KHUDADAD

The Family of Tipu Sultan

GENEALOGY

• 14) H.H. Prince (Shahzada) Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, KCSI (28.5.1870). b. at Seringapatam, March 1795, educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20^th August 1806. Recognised by the GOI as the Representative of the Tipu Sultan Family. Visited Emgland 1853-1855, when he was received by Queen Victoria. Foundation Fellow Calcutta Univ. Mbr Russapugla & Ballygunge Road Inspection Cttee, Russapugla Sch Management Cttee, Great Exhibition Cttee (India) 1851, etc. m. (first) Mahtallah Bibi. m. (second) at Calcutta, 15^th April 1814, Imtiaz un-nisa Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 1878, and bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), daughter of his uncle, Nawab ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan Sahib, Karim Shah, Safdar Shikoh Bahadur. He d. from dengue fever, at “Pul-pahar”, Russapagla, Calcutta, at mid-night on 11^th August 1872 (bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), having had issue, four sons and four daughters, including:
• a) Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Firuz Shah Sahib. b. at Calcutta, 1811, educ. privately. Visited Emgland 1853-1855, when he was received by Queen Victoria. Granted the personal title of Shahzada, 11^th June 1860. m. (first) at Calcutta, 1830 (div. 1836), Princess (Shahzadi) Shah Begum Sahiba (b. at Calcutta, 1811; d. after 1871), eldest daughter of his uncle, Shahzada Ghulam Ahmed Sultan Sahib. m. (second) at Calcutta, 2^nd January 1843, a daughter of Muhammad Ghulam Subhan. m. (a) Moti Khanum. m. (b) Najm un-nisa Bibi. m. (c) Aziz un-nisa Bibi. He d.v.p. before 1869, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
• i) Sahibzada Muhammad Jan Alam, Farrukh Shah. b. at Calcutta, after 1846, educ. privately. He d. after 1870.
• i) Sahibzadi Khair un-nisa Begum. She d. before 1870. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• ii) Sahibzadi Mahtab un-nisa Begum. m. Sahibzada Muhammad Kaiser (b. after 1832; d. after 1854,), second son of Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Tipu, by his second wife, Sahibzadi Shahzadi Begum [Hajira Begum], daughter of Khwaja ‘Ali Husain. She d. after 1870 – see above.
• b) Sahibzada Muhammad Sikandar Shikoh. b. at Calcutta, 1812 (s/o Imtiaz un-nisa), educ. privately. He d. before 1832.
• c) Prince (Shahzada) Ahmad Halim uz-Zaman Shah Sahib. b. at Calcutta, 1812 (s/o Imtiaz un-nisa), educ. privately. Granted the personal title of Shahzada, 11^th June 1860. Recognised by the GOI as the Representative of the Tipu Sultan Family following the death of his father, 11^th August 1872. m. at Calcutta, 1833, Sahibzadi Shahani Begum (b. at Calcutta, 1814; d.s.p.), youngest daughter of his uncle, Shahzada Sarwar ud-din Sultan Sahib. He d. at Calcutta, 12^th November 1894 (bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), having had issue, four sons and two daughters:
• i) Sahibzada Muhammad Shah Jahan.
• ii) Sahibzada Muhammad Jahan Bakht. b. after 1846. He d. at Calcutta, 15^th March 1850 (bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park).
• iii) Sahibzada Muhammad Sultan.
