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1879 H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan Sahib Bahadur, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies. b. at the Citadel of Ghazni, 1849, third son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Sher ‘Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his wife, by his third wife, Bibi Mariam Begum [Qamar Jan], Shams-i-Jahan, educ. privately. Governor of Herat 1863-1866. Rebelled and fled to Persia in February 1871. Reconciled to his father, returned to Afghanistan and reappointed as Governor of Herat in late 1871. He was subsequently lured to Kabul from Herat by his father and placed in confinement there 8^th November 1873. Released from imprisonment and appointed as Regent and Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Kabul 22^nd December 1878. Proclaimed on the death of his father as Amir of the God Protected Realm of Afghanistan and its dependencies, 21^st February 1879. Installed at the Bala Hissar, Kabul, 20^th March 1879. Concluded the Treaty of Gundamuk 26^th May 1879, in which he accepted a British Protectorate over his country in return for British support and a subsidy of Rs 600,000 p.a. An Afghan Army mutiny on 3^rd September 1879 resulted in the murder of the British Envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari, other members of the British Mission and the Corps of Guides detachment in the capital on 6^th September 1879. British forces then entered and occupied Kabul on 12th October 1879, holding the Amir partly responsible or complicit in the murders and he was compelled to abdicate on 19^th October 1879. He then surrendered to the British, was placed under confinement 24^th December 1879, and subsequently deported to India, where he was granted a substantial political pension. Permitted to settle at ‘Bellevue’, Mussoorie, and Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP. Styled H.H. Sardar Muhammad Yaqub Khan Sahib Bahadur in exile in India. m. (first) Bibi Siddiqa Begum [Bibi Jan] (b. at Herat, 1850), fl 1923, sister of Agha ‘Abdu’l Majid Khan Popalzai, and daughter of the ‘Khan of Herat’. m. (second) Bibi Fatima Begum (d. from dropsy, at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 4^th May 1903), daughter of Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan ‘Alikozai. m. (third) Bibi Ruqaiya Begum (d. at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP, India, before 12^th February 1910), daughter of H.E. Sardar Yahya Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul. m. (fourth) at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 8^th March 1892, a daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan, by his Muhammadzai wife. m. (fifth) at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP, India, 3^rd January 1916, a daughter of Haji Muhammad Yusuf Khan Ghilzai, of Kabul, by his first wife, Bibi Mariam. m. (sixth) at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1919, Bibi Gulshan Begum, an Afghan, brought from Mashhad, sister of Ghulam Rasul, and daughter of Bibi Banafsha. m. (a) Bibi ... m. (b) Bibi ... m. (c) Bibi ... m. (d) Bibi ..., a Hazara consort (b. at Herat, 1860). m. (e) Bibi Gul Badan (b. at Herat, 1876; d. at Lucknow, UP, India, 26^th July 1937), a Nuristani consort. m. (f) Bibi Shabho (b. 1860; d. at Shahjahanpur, UP, India, 30^th July 1927), a Hazara consort. m. (g) Bibi Maina (b. at Mashhad, Persia, 1865), a second Hazara consort, who had one son and a daughter. m. (h) Bibi Nastaran (b. 1865). Fl 1931 at Allahabad, UP, with 2 daughters. e d. at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP, India, during the night of 13^th November 1923 (bur. Sir-i-Hind Sharif, Patiala, Punjab), having had issue, sixteen sons and thirteen daughters:

