AFGHANISTAN

The Durrani Dynasty

(Alus Abdali, Sadozai, Kamran-khel, Wazirzada, Bahadur-khel, Zafran-khel, Khizr-khel)

GENEALOGY

Qais ul-Laik [‘Abdu’r Rashid Pathan],
(37^th in descent from Saul, King of Israel)
Jewish chief of Ghor, converted to Islam by the Prophet Muhammad.
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Ibrahim Sari [Saraband]
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Sharif ud-din [Sharakh-bun]
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Tarin
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Malik ‘Abdu’l [Abdal]
(ancestor of the Abdalis)
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Rajjal [Razzar]
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‘Isa
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Sulaiman [Zirak Khan]
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               Alko                   Popal [Fofal]          Musa            Barak
               (Alakozai)               (Popalzai)          (Musazai)    (Barakzai)
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Habib
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Bami
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Kanei
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Bahlul
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Maruf
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a lady from the Ishakzai tribe
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‘Umar [Malik Saleh]
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a cousin from the Alus Abdali
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‘Asadu’llah [Sado] Khan [Malik Saddu]
(Sadozai)
(with whom we treat)

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• 1598 - 1627 Amir-i-Afghan ‘Asadu’llah [Sado] Khan [Malik Saddu], Governor of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali. b. at Kandahar, 11^th October 1558 n.s., son of ‘Umar [Malik Saleh], by his wife and cousin. Succeeded his father as chief of the tribe, the Alus Habibzai. United the Afghan tribes and took control of Safa and became Chief of the Alus Abdali, 26^th July 1598. Assisted Emperor Jahangir in taking Kandahar from the Safavids, and was recognised as Amir-i-Afghan (cdr. of the Afghan forces) in 1622. Governor of Kandahar 1622-1626. He d. 18^th March 1627. He had issue, five sons (ancestor of the Sadozai clan):
  • 1) Khwaja Khizar Khan, Governor of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali – see below.
  • 2) Sultan Maudad Khan, Governor of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali – see below.
  • 3) Kamran Khan. b. before 17^th July 1586. He d. before 12^th April 1641, having had issue, two sons (ancestor of the Kamran-khel):
    • a) ‘Isa Khan.
    • b) Musa Khan. He had issue:
      • i) Yakub Khan. He had issue:
        • (1) Yusuf Khan. He had issue:
          • (a) Harun Khan. Advisor to Ahmad Shah Abdali. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
            • (i) H.E. Sardar Fathu’llah Khan. Wazir-i-Azam, to Ahmad Shah Abdali and Timur Shah. He d. at Kandahar, 1741 (bur. there), having had issue, four sons:
              • 1. Sardar Nasru’llah Khan. He d.v.p. 1733.
              • 2. Sardar Samandar Khan. Governor (Hakim) of Kabul. He was k. at the Bala Hissar, Kabul, along with his brothers, by Nawab Asad Khan, 25^th July 1801, having had issue: a. Sardar Sikandar Khan. 3. H.E. Sardar Rahmatu’llah Khan , Wafadar Khan. Wazir-i-Azam (Chief Minister) to Shah Zaman. m. a daughter of Mir Aslam Khan, of Kabul. He was k. at the Bala Hissar, Kabul, along with his brothers, by Nawab Asad Khan, 25^th July 1801, having had issue, two sons:
                • a. H.E. Sardar Wazirzada Muhammad ‘Usman Khan , Nizam ud-Daula. b. at Kabul, 1798. Deputy Governor (Naib) of Jalalabad 183x-1840, Wazir-i-Azam (Chief Minister) to Shah Shuja 1840-1842. Retreated to India with the British in 1842, granted a pension and settled in Peshawar, served in First Afghan War 1840-1842, 1^st and 2^nd Sikh Wars, and Indian Mutiny 1857. m. (third)... Begum, who had four sons and three daughters. He d. at Peshawar, 1865, having had issue, ten sons and several daughters:
                  • i. Sardar Muhammad Abbas Khan. b. 1819 (s/o the first wife). Governor (Hakim) of Kabul 1840-1842 and Khandahar. Retreated to India with the British in 1842, settled in Peshawar, served in First Afghan War 1840-1842 (severely wounded), 1^st and 2^nd Sikh Wars, Indian Mutiny 1857-1858 at Hoti Mardan, and Chatar Singh Rebellion, Tahsildar of Eusafzai. He d. 1890, having had issue, four sons:
                    • 1a. Sardar Muhammad Tahmasab Khan. Extra Assist Cmsnr Punjab. He d. 1875, having had issue, four sons:
                      • 1b. Wazirzada Hadayatu’llah Khan. He had issue, a son:
                        • 1c. Wazirzada Samiu’llah Jan. He had issue, a son:
                          • 1d. Wazirzada Salah ud-din Khan.
