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JUNAGADH

The Babi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1748 - 1758 H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khan Bahadur Babi, Nawab of Junagadh. b. as Khan Shri Muhammad Sher Khanji Salabatkhanji Babi, eldest son of Nawab Salabat Muhammad Khan Bahadur Babi, of Gogha and Balasinor, sometime Naib Faujdar of Junagadh, educ. privately. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 500 zat and 270 sowar and granted the title of Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khan Bahadur 1722. Thanadar of Sadra and Virpur 1722, Naib Faujdar of Surat 1728-1733, and of Junagadh 1729-1730, Faujdar of Baroda 1732-1734, Virangam 1734-1735 , Surat 1738-1743, Petlad, Nadiad, Arhar Matar, and Mundha 1736 , and of Junagadh 1738. Lost Baroda to the Marathas, 1734. Succeeded his father as jagirdar of Gogha and Balasinor 1730. Established his independence, and assumed the title of Nawab of Junagadh, 1748. m. (first) Bibi Sultan Begum Sahiba. m. (second) Ladki Bibi Sahiba. m. (third) Aman Bibi Sahiba. One of these wives was the daughter of Sardar Muhammad Khan Ghorni, sometime Faujdar of Baroda. He d. at Junagadh, 28^th September 1758, having had issue, three sons:

1) Khan Shri Muhammad Mahabat Khanji Bahadurkhanji Babi, who succeeded as H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji I Bahadurkhanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh - see below.

2) Khan Shri Sardar Muhammad Khanji Bahadurkhanji Babi, who succeeded as H.E. Nawab Shri Sardar Muhammad Khan Bahadur Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor - see India (Balasinor).

3) Khan Shri Muhammad Hashim Khanji Bahadurkhanji Babi, of Majhavadi.

1758 - 1760 H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji I Bahadurkhanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh (first time) - see below.

1760 - 1762 H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muzaffar Khanji Ja’afarkhanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, elder son of Khan Shri Ja’afar Khanji Shahamatkhanji Babi, of Ranpur, educ. privately. Proclaimed on the deposition of his nephew, 1760. Defeated and deposed by his cousin, Nawab Jawan Mard Khan II of Radhanpur, who annexed Junagadh to his domains, 1762. Granted Ranpur in return for renouncing all claims to Junagadh.

1758-1760 and 1762-1774 H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji I Bahadurkhanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, eldest son of H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji I Salabatkhanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father 28^th September 1758. Deposed and imprisoned by his maternal nephew, 1760. Released and restored through the good offices of Thakore Shri Kumbhoji II Haloji Sahib, Thakore Sahib of Gondal, 1762. m. (first) Bibi Sardar Bakhta Begum Sahiba, daughter of his cousin H.E. Nawab Jawan Mard Khan II Bahadur, Nawab of Radhanpur. m. (second) (nikah) Bibi Sajjan Kunverba Sahiba. He d. 2^nd December 1774, having had issue, an only surviving son:

1) H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji I Mahabatkhanji, Nawab of Junagadh (s/o Sajjan Kunverba) - see below.

1774 - 1811 H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji I Mahabatkhanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh. b. at Junagadh, 1766, only surviving son of H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji I Bahadurkhanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, by his wife, Bibi Sajjan Kunverba Begum Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 2^nd December 1774. m. (first) at Morvi, 1787, Bibi … Bakhta Begum Sahiba (d.s.p. at Junagadh), daughter of H.E. Nawab Muhammad Ghazi ud-din Khan Jawan Mard Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Radhanpur, Sami and Munjpur. m. (second) at Morvi, 1787, Bibi Kamal Bakhta Begum Sahiba (d. at Kisod, after February 1813), daughter of H.E. Nawab Muhammad Najm ud-din Khan Ghazi Bahadur, Nawab Sahib of Radhanpur, Tharad and Tervada, by his wife, Badshah Begum Sahiba. m. (third) 1795, a daughter of the Babi Khan Sahib of Bantva. m. (fourth) Ba Shri Rajkunverba Sahiba, a former Rajput slave. m. (fifth) at Verival, Bibi Meherbano Sahiba, from Veraval. He d. at Junagadh, 26^th February 1811, having had issue:

1) Nawabzada Shri Muhammad Sher Khanji Hamidkhanji Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji II Hamidkhanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh (s/o Rajkunverba) - see below.

