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SURAT

GENEALOGY

1) Beglar Khan Bahadur [Mirza Ahmad]. Diwan to Prince Bedar Bakht when he was Subadar of Gujarat 1706-1707, and Qiladar of Surat Castle. He had issue:
- a) A daughter. m. Beglar Khan Bahadur [Mirza Gada Beg] (b. 1667; d. at Surat, February 1747), sometime Qiladar of Surat Castle and Bakhshi, daughter of her paternal aunt - see below.
1) A daughter. m. Mirza …, a junior officer in the Mughal service, by whom she had issue, three sons:
- a) Mirza Faqiru'llah. He d. young.
- b) Beglar Khan Bahadur [Mirza Gada Beg]. b. 1667, educ. privately. Entered the Imperial service and served with distinction. Qiladar of Surat Castle and Bakhshi 1725-1746. Assumed temporary charge of the government, on the death of his brother, 28^th August 1746. Raised to the title of Gada Beg, and later prom. to Azarat Khan, and Beglar Khan Bahadur. m. a daughter (d. after 1758) of his maternal uncle, Beglar Khan Bahadur [Mirza Ahmad]. He d. at Surat, February 1747, having had issue, two daughters:
  - i) Ashraf [Ushrath] Khanum. m. H.E. Nawab Safdar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Mutsadi of Surat (k. by 'Ali Nawaz Khan, 1762), her paternal uncle. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - ii) H.H. Nawab Karim un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. H.H. Qa'im ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Moin ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Qutb Jang, Nawab of Surat (d. at Surat Castle, 27^th February 1763), younger son of Mir Zia ud-din Muhammad Khan [Shah Mukhan]. She had issue - see below.
- c) Mirza Gul, who became H.E. Nawab Tegh Beg Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Surat - see below.
- d) Mirza Ghulam Mahmud, who became H.E. Nawab Safdar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Mutsadi of Surat - see below.
- e) Aibak Khan Bahadur (brother of Beglar Khan). Qiladar of Surat Castle and Bakhshi 1747. He had issue:
  - i) A daughter. m. before 1748, Nawabzada Wiqar Muhammad Khan Bahadur [Wakdar Khan] (d.v.p. before 1758), sometime Qiladar of Surat Castle, son of H.E. Nawab Safdar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Mutsadi of Surat. She had issue, a daughter - see below.

1733 - 1746 H.E. Nawab Tegh Beg Khan Bahadur [Mirza Gul], Mutsadi of Surat. b. 1665, educ. privately. Besiged the Mutsadi Bahram Khan, and assumed office as Acting Mutsadi ("Clerk of the Crown", or Governor) of Surat, when he fled from the castle in before 7^th August 1728. Surrendered the fort when Bahram Khan received a new appointment from Ahmadabad, ten months later. Seized power for second time with the help of the merchant, Mulla Muhammad 'Ali, before 14^th June 1733. Raised to the title of Tegh Beg Khan Bahadur by Emperor Muhammad Shah 1733. Appointed as Mutsadi by Imperial command, and formally installed at Surat Castle, 1731. Made himself independent of the Mughal powers in all but name. He d. from dysentery, at the Darya Mahal, Surat, 7^th September 1746 (bur. there).

1746 - 1747 Beglar Khan Bahadur, in temporary charge - see above.

1747 - 1748 H.E. Nawab Safdar Muhammad Khan Bahadur [Mirza Ghulam Mahmud], Mutsadi of Surat (first time) - see below.

1748 - 1750 H.E. Nawab Mir Moin ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur [Mian Achchan], Mutsadi of Surat (first time) - see below.

1747 - 1748 & 1750-1758 H.E. Nawab Safdar Muhammad Khan Bahadur [Mirza Ghulam Mahmud], Mutsadi of Surat, younger brother of H.E. Nawab Tegh Beg Khan Bahadur, Mutsadi of Surat, educ. privately. Naib Mutsadi to his elder brother 1733-1746, Confirmed as successor to his elder brother, prom. to his mansab and granted the title of Safdar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, February 1747. Deposed by Mir Achchan with help from the Nizam Asaf Jah, 1747. Feld to Thattha, Sind. Restored in absentia by 'Ali Nawaz Khan, 8^th May 1749. Returned with Dutch assistance and assumed authority, eight months later in December 1749. m. (first) Ashraf [Ushrath] Khanum, daughter of his eldest brother, Beglar Khan Bahadur, sometime Qiladar of Surat Castle. m. (a) …He was k. (poisoned) by 'Ali Nawaz Khan, 21^st/26^th February 1758, having had issue, one son and four daughters:

1) Nawabzada Wiqar Muhammad Khan Bahadur [Wakdar Khan] (s/o Ashraf Khanum), educ. privately. Qiladar of Surat Castle. m. before 1748, a daughter of Aibak Khan Bahadur, sometime Qiladar of Surat Castle and Bakhshi. He d.v.p. before 1758, having had issue, a daughter:
- a) Roshan Ara Khanum. m. as his first wife, Safdar ul-Mulk, Nawab Mir Najm ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur (d. at Surat, before 16^th August 1825), sometime Bakhshi of Surat, eldest son of Mir Zia ud-din Muhammad Khan [Shah Mukhan]. She had issue, two daughters - see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
1) Mahtab Khanum (d/o Ashraf Khanum). m. Mir Fakhr ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur, second son of H.H. Qa'im ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Moin ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Qutb Jang, Nawab of Surat, by his wife, H.H. Nawab Karim un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Beglar Khan, sometime Qiladar of Surat Castle. She had issue, a daughter - see below.
2) Qudsia Khanum (d/o Ashraf Khanum). m. at Surat Castle, before 30^th September 1773, Mir Haidar Khan Bahadur. She had issue, a son:
- a) Mir Wali ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur. He d.s.p.
4) A d/o the second wife, who m. Kamgar Khan. She had issue, a son:
- a) Wali ud-din Husain Khan.
5) Another daughter, who m. 'Ali Nawaz Khan Bahadur - see below.

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