                      • 2b. Wazirzada Fateh Muhammad Khan. b. 1869.
                      • 3b. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Samad Khan. b. 1875. He had issue:
                        • 1c. Sardar Habibu’llah Jan. He had issue, four sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar Tahir Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                            • 1e. Sardar Haider Khan.
                            • 2e. Sardar Talha Khan.
                          • 2d. Sardar Niaz Khan. He had issue, a son:
                            • 1e. Sardar Salam Khan.
                          • 3d. Sardar Hashim Khan. He had issue, a son:
                            • 1e. Sardar Abbas Khan.
                          • 4d. Sardar ... Khan. He had issue:
                            • 1e. Sardar Talal Khan.
                            • 2e. Sardar ... Khan.
                        • 2c. Sardar ...u’llah Jan.
                      • 4b. Wazirzada ‘Abdu’l Hamid Khan. b. 1874.
                    • 2a. Wazirzada Nasru’llah Khan. b. 1865.
                    • 3a. Wazirzada Nuru’llah Khan. b. 1867. Officer Peshawar Border Militia.
                    • 4a. Wazirzada Azimu’llah Khan. b. 1869. Extra Assist Cmsnr Punjab, State Arms Purchaser for Afghanistan in India 1905-1906, Civil ADC to the Amir 1906-1907, English Interpreter & Supt Amir’s Translation Office 1907-1916, Supt of Confiscated Property 1920-1921, Dir-Gen of Agriculture 1922-1923, Envoy Extr & Min Plen Italy 1923-1926, Under Sec Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1927-1928, actg Governor of Badakshan and Kataghan 1928, retd 1930. Civil Brig. He had issue, two sons:
                      • 1b. Wazirzada Muhammad ‘Ali Khan.
                      • 2b. Wazirzada Muhammad Husain Khan.
                  • ii. Sardar Wazirzada Muhammad Zaman Khan. b. 1820 (s/o the first wife). Governor (Hakim) of Jalalabad 1839-1842, retreated to India with the British in 1842, settled in Peshawar, Personal Orderly Officer to Sir Herbert Edwardes, served Siege of Multan, Risaldar of Cavalry, and Peshwar Police. He d. at Kabul, 1877, having had issue, two sons:
                    • 1a. Wazirzada Muhammad Azim Khan. b. 1857. He had issue, three sons:
                      • 1b. Wazirzada Amir Muhammad Khan. b. 1874.
                      • 2b. Wazirzada Ghulam Rasul Khan. b. 1879. He had issue, a son:
                        • 1c. Wazirzada ‘Asmatu’llah Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                          • 1d. Wazirzada Muhammad ‘Ali Jan.
                          • 2d. Wazirzada Muhammad Iqbal Jan.
                      • 3b. Wazirzada Muhammad Anwar Khan. b. 1889. He had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Wazirzada Muhammad Haider Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                          • 1d. Wazirzada Wasim Jan.
                          • 2d. Wazirzada Muhammad Naeem Jan.
                        • 2c. Wazirzada Muhammad Sarwar Khan.
                    • 2a. Wazirzada Sarbuland Khan. b. 1870.
                  • iii. Sardar Wazirzada Muhammad Akbar Khan. b. at Jalalabad, 1833 (s/o the second wife). Governor (Hakim) of Laghman 1840-1842. Retreated to India with the British in 1842, settled in Peshawar, served in First Afghan War 1840-1842, 1^st and 2^nd Sikh Wars at Attock 1848, Tahsildar 1859-1870, Supt-in-charge Hashtnagar tehsil 1874-1878, Hon Extra Assist Cmsnr Punjab 1878, retd from Govt service 1885. He d. 1901, having had issue, eight sons:
                    • 1a. Sardar Wazirzada Muhammad Sarwar Khan. b. 1871. He had issue, two sons:
                      • 1b. Sardar Khuda Yawar Khan.