• iv) The Hon Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Farrukh Shah Sahib. b. at Calcutta, 1852, educ. privately. Granted the personal title of Shahzada, 18^th May 1881. Representative of the Tipu Sultan Family following the death of his father, 12^th November 1894. Hon Magistrate for Bengal, MLC Bengal 1887-1891, Sheriff of Calcutta 1891, Presdt Central National Mohammedan Assoc. He d. at Calcutta, 14^th December 1896 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park, Calcutta), having had issue, three sons and three daughters:
• (1) Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Ghulam Shah. Recognised by the GOI as the Representative of the Tipu Sultan Family, 1913. Hon Magistrate for Bengal, Sheriff of Calcutta 1913, Councillor Calcutta Corp. He had issue, one son: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (a) Prince (Shahzada) Ghulam Husain Shah. Recognised as the Representative of the Tipu Sultan Family. Hon Magistrate for Bengal, MLC Bengal 1926, Councillor City of Calcutta Corp. Mutawalli of the Prince Ghulam Muhammad Waqf Trust. He d. at Calcutta, 19^th August 1936 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park, Calcutta), having had issue, and only son:
• (i) Prince (Shahzada) Hyder ‘Ali Shah. b. at Calcutta, 1925, educ. Bishop Westcott Boys’ Sch, Namkin, Ranchi, Bihar, and Colvin Taluqadars’ Coll, Lucknow, UP. Recognised as the Representative of the Tipu Sultan Family following the death of his father, 19^th August 1936. Mutawalli of the Prince Ghulam Muhammad Waqf Trust 1944-1983. Settled in Lucknow. The first member of his family to visit Mysore in six generations, October 1973. m. (first) Malka Begum Sahiba (d. at Lucknow, 1972). m. (second) Hamida Begum (b. at Calcutta, 1942). m. (third) Zahida Banu Begum Sahiba (b. at Calcutta, 1950). m. (fourth) Qamar Fatima Begum Sahiba (d.s.p. in Pakistan). He d. at Calcutta, 18^th February 1983, having had issue, three sons and three daughters:
• 1. Prince (Shahzada) Ashif ‘Ali Shah. b. at Calcutta, 1949 (s/o Malka). Recognised as Representative of the Tipu Sultan Family following the death of his father, 18^th February 1983. Mutawalli of the Prince Ghulam Muhammad Waqf Trust, Zohra Begum Waqf, and Shahni Begum Waqf 1983-1999. m. Shabeebera Begum Sahiba, of the Royal Family of Oudh. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
• a. Sahibzada Firuz ‘Ali Shah.
• a. Sahibzadi Samanana Begum. b. at Calcutta, 1987.
• 2. Sahibzada Anwar ‘Ali Shah. b. at Calcutta, 1974 (s/o Hamida). Cycle-rickshaw man and lorry driver. Mutawali of the Prince Ghulam Muhammad Waqf Trust, Zohra Begum Waqf, and Shahni Begum Waqf since 2002 (interim 1999-2002), Joint Sec Mysore Family Fateh Fund Waqf Estate 2001-2008, Treasurer since 2008, Cttee of Mutawalis of Zohra Begum Wakf Estate since 2008. m. Nazia Begum.
• 3. Sahibzada Akbar ‘Ali Shah. b. at Calcutta, 1982 (s/o Hamida). Treasurer Mysore Family Fateh Fund Waqf Estate 2001-2008 (Mbr since 2008).
• 1. Sahibzadi Razia Banu Begum. b. at Calcutta, 1976 (d/o Zahida Banu). m. and has issue, one son and one daughter.
• 2. Sahibzada Zaib un-nisa Begum [Dolly]. b. at Calcutta, 1980 (d/o Hamida).
• 3. Sahibzadi Farida Banu Begum. b. at Calcutta, 1982 (d/o Zahida Banu). m. and has issue, two sons.
• (2) Sahibzada Ghulam Halim uz-Zaman. Vice-Presdt Bengal Provincial Shia Conference 1927.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (3) Sahibzada Sulaiman Shikoh. Probationer Registration Dept Bengal Civil Service 24-Parganas 1912, Sub-Registrar grade IV 1914, actg Sub-Registrar Burulpur 1915-1916, offictg Sub-Registrar of Dum-Dum 1917, Sub-Registrar 24-Parganas 1918, Behala 1920, Joint Sub-Registrar Alipore 1923. m. Nawab Anjuman Ara Sitara Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of Prince Awali Murtabat, Mirza Muhammad Ibrahim ‘Ali Bahadur, of Oudh, sometime Cmsnr Garden Reach Municipality.
• (1) Sahibzadi Ahmadi Begum.
• (2) Sahibzadi Mohamdi Begum.
• (3) Sahibzadi Poti Begum.
• i) Sahibzadi Piari Begum. b. before 1846.
• ii) Sahibzadi Sakina Begum [Sukaina]. b. before 1846. m. Sahibzada Muhammad Firuz Shah (d. after 13^th February 1855), youngest son of Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Jafar ud-din – see above.
• d) A son. b. at Calcutta, 1820. He d. there, young.
• a) A daughter. m. at Calcutta, 1829, Prince (Shahzada) Rahim ud-din Muhammad, of Rassapagla (b. 1806; d. at Rassapagla, 22^nd December 1890), third son of Sayyid Shahbaz, by his wife, Shahzadi Bibi Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.M. Fath ‘Ali Tipu Sultan Padshah Bahadur. She d. before February 1842, having had issue, three sons and two daughters – see below.
• b) Sahibzadi Karim un-nisa Begum (d/o a wife). m. Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Rashid ud-din (b. at Vellore, 1804; d. at Calcutta, 14^th December 1842, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), second son of her uncle, Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Subhan Sultan Sahib. She d. at Calcutta, November 1832 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), having had issue, two daughters – see above.
