. m. before 1708, at Naishapur, Persia, her first cousin, H.H. Wakil-i-Mutlaq, Burhan ul-Mulk, Itimad ud-Daula, Nawab Sa’adat Khan Bahadur, Shaukat Jung, Nawab of Oudh (b. ca. 1680; d. 19^th March 1739), second son of Mir Muhammad Nasir – see below.

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