2) Nawabzada Sardar Muhammad Khanji Hamidkhanji, of Sukhpur (s/o Bibi Meherbano). m. Sultan Bakhte Sahiba, from Bamangadh under Junagadh. He had issue, a son:

a) Sahibzada Yawar Khanji Sardarmuhammadkhanji Babi, of Sukhpur. m. Bima Shri Noor Bakhte Sahiba, from Nakra jagir, under Bantva. He had issue, a son:

i) Sahibzada Edil Khanji Yawarkhanji Babi Bahadur, of Sukhpur. m. Bima Shri Shamim Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of Darbar Shri Rustam Khanji, of Salatha, under Junagadh. He had issue, a son:

(1) Sahibzada Fatehyab Khanji Edulkhanji Babi Bahadur, of Sukhpur. m. Bima Shri Rabiya Sultana Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of Darbar Shri Zafru’llah Khanji, of Sardarpur. He had issue:

(a) Sahibzada Sardar Muhammad Khanji Fatehyabkhanji Babi Bahadur, of Sukhpur. m. Bima Shri Amir Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of Namdar Darbar Shri Muzaffar Khanji Sahib, of Ranpur. He had issue:

(I) Namdar Darbar Sahib Shri Edul Khanji Sardarmuhammadkhanji Babi Bahadur, of Sukhpur. m. Sahibzada Bima Shri Lal Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of Nawabzada Shri Sher Zaman Khanji Rasulkhanji Sahib, sometime Heir Apparent and Cdt Junagadh Imperial Service Troops, by his wife, Nawabzadi Bisabma Sahib Shri Mubarak Bakhte Sahiba, younger daughter of H.H. Nawab Muhammad Bismillah Khan Jorawar Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Radhanpur. He had issue, two daughters:

1. Bima Shri Mumtaz Zohra Bakhte Babi Sahiba. m. Namdar Darbar Sahib Shri Hayat Khanji Shamsheralikhanji Babi Bahadur Sahib, of Devgam, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot, son of Namdar Darbar Sahib Shri Shamsher ‘Ali Khanji Sherzamankhanji Babi Bahadur Sahib, of Devgam, under Junagadh. She d. 15^th April 2014, having had issue, four sons and a daughter - see above.

2. Bima Shri Rahim Bakhte Sahiba. m. Sahibzada Ahmad Siddique Husain Khanji Babi Sahib, of Cambay. She had issue - see above.

Bibi Kamal Bakhta Begum, adopted a son of an oil producer and his wife, then attempted to present him as the son of the Nawab following his death:

3) Sahibzada Shri Salabat Khanji Hamid Khanji. b. at Kisod, 1804, educ. privately. Placed under restraint together with his mother, February 1811.

1811 - 1840 H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji II Bahadur Babi, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh. b. at Junagadh, 30^th May 1795, as Nawabzada Shri Muhammad Sher Khanji Hamidkhanji Sahib, elder son of H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji I Bahadur Babi, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, by his Rajput wife, Ba Shri Rajkunverba Sahiba, educ. privately. Exiled to Virawal Patan together with his mother, during most of his father’s reign. Permitted to return to the capital and appointed as Heir Apparent on his father’s deathbed, February 1811. Proclaimed as Nawab and assumed full ruling powers on the death his father, 26^th February 1811. Ascended the musnaid and assumed the reign name of Muhammad Bahadur Khanji II, at Junagadh, 3^rd March 1811. Confirmed as ruler by the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda in March 1814, following a lengthy investigation into the claims of his putative brother Salabat Khanji. He came under the influence of the Arab Jemadar, Umar Mukhasam, an agent of the Gaekwar, who obtained a deed assigning Amreli, Kodinar and a share of Damnagar and Shiangar for his master in Baroda in 1812. When he attempted violence upon the Nawab, the latter appealed for British help, who expelled Mukhasam by force in 1816. He surrendered his right to collect tribute from other states, except through the British authorities, in 1822. Mbr High Court of Criminal Justice for Kathiawad 1831-1840. m. (first) at Junagadh, September 1820, H.H. Nawab Bai Shri Kesharbai Begum Sahiba (b. at Bhuj, 1796; d. at Junagadh, before 29^th August 1824), natural daughter of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Shri Shri Shri Shri Shri Shri Shri Rayadhanji II, Rao of Cutch, by Sodhi Rani Surruba Sahib. m. (second) H.H. Nawab Magijub Begum Sahiba, a lady from Kutiana. m. (third) H.H. Nawab Dadibu Begum Sahiba, Regent for her son in 1840, a lady from Kutiana. m. (i) Naju Bibi Sahiba [Maija Sahiba]. He d. from a carbuncle on his rump, at Junagadh, 26^th May 1840 (bur. Chitakhan Royal Cemetary), having had issue, three sons and one daughter:

1) H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji II Bahadur Babi, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh (s/o Dadibu Begum) – see below.

2) H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khanji II Bahadur Babi, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh (s/o Naju Bibi) – see below.