• c) Princess (Shahzadi) Fatima Begum Sahiba [Umdah Begum]. b. before 1811. m. at Calcutta, before 1832, Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Sultan Husain (b. at Vellore, 1804; d. before 12^th October 1848), son of her uncle, Prince (Shahzada) Hyder ‘Ali Sultan Sahib, Fath Hyder Bahadur. She d. at Calcutta, 28^th November 1875, having had issue, one son and two daughters – see above.
• d) Princess (Shahzadi) Fuzna Begum Sahibza [Ladli Begum]. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• e) A daughter. m. at Calcutta, 1829, Sahibzada Muhammad Jamih ud-din (d. at Calcutta, 19^th February 1832), seventh son of Sayyid Shahbaz, by his wife, Shahzadi Bibi Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.M. Fath ‘Ali Tipu Sultan Padshah Bahadur. She d. before 1846 – see below.
• f) A daughter. b. before 1811. m. and d. after 13^th February 1855.
• g) A daughter. b. before 1820. She d. before 1832 (one of the above?).
• 15) Prince (Shahzada) Ghulam Ahmed Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1796, educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20^th August 1806. m. (first) Ruh Afza Begum (d. at Calcutta, 7^th December 1850). m. (second) at Calcutta, 1823, Eliza, daughter of Charles Limont, by Hingun Bibi. m. (a) Zeb un-nisa Bibi [Zinat]. m. (b) Tara Bibi. m. (c) Tafiq un-nisa. m. (d) Kamil un-nisa. m. (e) Karim un-nisa. m. (f) Nur un-nisa Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 21^st December 1856). m. (g) …Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 4^th October 1836). He d. at Russapgla, Calcutta, 14^th March  1824 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), having had issue, one son and four daughters:
• a) Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Bashir ud-din, Ahmad Akbar. b. at Calcutta, 1819 (s/o Ruh Afza Begum), educ. privately. m. at Calcutta, 1833, Sahibzadi Ahmadi Begum (d.s.p. after 1870), third daughter of Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Rafi ud-din. He d. before, 6^th December 1838.
• a) Princess (Shahzadi) Shah Begum Sahiba. b. at Calcutta, 1811. m. at Calcutta, 1830 (div. 1836), Shahzada Muhammad Firuz Shah Sahib (b. at Calcutta, 1811; d. before 1869), eldest son of her uncle, H.H. Prince Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, KCSI. She d.s.p. after 1871 – see above.
• b) Princess (Shahzadi) Shahinshah Begum Sahiba. b. at Calcutta, 1813. m. at Calcutta, before 1832, Sahibzada Muhammad Sultan (b. 1804; d. at Calcutta, 28^th November 1833), son of her uncle, Shahzada Hyder ‘Ali Sultan Sahib, Fath Hyder Bahadur. She d. after 1863, having had issue – see above.
• c) Princess (Shahzadi) Amir un-nisa Begum Sahiba. b. at Calcutta, 1817. m. at Calcutta, 24^th May 1832, Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Jalal ud-din Shah Sahib (b. at Calcutta, 1808; d. before 1869), second son of her uncle, Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Shukhru’llah Sultan Sahib. She d.s.p. after 1873 – see above.
• d) A daughter. b. at Calcutta, August 1823. She d. 14^th September 1831. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 16) A son b. to Khadija uz-Zamani Begum, at Seringapatam, 1797. He d. shortly after birth.
• 1) A daughter. m. Husain ‘Ali Khan.
• 2) Shahzadi Bibi Begum Sahiba. m. Sayyid Shahbaz Khan (d. at Mysore), a nephew of her father. She had issue, eight sons:
• a) Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Rafi ud-din. b. at Seringapatam, 1799, educ. privately. m. (first) Fazl un-nisa Begum. m. (second) Sahibzadi …Begum (d. after 1854), daughter of his maternal uncle, Shahzada Hyder ‘Ali Sultan Sahib, Fath Hyder Bahadur. m. (a) Bibi Khatun. He d. at Calcutta, ca. 1862, having had issue, three sons and five daughters:
• i) Sahibzada Muhammad Kamil ud-din. b. at Calcutta, 1821, educ. privately. m. Sahibzadi Fakhr Jahan Begum, daughter of his uncle, Prince (Shahzada) Rahim ud-din Muhammad, of Rassapagla, by his wife, a daughter of daughter of H.H. Prince Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, KCSI. He d. after 1854, having had issue, a daughter:
• (1) Sahibzadi Zahada Begum (d/o Fakhr Jahan).