                      • 2b. Colonel Sardar ‘Aziz ud-din Khan. C/o 5^th Frontier Force. He d. at Peshawar, 5^th February 1978 (bur. there at the Durrani Cemetery, near Wazir Bagh), having had issue, three sons:
                        • 1c. Captain Sardar Tariq ‘Aziz ud-din. b. at Peshawar, 31^st May 1951, educ. Univ of Peshawar (BA), and Pakistan Military Acad (PMA), Kakul, Pakistan. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut Pakistan Army 1971, attached Probyn’Horse, served in Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, prom Capt, transf to Foreign Service of Pakistan 1975, Vice-Consul Manchester 1979-1983, First Sec Cairo 1986-1989, Counsellor & Deputy High Cmsnr Kuala Lumpur 1989-1992, Counsellor & chargé d’affaires Kabul 1992-1994, Consul-Gen Los Angeles 1997-2001, Ambassador to Bosnia & Herzegovina 2001-2004, Afghanistan 2005-2008, taken hostage by terrorists from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Feb-May 2008, Ambassador to Turkey 2009-2011. Rcvd: Sitara-i-Shujaat (1994). m. Naila Begum, daughter of Major Sardar ‘Abdu’l Wahab Khan, by his wife, Razia Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Qadir Khan Effendi. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
                          • 1d. Sardar ‘Ali ‘Aziz ud-din.
                          • 2d. Sardar Assad ‘Aziz ud-din.
                          • 1d. Saira.
                        • 2c. Sardar Imran ‘Aziz ud-din.
                        • 3c. Sardar Tahir ‘Aziz ud-din, educ. Imperial Coll of Science & Technology, London (BSc, MSc). Joined Pakistan Oilfields Ltd and served with them for 33 years, Exec Dir Petroserv at Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd, Dir Mari Gas Co Ltd, COO Ocean Pakistan Ltd, Consultant at Obiz Pakistan Ltd. Mbr Soc of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). He had issue, one son:
                          • 1d. Sardar ‘Umar ‘Aziz ud-din.
                    • 2a. Sardar Wazirzada Ghulam Haidar Khan. b. 1881.
                    • 3a. Sardar Wazirzada Muhammad Yusuf Khan. b. 1883. m. Halima Begum. He had issue, one son: 1b. Captain Sardar Muhammad Ashraf Jan. b. at Jahangirpura, Peshawar, India, 1918. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut (IEC) IA, attached Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (11^th Frontier Force), IAC, served in WWWII in Burma (MID), and in Java 1945, prom Capt. Rcvd: 39/45 and Burma Stars, British Defence, War and India Service medals (1945). He was k. (murdered or suicide?), at Batavia, Java, 30^th November 1945 (bur. there at Jakarta War Cemetery).
                    • 4a. Sardar Wazirzada Muhammad Yakub Khan. b. 1883. Settled in Lahore, Punjab, India. m. Shahzadi Huma Sultan Begum, second daughter of Shahzada Humayun, by his wife, Baboji Begum, daughter of a sister of Colonel Nawab Sir Muhammad Aslam Khan, Sardar Bahadur, KCIE, KCVO, OBI. He had issue, one son:
                      • 1b. Sardar Muhammad Ishaq Khan [Ishaque Jan]. m. Sultan Mah Parwar Begum [Pari Bia], second daughter of Sardar Muhammad Hafizu’llah Khan, of Lahore, Punjab. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
                        • 1c. Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan (possibly same as Colonel Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan. Cdt of HQ Frontier Corps. He d. 1999 (bur. Durrani Cemetery, near Wazir Bagh, Peshawar)). He had issue, one son:
                          • 1d. Sardar Farid Khan.
                        • 2c. Sardar Muhammad Afzal Khan. m. Khalida Begum (d. 2012), third daughter of Sardar Muhammad Younes, by his wife, Farooq Sultan Begum, from Kunhar. He d. 2008.