1) Sardar Muhammad Musa Khan [Crown Prince Musa Jan] (s/o Ruqaiya Begum), who succeeded as H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Musa Khan, Amir of the God Protected Realm of Afghanistan and its dependencies – see below.
2) Sardar Muhammad Kazim Khan. b. at Kabul, 1869 (s/o Ruqaiya Begum).
3) Sardar Muhammad Nabi Khan (s/o a Hazara consort). m. Dehra Dun, UP, India, 25^th February 1892, a daughter of Sardar Ahmad ‘Ali Khan, sometime Hon ADC to Lord Roberts. He d.v.p. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 6^th September 1909, having had issue, one son and three daughters:
- a) Sardar Muhammad Azim Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1903. m. a daughter of his paternal uncle, Crown Prince Muhammad Musa Jan. He had issue, a son.
- a) Bibi Aisha Begum. m. at Naini Tal, India, 1917, Sardar Muhammad ‘Umar Khan (b. 1897), eleventh son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his wife, a daughter of Qazi Nur ud-din Khan Barakzai, sometime Judge of Kandahar. She had issue, two sons and four daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).
4) Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan. b. at Kabul, 1876 (s/o Ruqaiya Begum). Implicated in the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925, he was arrested and deported to Meiktila in Burma 1926. m. (first) Bibi Shirin Taj Begum, sixth daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his third wife, Bibi Shams-i-Jahan Begum, daughter of Malik Ghulam Siddiq Khan. m. (second) Bibi Janat Nur Begum. He d. before, 1937, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Sardar Muhammad ‘Umar Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1901 (s/o Shirin Taj). m. (first) a British lady. m. (second) Bibi Amina Begum, elder daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his wife, Bibi Koko Jan, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan.
- b) Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1912 (s/o Janat Nur), educ. Mission Branch Sch, Dehra Dun, UP, India.
- a) A d/o Janat Nur. m. ‘Ali Shah Jan.
- b) Bibi Hamdam Begum (d/o Shirin Taj). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rashid Khan (b. 1901), twelfth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Persian consort - see Afghanistan (Herat). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
4) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan (s/o the Herati consort). One of the leaders of the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925. Interned in India and Burma by the British authorities. m. Bibi Sultanat Begum, sixth daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. He committed suicide, at Khost, 1924, having had issue, an only son:
- a) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Razzaq Khan. b. 1922.
5) Sardar Muhammad Hasan Khan. b. at Kabul, 1880 (s/o Shabho). Deported to Burma 1929-1931. m. Bibi Sa’adat Sultan Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his wife, Bibi Bobo Gul Begum. He had issue, one son and four daughters, including:
- a) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Samad Khan. b. 1911, educ. Allahabad Univ (BA), Allahabad, UP, India.
- a) Bibi Jan Begum. Fl 1916.
6) Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1883 (s/o Ruqaiya Begum). m. (first) at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 26^th March 1903, Bibi Mariam Begum (d. from consumption, at Dehra Dun, UP, August 1913), ninth daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Kandahari consort. m. (second) a daughter of Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan, CIE, Extra Assist Cmsnr and District Judge Punjab. He d. 1971, having had issue, one son and four daughters:
- a) Sardar ‘Ali Muhammad Khan (s/o the second wife). m. Bibi Tahira Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan, by his wife, the eldest daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. He had issue:
- a) Bibi Aalia Begum (d/o Maryam). m. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan (b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1911), elder son of Sardar Shah Zaman Khan, by his wife, Bibi Humaira Begum, third daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan - see above.
- b) Bibi Saleha Begum (d/o Maryam). m. Sardar Taimur Shah Khan, younger son of Sardar Shah Zaman Khan, by his wife, Bibi Humaira Begum, third daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan - see above.
- c) Bibi Mahmuda Begum (d/o the second wife). m. Sardar ‘Ali Akbar Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Husain Khan - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
- d) Bibi Masuda Begum (d/o the second wife). m. Major Sardar Muhammad Hassan Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Husain Khan - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
7) Sardar Muhammad Ismail Khan (s/o Nastaran).

8) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1893 (s/o Bibi Maina). Incarcerated repeatedly at Jaunpur, Lucknow and Benares Central Jail for activities against the established government in Afghanistan and for intriguing with the Axis powers, being released on promises of good behaviour, then jailed again for breaching his undertakings. He escaped to Afghanistan and became one of the leaders of the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925. Interned in India by the British authorities and deported to Meiktila in Burma 1927. m. (first) Bibi Sultanat Begum, sixth daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. m. (second) at Jaunpur, UP, India, 1917, a a non-Muslim Thakur girl of Dobhi, near Jaunpur, UP. He d. by suicide (shot himself), at Schwebo, Burma, 9^th February 1927 (bur. there), aged 34 years, having had issue, an only son:

a) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Razzaq Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1910, educ. Islamia Sch, Gujranwala, India. Raised by his grandmother.

9) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1893 (s/o Bibi Gul Badan). He had issue, one son and six daughters:

a) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1910, educ. Cambridge Preparatory Sch, Dehra Dun, UP, and Colvin Taluqdar’s Sch, Lucknow, UP, India. m. Bibi Shirin Begum, elder daughter of his paternal uncle, Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan, by his wife, Bibi Shamsi Jan [Shah Koko], daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Sardar ... Khan. m. a Pathan lady. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- i) Bibi Shahla Begum. m. a son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan, by his wife, Bibi Sultanat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan.
a) Bibi Zulaikha Begum. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1911. m. Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan, second son of Sardar Khan Muhammad Khan, by his Afghan wife. - see above.
b) Bibi Khadija Begum. m. (first) (div.) Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, son of Sardar Bahadur Khan, by his wife, Bibi Fatima Sultan Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Aminu’llah Khan, Amin ud-Daula - see above. m. (second) (div.) Sardar Yaqub Khan Durrani, son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram, by his wife, Durkhane Begum - see above. m. (third) … Shafi, an Indian gentleman.
c) Bibi Halima Begum. m. (first) (div.) Sardar ‘Ali Ahmad Khan - see above. m. (second) (div.) ... Shaukat, an Indian gentleman.
d) Bibi Sahib Jamal Begum. m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Kadir Khan, fourth son of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his wife, Bibi Koko Jan, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. She had issue, two sons - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
e) Bibi Bilqis Begum. m. Sardar Amanu’llah Khan Durrani, elder son of her paternal uncle, Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan, by his wife, Bibi Shamsi Jan [Shah Koko], daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram - see above.
f) Bibi Mahbub Begum. m. Sardar Naseer Ahmad Khan (b. at Amritsar, Punjab, India; d. at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 24^th December 2005), younger son of Sardar Muhammad Sher Ahmad Khan. She d. at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 28^th November 1994, having had issue, two sons and three daughters – see above.

10) Sardar Muhammad Muhsin Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1894 (s/o Shabho). Deported to Burma in connection with the Afghan disturbances 1929, permanently settled at Sitapur 1934. m. a daughter of Muhammad Amir Husain Khan, a zamindar of Khairabad, in the Sitapur district of UP, India. He had issue, four sons and three daughters, including:

a) Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, 1919, educ. Islamia Sch, Dehra Dun, UP, India.

a) Sardar Muhammad Osman. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, India. 1925, educ. St Joseph’s Acad, Dehra Dun, UP, India. Project Mngr Fhillmand Valley Authority in Afghanistan for a period of over five years, returned to Dehra Dun in 1953 and later joined the Oil and Gas Commission of India, retired as a Geophysicist in 1983. He has produced over forty scientific papers concerning birds of prey and wildlife in general. Biologist, naturalist and expert on falconry, and author of "Falconry in the Land of the Sun: The Memoirs of an Afghan Falconer" (2003).

12) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, UP, 1897 (s/o Nur Muhammad Khan’s daughter). Implicated in the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925, he was arrested and deported to Meiktila in Burma 11th May 1926, but later transferred to Coonoor, Madras Presidency 21^st November 1934. m. the eldest daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan, by his first wife, an Afghan lady. He had issue, seven sons and five daughters, including:

a) Sardar Nadir Khan. m. Bibi Maliha Begum, daughter of Sardar Amanu’llah Khan Durrani, by his wife, Bibi Bilqis Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan.
a) Bibi Zahra Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Afzal Khan (b. 1912), elder son of Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Muhammad ‘Ali Khan - see Afghanistan (Herat).
b) Bibi Mariam Begum. m. Brigadier Sardar Muhammad Ismail Khan, late PASC, sometime actg GOC 15^th Infantry Dvsn, younger son of Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan, by his third wife, Gawar Taj alias Bibi-ko. She had issue, two sons- see Afghanistan (Herat).
c) Bibi Tahira Begum. m. Sardar ‘Ali Muhammad Khan, son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan, by his second wife, a daughter of Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan, CIE, Extra Assist Cmsnr and District Judge Punjab. She had issue - see above.
d) Bibi Halima Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Salah ud-din Khan (b. 22^nd August 1925; d. 2^nd December 1985), son of Sardar Muhammad Fakhr ud-din Khan, by his wife, Bibi Mariam Begum, daughter of Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan. She had issue, two sons – see above.
e) A child. b. at Maymyo, Burma, September 1928. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

13) Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan [Prince Abdulla]. b. at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP, UP, India, 1900 (s/o Nur Muhammad Khan’s daughter), educ. Police Training Sch, Moradabad, UP, India. Implicated in the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925, he was arrested and deported to Meiktila in Burma 1926, but later allowed to settle in Jubbulpur, CP, India, 6^th May 1934. m. (first) Bibi Shamsi Jan [Shah Koko], daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram, by his wife, Bibi Durkhane Begum. m. (second) an English lady. He had issue, two (or three) sons and two (or three) daughters:

a) Sardar Amanu’llah Khan Durrani. m. Bibi Bilqis Begum, daughter of his paternal uncle, Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan. He had issue, one son and four daughters:

ii) Sardar Faisal Khan Durrani. m. a Punjabi lady.
i) Bibi Razia Begum. m. Sardar Afzal Khan Durrani, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), son of Sardar Yaqub Khan Durrani, by his wife, Bibi Khadija Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan - see above.
ii) Bibi Maliha Begum. m. Sardar Nadir Khan, son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan - see above.
iii) Bibi Habiba Begum. m. ... Kamran, an Indian.
iv) Bibi Tahira Begum. m. Sher ‘Ali, son of Shaukat, by his wife, Bibi Halima Begum, daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan.

b) Sardar Hidayatu’llah Khan Durrani, educ. Christ Church Boys’ High Sch, Jubbulpur, CP, India. Joined RIAF. He may have later settled in Vancouver, BC, Canada. m. a daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan, by his wife, Bibi Sultanat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan Sahib Bahadur, Amir of Afghanistan.
c) Sardar Hayatu’llah Khan Durrani (s/o the English lady?), educ. Christ Church Boys’ High Sch, Jubbulpur, CP, India. He may have later settled in Houston, Texas, USA. m. Bibi Alia Begum, younger daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan, by his wife, Bibi Sultanat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan Sahib Bahadur, Amir of Afghanistan.
a) Bibi Shirin Begum. m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan, only son of her paternal uncle, Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see below.
b) Bibi Mahbub Begum. m. (div.) Shahzada Amanu’llah, son of Shahzada Farukh Alam. She had issue, two daughters - see Afghanistan (Durrani).
c) ?Bibi Jasmin Begum (d/o the English lady?). m. ca 1941, an army officer.

14) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Hamid Khan [Prince ‘Abdu’l Hamid]. b. at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1903 (s/o Nur Muhammad Khan’s daughter). Implicated in the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925, he was arrested and deported to Meiktila in Burma 11th May 1926, but later allowed to settle in Jubbulpur, CP, India, 6th May 1934. m. a Pathan lady. He had issue, three sons and three daughters, including:

a) Sardar Aziz Hamid Khan. m. a Parsi lady.
b) Sardar Timur Hamid Khan.
c) Sardar Majid Hamid Khan.

15) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Qayyum Khan. b. at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1909 (s/o Nur Muhammad Khan’s daughter), educ. Cambridge Preparatory Sch, Dehra Dun, UP, and Colvin Taluqdar’s Sch, Lucknow, UP, India. Implicated in the Mangal revolt of 1924-1925, he was arrested and deported to Meiktila in Burma 11th May 1926, but later allowed to settle in Jubbulpur, CP, India, 6th May 1934. m. Bibi Zahra Begum, daughter of his paternal uncle, H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his second Persian consort. He had issue, three sons and four daughters, including:

a) A child. b. at Maymyo, Burma, September 1928.
b) Bibi Qudsia Begum. m. Sardar Asadu’llah Khan, third son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Aziz Khan, by his wife, Bibi Sultanat Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).

16) Major Sardar ‘Abdu’l Wahab Khan. b. at Kabul House, Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1920 (s/o Gulshan). m. Bibi Razia Begum (d. at Islamabad, Pakistan, 2012), daughter of Sardar Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Qadir Khan Effendi, by his first wife, Bibi Mahbuba Begum [Shah Bobo], daughter of Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

a) Zalmay Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
a) Bibi Naila Begum. m. Captain Sardar Tariq Aziz ud-din (b. at Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan, 31st May 1951), sometime Pakistan Ambassador to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Afghanistan, and Turkey 2009, son of Colonel Sardar ‘Aziz ud-din Khan, sometime c/o 5^th Frontier Force. She had issue, two sons and one daughter –

1) Bibi Zubaida Begum (d/o Siddiqa Begum). m. Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Sharif Khan, by his first Popalzai wife. She had issue, one son – see Afghanistan (Sharif).