• ii) Sahibzada Muhammad Anwar ud-din. b. at Calcutta, 1829, educ. privately. He d. before 13^th April 1843.
• iii) Sahibzada Muhammad Yawar Bakht, educ. Russapugla Sch, Calcutta. He d. before 1870.
• i) The eldest daughter, who d. before 24^th July 1843.
• ii) The second daughter. m. at Calcutta, 1846, a son of Khwaja Sarwar Husain Khan, of Burdwan. She d. before 19^th June 1848.
• iii) The third daughter, who d. before 8^th February 1841.
• iv) Sahibzadi Zohra Begum (d/o Fazl un-nisa). She d. after 1870. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• v) Sahibzadi Ahmadi Begum (d/o a wife). m. at Calcutta, 1833, Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Bashir ud-din, Ahmad Akbar (b. at Calcutta, 1818/19; d. before, 6^th December 1838), son of Prince (Shahzada) Ghulam Ahmed Sultan Sahib, by his first wife, Ruh Afza Begum. She d.s.p. after 1870 – see above.
• b) Sahibzada Muhammad Jalal ud-din. b. 1800, educ. privately. m. Sahibzadi …Begum (d. after 1854), a daughter of his maternal uncle, Prince (Shahzada) Hyder ‘Ali Sultan Sahib, Fath Hyder Bahadur. m. (a) Faiz un-nisa Bibi (d. after 1864). He d. before 8^th May 1839, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
• i) Sahibzada Muhammad Qamar ud-din. b. at Calcutta, 1826, educ. privately. He d.s.p. before 5^th January 1842.
• i) A daughter. m. at Calcutta, 1834, as his first wife, Sahibzada Muhammad Waris ud-din (b. at Calcutta, 1813; d. at Calcutta, 21^st November 1841, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), son of Shahzada Muhammad Shukhru’llah Sultan Sahib. She d. at Calcutta, 29^th April 1850 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), having had issue, one daughter – see above.
• ii) Sahibzadi Allah Nawaz Begum. m. (?) Abbas ‘Ali Khan, son of ‘Abdu’l Husain Khan, of Murshidabad. She d. before 21^st February 1854.
• c) Prince (Shahzada) Rahim ud-din Muhammad. b. 1806, educ. privately. Granted the personal title of Shahzada, 11^th June 1860. Presdt. Mohammedan Literary Soc. 1863. m. (first) at Calcutta, 1829, Sahibzadi … Begum (d. before February 1842), daughter of H.H. Prince Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, KCSI. m. (second) Badr un-nisa Begum. m. (a) Jani Khanum. m. (b) Lal Banu Bibi. He d. at Rasapagla, 22^nd December 1890, having had issue, three sons and two daughters, including:
• i) Sahibzada Sultan Muhammad Sulaiman Bakht.
• ii) Sahibzada Yusuf Sultan. b. at Calcutta, 1830 (s/o Prince Ghulam Muhammad’s daughter), educ. Russapugla Sch, Calcutta. m. Sahibzadi Zeb un-nisa Begum (d. at Calcutta, 19^th April 1858, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), daughter of Sahibzada Muhammad Badr ud-din, Sultan Alam. He d. before 1874.
• iii) Sahibzada Ahmad Sultan. b. at Calcutta, 1831, educ. privately. m. at Calcutta, 1857, Sahibzadi Amir un-nisa Begum [Nunnu Begum] (d. before 1874), daughter of Sahibzada Muhammad Sultan. He d. before 1874.
• iv) Sahibzada Bedar Bakht (s/o Prince Ghulam Muhammad’s daughter). He d. before 1854. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• v) Sahibzada Farukh Bakht (s/o Prince Ghulam Muhammad’s daughter), educ. Russapugla Sch, Calcutta. m. his first cousin, Sahibzadi Sikandar Begum (d. at Calcutta, 1913, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), daughter of Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Rashid ud-din, by his wife, Sahibzadi Karim un-nisa Begum, second daughter of H.H. Prince (Shahzada) Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, KCSI. He d. before 1863, having had issue:
• (1) Fakhunda Begum [Phunna Begum]. m. Sahibzada Faridun Bakht, son of Sahibzada Muhammad Kamil ud-din.
• vi) Sahibzada Yasin Bakht. He d. before 1874.
• i) A daughter, who may have m. at Calcutta, 1841, a son of Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Sultan Husain.
• ii) Sahibzadi Yasin Begum (Yasin Bakht?)