                        • 3c. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan. b. at Lahore, Punjab, 1942. m. Sahibzadi Faiza Sultan Begum (b. 1945), daughter of Colonel Agha Muhammad Nadir Mirza, late Bhopal State Forces, by his wife, Qamar-i-Taj, Taj Dulhan, Nawabzadi Rabia Sultan Begum Sahiba, third daughter of Major-General H.H. Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Haj Nawab Hafiz Muhammad Hamidu’llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, GCSI, GCIE, CVO, KStJ. He had issue, two sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar Muhammad Taimur Khan. m. an Indian lady. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
                            • 1e. Sardar Muhammad Arbaaz Khan.
                            • 1e. Sophia Sultan Begum.
                          • 2d. Sardar Muhammad Nadir Khan. m. Sabah Begum, an Indian lady. He had issue, two sons:
                            • 1e. Sardar Muhammad Abbas Khan.
                            • 2e. Sardar Muhammad Hamza Khan.
                        • 4c. Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan. Regional Head North Remedial Asset Management with the NIB Bank in Lahore. He had issue, two sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar Ahmad Jan.
                          • 2d. Sardar Ishaq Jan.
                        • 1c. Mah Jabeen Begum. Settled in Canada.
                        • 2c. Mehr Jabeen Begum. Settled in Dubai, UAE.
                        • 3c. Tala’at Jabeen Begum. Settled in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
                    • 5a. Sardar Wazirzada Muhammad Yahya Khan. b. 1884.
                    • 6a. Sardar Wazirzada Muhammad Ayub Jan.
                    • 7a. Sardar Wazirzada ‘Abdu’l Wahid Khan. b. 1888. He had issue, three sons:
                      • 1b. Major Sardar Hamid Khan. He had issue, four sons:
                        • 1c. Sardar Taimur Khan.
                        • 2c. Sardar Nasir Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar ‘Isa Khan.
                          • 2d. Sardar Musa Khan.
                        • 3c. Sardar Babar Khan.
                        • 4c. Sardar Wahid Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar Ibrahim Khan.
                          • 2d. Sardar Assad Khan.
                      • 2b. Major Sardar Sultan Assad Khan.
                      • 3b. Sardar ‘Aziz Khan.
                    • 8a. Sardar Wazirzada ‘Abdu’l Ahad Khan. b. 1888. Assist Health Officer, Sec Quetta Municipality 1935.
                  • iv. Wazirzada Muhammad ‘Umar Khan. b. at Kabul 1833. Hon Magistrate 2^nd Class, Jullundar, Punjab. He had issue, four sons:
                    • 1a. Wazirzada Habib ul-Rahman Khan. b. 1883.
                    • 2a. Wazirzada Khalil ul-Rahman Khan. b. 1884. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
                      • 1b. Sardar Jalil Jan.
                      • 2b. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Manan.
                      • 1b. Sarfaraz Begum.
                    • 3a. Wazirzada ‘Aziz ul-Rahman Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                      • 1b. Captain Sardar ‘Abdu’l Hamid Khan.
                      • 2b. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rashid Khan. He had issue, one son:
                        • 1c. Sardar ‘Usman Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar Behroz Khan.
                          • 2d. Sardar Behram Khan.
                    • 4a. Wazirzada ‘Abdu’r Rahman Khan.
                  • v. Lieutenant-Colonel Nawab Hafiz Muhammad Afzal Khan Bahadur, CSI (24.5.1881). b. at Kabul, 1835 (s/o the second wife). Joined Stokes’ Irregular Cavalry 1857, served Indian Mutiny 1857-1858 at Delhi, severely wounded at Muradnagar and retired on pension 1858, rejoined as Risaldar 11^th Bengal Lancers 1864, served Yarkand exped 1873, Orderly Officer to HRH Prince of Wales (Edward VII) 1876, served 2^nd Afghan War 1878-1880, Officer on Special Duty 1880-1882, prom Lt-Col 1882, British Agent at Kabul 1882-1885, ADC to the Viceroy of India 1886-1896. Granted the personal titles of Khan Bahadur 3.8.1874, and Nawab 8.10.1886. He d. at Peshawar, 31^st May 1898 (bur. there at the Durrani Cemetery, near Wazir Bagh), having had issue, six sons (all died in infancy).
