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KAMADHIA

The Sehswani Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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Sayyid Muhammad Saleh, Qazi
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Sayyid 'Abu'l Gais
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Sayyid 'Ali Akbar
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Sayyid Roshan 'Ali
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Sayyid Faiz 'Ali
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Sayyid Zulfikar 'Ali
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Sayyid Mumtaz 'Ali
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Namdar Darbar Shri Mir Sarfraz 'Ali Khan Sahib
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1817 - 1860 Namdar Darbar Shri Mir Sarfraz 'Ali Khan Sahib, Darbar Sahib of Kamadhia, son of Sayyid Mumtaz 'Ali, zamindar of Sehswan [Sheswan], Badoon district, Rohilkand, by his wife, Jamila Begum Sahiba daughter of Shaikh Shams ud-din Sehswani, educ. privately. Entered the service of the Maharaja of Baroda during the latter part of the eighteenth century, and rose to command the Gaekwar's contingent with the British army. Served in the campaign that brought about the surrender of the Peshwa, the Rohilla campaigns, and in quelling the Arab mutinies. Served in the campaign that brought about the surrender of the Peshwa, the Rohilla campaigns, and in quelling the Arab mutinies. Received Kamadhia as an Imperial jagir in 1817. Recognised as a sixth class ruling chief by the British authorities in 1818. Granted the rank of a first class Sardar by the Maharaja of Baroda together with villages of Gothra, Dvavdi and Walen in inam. m. (first) Aziza Begum Sahiba (d.s.p.), daughter of Sayyid Ata Husain, sometime Qazi of Sehswan. m. (second) 1814, Raja Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mirza Sharaf Beg, of Baroda, and originally from Hyderabad, Deccan. m. (third) Wazir un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sayyid Muhi ud-din Salehi. He d. at Mir Sahib Vada, Baroda, 1860, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:

1) Kumar Shri Mir Akbar 'Ali Khan Bahadur. b. at Baroda, ca. 1815 (s/o Raja Begum), educ. privately at Baroda and Surat. Granted Gothra and Dvavdi by his father. m. (first) at the Darya Mahal, Surat, 11^th March 1834, Nawabzadi Najib un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. at Surat, 1818; d. from consumption, at the Darya Mahal, Surat, 30^th March 1840, bur. there), elder daughter of H.H. Qamar ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Afzal ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Hashmat Jung, Nawab of Surat, by Boah Soortee. m. (second) Nur Jahan Begum Sahiba [Umrao Begum], from a Sayyid family of Broach. m. (i) Husna Begum, who went on pilgrimage and was never heard of again. He d.v.p. at Mir Sahib Vada, Baroda, before 1859, having had issue, four children by his first wife (all died young) and an only surviving son:

a) Mir Ibrahim 'Ali Khan Sahib, of Gothra. b. at Mir Sahib Vada, Baroda, 1835(s/o Nur Jahan or Husna Begum), educ. privately at Surat. Excluded from the succession on the death of his grandfather, due to objections by his uncles. Recognised as a first class Sardar and as hereditary jagirdar of Gothra, by the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda. A distinguished Urdu poet under the nom de plume 'Wafa'. Rcvd: KIH silver medal (1877). m. at Baroda, after 1860, Zainab Begum Sahiba [Raja Begum], daughter of Ghulam Kadir Kidwai, a munshi from Lucknow, sometime Treasurer of Baroda state. He d. at Mir Sahib Vada, Baroda, 1^st January 1889 (bur. Indumati Mahal), having had issue, four sons:

i) Captain Mir Ihtisham 'Ali Khan Sahib, of Gothra. b. at Mir Sahib Vada, Baroda, before 19^th August 1868. Recognised as a first class Sardar and as hereditary jagirdar of Gothra, on the death of his father. Hon. Capt. and sqd. cdr. 1^st Baroda Cavalry, Baroda State Forces. A distinguished Urdu poet under the nom de plume "Jadoo". m. Amina Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sayyid Nur ud-din, of Baroda. He d. at Mir Sahib Vada, Baroda, 24^th May 1914, having had issue, one son:
- (1) Raj Vallabh Mir Intizam 'Ali Khan Bahadur, of Gothra, educ. at Baroda. Recognised as a first class Sardar and as hereditary jagirdar of Gothra, on the death of his father in 1914. Entered Baroda state service and granted the personal title of Raj Vallabh by the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda. m. Allah Rakhi Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sayyid Ahmad Husain, of Palanpur. He had issue, three sons and four daughters:
  - (a) Mir Mahbub 'Ali Khan, of Gothra. m. ca. 1954, Kumari Vali un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. 26^th February 1932), younger daughter of Namdar Darbar Shri Mir Ghulam Khwaja Moin ud-din Khan Sahib, Darbar Sahib of Kamadhia, by his wife, Iqbal un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sayyid Muhammad, Pirzada of Ahmedabad. He d. at Broach, after 1957 (bur. there), having had issue, three daughters:
    - (i) Shahnaz Begum Sahiba. b. 1955. m. Javed Rafai, of Rander.
    - (ii) Tanvir Begum Sahiba. b. 1956. m. Sayyid Vasi Hyder Jafri, of Sidhpur.
    - (iii) Tausif Begum Sahiba. b.1961. m. Atiq Rafai, of Rander.
  - (b) Mir Asif 'Ali Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - (c) Mir Rashid 'Ali Khan.
  - (a) Mahar Begum Sahiba. She d. unm.
  - (b) Khair un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Pir Sayyid Zahir Husain Jafri, of Sidhpur.
  - (c) Rafiq un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Sayyid Wasim Ahmad Jafri, of Dholka, younger brother of Pir Sayyid Zahir Husain Jafri, of Sidhpur. She had issue.
  - (d) Shafi un-nisa Begum Sahib. m. Mir Said Asim ud-din Khan Sahib, younger son of Raj Valabh Sardar Nawab Mir Nur ud-din Husain Khan Sahib, Gadi Sanrakshak, of Baroda, by his wife, a noblewoman from Palanpur.