3) General Khan Shri Muhammad Sher Khanji Bahadurkhanji Sahib, of Matiyana, Nagadia, Ghasari, and Mota Kajataba. He had issue, a son:

a) Khan Shri Sultan Muhammad Khanji valid Sherkhanji, of Matiyana. Presdt Junagadh Girasias Assoc. He d. 5^th November 1922, having had issue, two sons:

i) Khan Shri Sher Ahmad Khanji Sultan Muhammadkhanji Babi, of Matiyana. b. 7^th April 1891. He d. 25^th June 1929, having had issue, a son:

(1) Khan Shri Bahadur Khanji Sher Ahmadkhanji Babi, of Matiyana. b. 6^th January 1917, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot. m. 31^st January 1935, Bima Shri Raj Bakhte Sahiba, daughter of Khan Shri Murtuza Khanji, of Ramanagadh, under Junagadh. He had issue, three sons and three daughters, including:

(a) Khan Shri Sultan Hashim Khanji Bahadurkhanji Babi, of Matiyana.

(b) Khan Shri Sultan Muhammad Khanji Bahadurkhanji Babi, of Matiyana. b. at Junagadh, 14^th July 1940, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot. m. 23^rd April 1960, Bibi Shri Ziya un-nisa Ba Sahiba, daughter of Captain Meherban Sardar Rana Shri Mansinghji Bhasahib, Thakore Sahib of Kerwada, by his wife, Rani Rajrani Mahbo un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Khurshid Pasha], eldest daughter of Sahibzada Mir Mahbub ‘Ali Khan [Shansha Pasha], of the Diler Jang family of Hyderabad. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:

(i) Khan Shri Salim Khanji Sultan Muhammadkhanji Babi. b. at Delhi, 24^th February 1968, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot, DPS International Sch, Delhi, and Gujarat Univ, Ahmedabad. m. Bibi Tasneem Sultana Begum (b. at Junagadh, 28^th May 1969), daughter of Miyan Shri Karim Khan Lohani, of Navisana, under Palanpur. He has issue, five sons:

1. Sahibzada Shri Shayan Khanji Salimkhanji Babi. b. at Junagadh, 18^th September 19xx.

2. Sahibzada Shri Danish Khanji Salimkhanji Babi. b. at Junagadh, 16^th September 1988, educ. St Joseph Carmen Convent Sch, N P Bhalodiya High Sch, Junagadh, and Commerce & Law Coll, Rajkot.

3. Sahibzada Shri Shehzad Khanji Salimkhanji Babi. b. at Junagadh, 7^th May 1990, educ. Carmel Convent High Sch (CCHS), and Saurashtra Univ, Junagadh.

4. Sahibzada Shri Adnan Khanji Salimkhanji Babi. b. 1^st November 1994.

5. Sahibzada Shri Kazim Khanji Salimkhanji Babi. b. 6^th July 1996.

(ii) Khan Shri Feroz Khanji Sultan Muhammadkhanji Babi. b. at Broach, 26^th January 1971. m. Bibi Anwar Jahan Begum, daughter of Farid Ahmad Rana, of Kerwada. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

1. Sahibzada Shri Muhammad Nawaz Ferozkhanji Babi. b. at Broach, 6^th July 1999.

1. Bima Shri Kaniz Sultana Bakhte Sahib Ferozkhanji Babi. b. at Junagadh, 29^th July 1995.

(i) Bima Shri Aliya Sultana Bakhte Sahib Babi.

(1) Bima Shri Amber Jahan Begum. m. Sahibzada Atta Muhammad Khan (b. at Palanpur, 1919), son of Major Amir ul-Mulk, Nawabzada Yawar Husain Khanji Bahadur [Yaru Bhai], of Palanpur. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see India (Palanpur).

ii) Khan Shri Umar Khanji Sultan Muhammadkhanji Babi. He d. 29^th September 1931.

1) Sahibzadi Bima Shri ... Begum. m. Shaikh Muhammad Baha ud-dinbhai Hashambhai, of Agatarai and Bhiyal, CIE (3.6.1893), Jamadar and Cdt Bodyguard 1851-1859, Diwan and Wazir Madar ul-Mahan 1862-1874, granted Agatarai in jagir 1862 and Bhiyal 1868, son of Shaikh Muhammad Hashambhai, of Junagadh.

1840 - 1851 H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji II Bahadur Babi, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh. b. at Junagadh, 1828, eldest son of H.H. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji II Bahadur Babi, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, by his third wife, H.H. Nawab Dadibu Begum Sahiba, Begum Regent of Junagadh, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father 26^th May 1840. Reigned under the regency of his mother. m. (first) 1841, a daughter of Khan Shri Kamal ud-din Khanji Ghazanfar Khanji Babi, Khan Sahib of Manavadar. m. (second) 1841, a daughter of H.E. Nawab Shri Muhammad Edul Khan Naver Khan Babi, Nawab Sahib of Balasinor, by his wife, Nawab Shri Yamuna Bibi Sahiba, sometime Regent of Balasinor. He d.s.p. from consumption, at Junagadh, 1851 (succ. by his younger brother).

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