                  • vi. Colonel Nawab Sir Muhammad Aslam Khan, Sardar Bahadur, KCIE (28.6.1908, CIE 15.2.1887), KCVO (12.12.1911), OBI (22.10.1881). b. at Kabul, 1838 (s/o the second wife). Risaldar 7^th Bengal Cavalry 1857, served Indian Mutiny 1857-1858, and 2^nd Afghan War 1879-1880, Assist Political Officer Jalalabad 1879, Cdt Jezailchis 1881, Special Officer Russo-Afghan Border 1884, prom Hon Maj 25/3/1885, served with Black Mountain Expedition 1888-1889, prom Hon Lt-Col 18/6/1890, (MID 1891), actg Political Officer Khyber 1896-1897, Hon Cdt The Khyber Rifles x/4/1897, Political Officer 5^th Bde Tirah Expedition 1898, retd July 1898, prom Hon Col 9/8/1902, ADC to King-Emperors Edward VII 9/8/1902-1910 and George V 3/6/1910-1914, actg ADC to the C-in-C 1902. Granted the personal titles of Sardar Bahadur 22^nd October 1881 and Nawab 1^st January 1899. Mbr Royal United Services Institution, Royal Soc of Arts, etc. He d. at Peshawar, 12^th October 1914 (bur. there at the Durrani Cemetery, near Wazir Bagh), having had issue, four sons:
                    • 1a. Wazirzada Muhammad Akram Khan. b. at Peshawar, NWFP, February 1866, educ. Peshawar Middle Sch. Joined Punjab Civil Service 1896, Extra Assist Cmsnr Punjab, Sessions Judge Punjab. m. (first) ... Begum. m. (second) ... Begum. He had issue, five sons:
                      • 1b. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan. b. at Peshawar, NWFP, 1885 (s/o the first wife). He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
                        • 1c. Sardar Ismael Khan. He had issue, a son:
                          • 1d. Sardar Tariq Ismail Khan. He had issue, a son:
                            • 1e. Sardar Jamalzeb.
                        • 2c. Sardar Hanif Khan. He had issue, three sons:
                          • 1d. Colonel Sardar Aslam Khan. He had issue, three sons:
                            • 1e. Sardar Ahmad Bilal Khan.
                            • 2e. Sardar Ajmal ‘Ali Khan.
                            • 3e. Sardar Ahmad Raza Khan.
                          • 2d. Major Sardar Abbas Khan. He had issue, three sons:
                            • 1e. Sardar Faisal Khan.
                            • 2e. Sardar Fahad Khan.
                            • 3e. Sardar Saud Khan.
                          • 3d. Sardar Hashim Khan. He had issue, three sons:
                            • 1e. Sardar Bakht Khan.
                            • 2e. Sardar Changez Khan.
                            • 3e. Sardar Ataback Khan.
                        • 1c. Wafa Begum. b. at Peshawar, NWFP, 1919. m. Captain Shahzada Akhtar Alam (b. at Bhopal, 1915; d.s.p. at Kohat, Pakistan, 1981), late Bhopal State Forces, son of Shahzada Sultan Alam, of Peshawar, by his wife, Shahzadi Mehr Sultan Begum, daughter of Shahzada Humayun – see below.
                        • 2c. Fakhr un-nisa Begum. b. at Peshawar, NWFP, 1935. m. Air Commodore Shahzada Tahir Alam (b. at Bhopal, 14^th August 1930; d. at Islamabad, Pakistan, 12^th July 1999), late PAF, identical twin son of Shahzada Sultan Alam, of Peshawar, by his wife, Shahzadi Mehr Sultan Begum, daughter of Shahzada Humayun. She had issue, two sons and one daughter – see below.
                      • 2b. Captain Sardar Sharif Khan (s/o the second wife). He had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Sardar Humayun Khan. He had issue, one son:
                          • 1d. Sardar Imad Khan.
                        • 2c. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan. He had issue, one son:
                          • 1d. Sardar Bahram Khan.
                      • 3b. Sardar Fathu’llah Khan (s/o the second wife).
                      • 4b. Sardar Rahmatu’lllah Khan (s/o the second wife).
                      • 5b. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Latif Khan (s/o the second wife).
                    • 2a. Wazirzada Muhammad Azam Khan. b. 1875. He had issue, two sons:
                      • 1b. Sardar Nizam ud-din Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Sardar ‘Usman Khan. He had issue, three sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar ‘Umar ‘Usman.
                          • 2d. Sardar ‘Ali ‘Usman.
                          • 3d. Sardar Abu Bakar ‘Usman.