ii) Mir Yusuf 'Ali Khan

iii) Mir Nasir ‘Ali Khan. b. 1870. m. at Jaipur, 28^th May 1892, Badar Jahan Begum (b. at Badanpura, Jaipur, 1871), daughter of Nawab Aga ‘Ali Khan, of Badanpura, under Jaipur, He had issue, one son and three daughters:

(1) Mir Nazir ‘Ali Khan. m. Balig un-nisa Begum, daughter of Yusuf Ibrahim ‘Ali. He had issue, three sons:

(a) Mir Nadir ‘Ali Khan. m. Sharif un-nisa Begum, daughter of Azam Husain Nazim Husain. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

(i) Mir Mumtaz ‘Ali. unm.

(i) Ashfaq un-nisa Begum [Humera Banu Begum]. b. at Baroda, 12^th July 1944, educ. J.N. Senior High Sch and New Era Girls’ High Sch, Baroda. m. Yavar Husain Naqvi, son of Tafaz ul-Husain Naqvi, from Nagpur. She had issue, one son and three daughters:

1. Sarfaraz Husain Naqvi. m. at Malav Bhagol, Petlad, 27^thOctober 2001, Sayyida Farhad Banu Begum (b. at the Municipal Hospital, Petlad, 15^th August 1979), daughter of Sayyid Mohsin ‘Ali Mirumiya, by his wife, Suhana Bibi. He has issue:

a. Mazhar Husain Naqvi. b. at Kothari Hospital, Baroda, 21^st July 2009.

a. Manal Fatima Begum. b. at Navjeevan Hospital, Petlad, 8^th February 2003.

1. Atik Fatima Begum [Atik Baig]. b. at the Gujarat Refinery Hospital, near Jawahal Nagar, 1^st September 1970. m. at the Gorwa Noorani Masjid, Baroda, 2^nd October 1995, Haider Baig, of Tandalja, Baroda, Advocate, son of Dr Abbas Baig, of Bombay. She had issue, two daughters:

a. Naureen Begum. b. at Sahil Maternity & Nursing Home, Surat, 16^thFebruary 1997.

b. Nausheen Begum. b. at Sahil Maternity & Nursing Home, Surat, 29^thAugust 2003.

2. Sabah Begum.

3. Farah Begum.

(b) Mir Yusuf ‘Ali Khan [Ahmed Sahib]. He had issue, three sons:

(i) Mir Muhammad Asif Khan. He had issue, two sons:

1. Mir Sarfraz ‘Ali Khan.

2. Mir Sohail ‘Ali Khan.

(ii) Mir Iftikhar Asif Khan. He had issue, two sons:

1. Mir Kafil Khan.

2. Mir Zafar Khan.

(iii) Mir Zulfikhar ‘Ali Khan. He had issue, a son:

1. Mir ‘Abdu’l Wahab Khan.

(a) Mujib un-nisa Begum. m. Kutb ud-din Meer, son of Mohsin ud-din Meer. She had issue, one son and one daughter:

(i) Khalik Ahmad Meer. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

1. Rashad Ahmad Meer.

1. Nida Fatima Begum.

(i) Shakila Fatima Begum. m. at Haji Manzil, Jetalpur, Baroda, 28^th December 1978, Naz Anwar Osmani (b. 29^thFebruary 1950), teacher, son of Muhammad Rafiq Osmani. She had issue, two daughters:

1. Rooshdanah Begum. b. at Victoria Hospital, Candos, Quartre Bornes, Mauritus, 15^thSeptember 1980.

2. Wardah Begum. b. at Victoria Hospital, Candos, Quartre Bornes, Mauritus, 13^thDecember 1985.

(1) Ashfaq un-nisa Begum. m. Ihtisham ‘Ali, son of Hashim ‘Ali.

(2) Ehjaz un-nisa Begum. m. Nawab Mir Hisam ud-din Husain Khan, son of Nawab Mir Moin ud-din Husain Khan. She d.s.p.

iv) Mir Mahmud 'Ali Khan. m. Moti Begum, daughter of Nawab Mir Nur ud-din Husain Khan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:

(1) Mir Masud 'Ali Khan.
(2) Mir Muhammad 'Ali Khan. He had issue, a son:

a) Mir Maqsud 'Ali Khan.

(1) Zakiy un-nisa Begum. m. Muhammad Husain, Khan, of Baroda. She had issue, one son and three daughters:

(a) Naserath Hussain Kazi. Settled in the UK.
(a) Shamim Begum. Settled in the USA.
(b) Zaheeda Begum. Settled in the UK.

2) Darbar Shri Nawab Mir Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Darbar Sahib of Kamadhia and Nawab of Surat (s/o Raja Begum) - see below.

3) Mir Bakar 'Ali Khan Sahib (s/o Vazir un-nisa Begum). Karbhari of Kamadhia and guardian during the minority of his nephew 1863-1880. m. Fatima Begum Sahiba, of the Nawab family of Baroda. He d.s.p. at Kamadhia, 1880.

1) Kumari Vali un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Raja Begum). m. Sayyid Muhammad 'Ali, son of Sayyid Ahmad 'Ali Fazli.

2) Kumari Khair un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Raja Begum). m. Sajjada Nashin Sayyid Zahir Hasan A'alai Rasul, of Mahrrera Sharif.

3) Kumari Badr un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Wazir un-nisa Begum). m. Muhammad Husain Salehi.

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