2) Bibi Ruh Afshar Begum (d/o Ruqaiya Begum). m. a son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat. She d. at Lahore, Punjab, India, 16^th April 1909 – see Afghanistan (Herat). Copyright© Christopher Buyers

3) Bibi Zainab Begum (d/o Fatima Begum). m. Mir ‘Abdu’l Kadir Khan.

4) Bibi Humaira Begum (d/o Bibi Maina). m. at Dehra Dun, UP, India, 1907 (sep. 1923), H.E. Sardar Shah Zaman Khan, son of H.E. Sardar Shah Baz Khan, sometime Governor of Kohistan, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see above.

5) Bibi Hajira Begum (d/o Bibi Maina). m. as his first wife, Sardar ‘Abdu’l Samad Khan (b. at Rawalpindi, 10th August 1893), late PCS, sometime Deputy Cmsnr Sialkot, son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. She had issue, two daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).

6) Bibi Nur Jahan Begum (d/o Nur Muhammad Khan’s daughter). m. Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan (b. 1896), son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his fourth wife, a daughter of Sardar Muhammad Sami Khan. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).

7) Bibi Zahra Begum (d/o Bibi Gul Badan). m. Sardar Sultan Ahmad Khan (b. 1892), son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his wife, Bibi Bobo Gul, a Circassian lady. She had issue, an only son - see Afghanistan (Herat).

8) Bibi Hawa Begum (d/o Bibi Gul Badan). m. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan (b. 1894), son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his wife, Bibi Bobo Gul, a Circassian lady. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Herat).

9) Bibi Sultanat Begum (d/o a Hazara consort). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan, son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. She had issue, four sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Herat).

10) Bibi Koko Jan (d/o a Hazara consort). m. Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan (b. 1867; d. at Patiala, India, 31st December 1937, bur. there, Sir-i-Hind Sharif), son of Sardar Muhammad Sharif Khan, by his second Popalzai wife. She had issue, five sons and four daughters - see Afghanistan (Sharif).

11) Bibi Masuma Begum (d/o a Hazara consort). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ahad Khan (b. at Rawalpindi, Punjab, India, before 9^th September 1892; d.s.p. at Lahore, Punjab, India, 5^th February 1912), son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his Herati consort. She d.s.p. at Lahore, Punjab, India, 23^rd January 1914 - see Afghanistan (Herat).

12) Bibi Mariam Begum [Bibi Nadra] (d/o a Hazara consort). Fl 1931. m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan, eldest son of Sardar Ahmad ‘Ali Jan. She had issue, four sons and one daughter - see above.

13) Bibi Shireen Begum. Granted a special allowance by the GOI 1938.

1879 - 1880 H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Musa Khan, Amir of the God Protected Realm of Afghanistan and its dependencies. b. at Kabul, 1868, eldest son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan Sahib Bahadur, Amir of the God Protected Realm of Afghanistan and its dependencies, by his first wife, Bibi Ruqaiya Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Yahya Khan, educ. privately. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad (Crown Prince) at Kabul, ca 20th March 1879. Proclaimed as Amir of the God Protected Realm of Afghanistan and its dependencies in succession to his father with the consent of the elders of the family and the army, at the Bala Hissar, Kabul, 15th December 1879. Taken by Mullah Mushk-i-Alam to Mazhar-i-Sharif 24^th December 1879. He reigned with Ghazni as his seat under the guidance of Mullah Mushk-i-Alam in his capacity as the Imam ul-Mujahid-i-wal Muslimin, until 21^st April 1880. Fled to Persian territory and settled in Tehran 1881-1888. Granted leave to settled in India in 1888, where he was granted a large allowance and resided for a time with his father at Dehra Dun, UP. Later removed to Meerut in UP, following family quarrels. He returned to Afghanistan under an amnesty in 1912, but found the atmosphere incongenial and returned to India shortly afterward. Generally styled Wali Ahad (Crown Prince) Muhammad Musa Jan and Sardar Muhammad Musa Khan. He was baptised as a Christian and was Naturalised as a British subject in 1915, assuming the name of Wilfred Mark Musa and Mr W. M. Musa (originally meaning Wali Ahad Muhammad Musa). All restrictions on his movements were removed by the GOI 19^th January 1935, and he finally settled in Afghanistan permanently, following Indian independence in 1947. m. (first) Bibi Masuma Begum, eldest daughter of Brigadier-General Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan Muhammadzai. m. (second) in Persia, a daughter of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Salam Khan Sahib, sometime Chief Justice (Kazi Khan-i-Mulla) of Afghanistan, by his wife, Bibi Taj Begum. He d. at Kabul, 1951, having had issue, one son and six daughters:

1) Sardar Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Sherzai [Prince Joseph Musa]. b. 8th May 1910 (s/o Masuma), educ. Cambridge Preparatory Sch, Dehra Dun, UP, India. Chief of Protocol in the MFA 1953-1964. m. at Kabul, August 1931, Bibi Benazir Begum [Mme Benazir Muhammad ‘Ali] (b. 15^th May 1910), second daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan, by his wife, Bibi Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. He d. 1971, having had issue, a daughter:

a) Bibi Aisha Begum. m. Kamal ud-din Khan Tarzi, eldest son of Jalal ud-din Khan Tarzi, sometime Dir-Gen MOFA, by his wife, Bibi Hanifa Begum, daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG – see Afghanistan (Tarzi).

1) Bibi Maliha Halima Begum [Princess Alima Musa]. b. at Mussoorie, India, 1892 (d/o Masuma), educ. Queenwood, Eastbourne, Sussex. m. at Kabul, August 1934, as his second wife, Colonel H.H. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan (b. at Dehra Dun, UP, UP, 1889; d. from heart failure, at Bombay, India, 1st December 1952), sometime Minister of the Royal Court and ADC to the King, second son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan, sometime Chief Minister, by his second wife, Bibi Murwarid Begum, a Babakar Khel lady. She had issue, two sons and three daughters – see Afghanistan (Asifi).

2) Bibi Laila Bilqis Begum [Princess Bilkis Musa] [Shah Koko] [Mrs L. B. Effendi]. b. at Mussoorie, India, 1894 (d/o ‘Abdu’l Salam Khan’s daughter), educ. Queenwood, Eastbourne, Sussex. m. as his third wife, Sardar Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Kadir Khan Effendi (b. at Rawalpindi, Punjab, India, March 1891; d. at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 1976), eldest son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat, by his first wife, Bibi Farrukh Taj Begum [Kishwar Begum], daughter of Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan. She had issue, one son and two daughters – see Afghanistan (Herat).

3) Bibi Tara Begum [Princess Tara Musa] b. at Naini Tal, India, 1896, educ. Queenwood, Eastbourne, Sussex (?). Copyright© Christopher Buyers

4) Bibi Mahbouba Begum [Mah Gul] [Princess Mabel Musa]. b. at Meerut, UP, India, 22^nd February 1897, educ. Queenwood, Eastbourne, Sussex, and in London. Afghan Delegate Asian-African Women’s Conference in Colombo 1958, and to UN General Assembly in New York 1958. Hon Mbr Women’s Welfare Soc. m. at Jalalabad, 1923, Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad ‘Ali Khan Sulaiman (b. 1899; d. in confinement, at Pul-i-Charkhi Prison, Kabul, 7th October 1979), sometime Ambassador to Persia and Minister of the Royal Court, eldest son of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan, by his wife, Bibi Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She d. from a pulmonary mass, at the Chrystal City Nursing Center, Arlington, Alexandria Co, Virginia, USA, 15^th February 1992, having had issue, two sons – see Afghanistan (Asifi).

5) Bibi Selina Khanum [Princess Selina Musa]. b. at Meerut, UP, India, 1900, educ. Queenwood, Eastbourne, Sussex.

6) Bibi Saleha Begum [Shah Gul] [Princess Saleha Musa]. b. at Nainital, UP, India, 11^th January 1905 (d/o Masuma), educ. Queenwood, Eastbourne, Sussex. Naturalised as a US Citizen at Washington DC, 25^th October 1995. m. Major-General H.E. Sardar ‘Ali Shah Khan Sulaiman (b. at Kabul, 7^th September 1897; d. from a pulmonary tumour, at the Fairfax Hospital, Church Falls, Fairfax Co, Virginia, USA, 3^rd February 1991), sometime actg Governor of Kandahar and GOC Southern Provinces, eldest son of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan, by his wife, Bibi Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She d. at Annandale, Fairfax Co, Virginia, USA, 7^th October 2000, having had issue, two sons and three daughters – see Afghanistan (Asifi).
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