• iii) Sahibzadi Fakhr Jahan Begum (d/o Prince Ghulam Muhammad’s daughter). m. Sahibzada Muhammad Kamil ud-din (b. at Calcutta, 1821; d. after 1854), eldest son of her uncle, Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Rafi ud-din. She had issue, one daughter – see above.
• iv) Sahibzadi Ruqiya Begum [Hormuzi Begum] (d/o Prince Ghulam Muhammad’s daughter). m. Sahibzada Muhammad Kaiwan Shah (b. at Calcutta, 1828; d. at Calcutta, 13^th August 1851), second son of Sahibzada Ghulam Dastigir. She d.s.p. – see above.
• v) A daughter. m. Sahibzada Muhammad Aftab ud-din (b. at Calcutta, 1833; d. at Tollygunge, 5^th February 1902, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), son of Sahibzada Muhammad Badr ud-din, Sultan Alam. She had issue – see above.
• vi) A daughter. m. Sahibzada Ahmad Shikoh (b. at Calcutta, 1828/32; d.s.p. there, 24^th July 1860, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), third son of Sahibzada Muhammad Sultan. She d.s.p. – see above.
• d) Sahibzada Muhammad Azim ud-din. b. at Calcutta, 1811 (s/o a wife). He d.s.p. at Calcutta, 27^th December 1864 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park).
• e) Sahibzada Muhammad Amin ud-din. b. at Calcutta, 1813. He d.s.p. at Calcutta, 30^th December 1833 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park).
• f) Sahibzada Muhammad Roshan ud-din. b. at Calcutta, 1815? (s/o a wife). He d.s.p. at Calcutta, 5^th October 1823 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park).
• g) Sahibzada Muhammad Jamih ud-din. m. at Calcutta, 1829, a daughter of his maternal uncle, H.H. Prince Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, KCSI. He d. at Calcutta, 19^th December 1832 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park).
• h) A son, who d. before 1837. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 3) Shahzadi Umda Begum Sahiba. Settled in Calcutta 1806. m. at Vellore, 28^th November 1805, as his second wife, Nawabzada Hyder Husain Khan (d. at Calcutta, 31^st August 1810), son of Meherban Nawab Abu’l-Khair Khan Sahib Bahadur, Dilawar Jang, Nawab of Savanur, by his wife, Sultan Husaini Begum, younger daughter of Nawab Hyder ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, of Mysore. She d. at Calcutta – see India Non-salute (Savanur).
• 4) Shahzadi Azmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Mir Qadir ‘Ali Khan (d.s.p. at Calcutta, 17^th August 1843, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), son of Sayyid Hafiz ‘Ali Khan, by his wife, Amina Begum, daughter of Nawab Hyder ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Suba of Sira, Nawab of Hydernagar. She d. before 1835 – see above.
• 5) Shahzadi Amir un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. at Vellore, 7^th February 1806, Mirza Raza Husain (d.s.p. at Fort Vellore, bur. there), son of Sayyid Ibrahim, sometime Killadar of Bangalore. She d. before 1835.
• 6) Shahzadi Fatima Begum Sahiba. m. at Vellore, 13^th March 1806, Muhammad Ibrahim (d.s.p.), son of Mir Miran Muhammad Reza Sahib [Binky Nawab], maternal first cousin of Hyder ‘Ali. She d. at Vellore, before 30^th April 1835 (bur. Vellore Fort).
• 7) Shahzadi Badr un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. at Vellore, 3^rd and 9^th June 1806, Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Hamid. She d. before 1835.
• 8) Shahzadi Nur un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Roqaya Banu Begum). m. at Vellore, 3^rd July 1806, Mir Nizam ud-din (d. before 26^th February 1829), son of Sayyid Makhdum. She d. at Calcutta, 19^th September 1831.
• 9) Shahzadi Halima Begum Sahiba. b. at Seringapatam, 1791 (d/o Roqaya Banu Begum). Settled in Calcutta 1806. m. at Calcutta, 1819, Khwaja ‘Ali Husain Khan. She d. at Calcutta, 31^st July 1842 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), having had issue, one daughter:
• a) Sahibzadi Shahzadi Begum [Hajira Begum]. m. at Calcutta,1837, as his second wife, Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Tipu (b. at Vellore, 1804; d. at Calcutta, 16^th July 1843, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), son of Shahzada Muhi ud-din Sultan Sahib, Sultan Padshah Bahadur. She d. after 1871, having had issue – see above.
• 10) A daughter of Sayyid Sahib’s daughter. b. at Seringapatam, 1798 and d. 1799.