                        • 2c. Sardar Muhammad Afzal Khan.
                      • 2b. Sardar Muhammad Jan.
                    • 3a. Wazirzada Muhammad Jalal ud-din Khan. b. 1880.
                    • 4a. Brigadier Sardar Wazirzada Sir Hissam ud-din Khan Bahadur, CIE (1.1.1925), OBI, IDSM (1908). b. 1^st January 1881, educ. Govt High Sch, Peshawar. Cmsnd as VCO 3^rd Punjab Cavalry 1896, served in Tirah Ops 1897-1898, Zakha Khel Afridi Campaign 1908 (MID, IDSM), WWI in Mesopotamia with 11^th PAVO Cavalry 1914-1918 (MID 4 times, OBI), and 3^rd Afghan War 1919, Mbr Rawlinson Recruitment Cttee 1921, and Indian Delegation to Fiji 1921-1922, retd IA 1932, Hon Lt-Col 11^th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry IA, Chief of Staff Bhopal State Forces, Army Minister Bhopal 1940-1946, prom Hon Brig IA 1946, Hon Col The Khyber Rifles 1947-1960, Hon ADC to Governor-General of Pakistan 1947-1956. Granted the personal title of Khan Bahadur 1931. Rcvd: Knt Bachelor (3.3.1933), Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam (HQA) (1958). He d. at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Abbottabad, 2^nd September 1960, having had issue, three sons and four daughters (one of whom died in infancy):
                      • 1b. Brigadier Sardar Wazirzada Ahmad Jan [S. Ahmed Jan], MBE. b. at Peshawar, 12^th October 1905, educ. Govt High Sch No 3, Peshawar, Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military Coll, and Indian Military Acad, Dehra Dun, and RMA, Sandhurst. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut British Army 1927, served in WWII with 5^th Indian Dvsn and 8^th Army, c/o 12^nd Bhopal Infantry Btn 1941-1945, served Arrakan, c/o 14^th Punjab Regt (Sherdils) 1947, Inspector-Gen Frontier Corps, retd 1954. He d. at Peshawar, 1978, having had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Wing Commander Sardar Wazirzada Ahmad Shah Jan. b. 19^th October 1939, educ. Lawerence Coll, Ghora Gali, Presentation Convent, Murree, Burn Hall Sch, Abbottabad, Islamia Coll (BA), and Peshawar Univ (MA). Teacher in English at PAF Acad, Risalpur, retd as Wing Cdr 1984. Author of “A History of the Kings of Afghanistan” (2000) and “Kings and Viziers of Afghanistan 1747-1842” (2007). He had issue, one son and two daughters:
                          • 1d. Sardar Muhammad Faisal Jan. 1d. Aisha. 2d. Saira. 2c. Colonel Sardar Wazirzada Iqbal Ahmad Jan. He had issue, two daughters:
                            • 1d. Rabia.
                            • 2d. Sadia.
                      • 2b. Colonel Sardar Haki Khalid Jan. He had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan. b. at Peshawar, 15^th February 1938, educ. Islamia Coll, Edwards Coll, Peshawar (BSc 1960), and Brunswick Inst of Technology (Dipl. Sugar Tech.), Germany. Worked 3.5 years in German sugar industry, 2.5 years in Senegal, MD Kayjay Vegetable Oil Mills Ltd. m. 1968, daughter of Colonel Sadul Maluk. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
                          • 1d. Sardar Ibrahim Khan, educ. London Univ (BA). He had issue, one son:
                            • 1e. Sardar ‘Isa Khan
                          • 2d. Sardar Ismael Khan, educ. Beacon House Sch, Peshawar.
                        • 2c. Major Sardar Muhammad Hissam Khan. He had issue, three sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar Daud Khan.
                          • 2d. Sardar Murad Khan.
                          • 3d. Sardar ‘Ali Khan.
                      • 3b. Colonel Sardar Iftikhar ud-din. He had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Sardar Muhammad Afzal Khan. He had issue, one son:
                          • 1d. Sardar Muhammad Tamir Khan.
                        • 2c. Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                          • 1d. Sardar Muhammad Turan Khan.
                          • 2d. Sardar Muhammad Musa Khan.
                  • vii. Wazirzada Asadu’llah Khan (s/o the third wife). He d. 1872.
                  • viii. Lieutenant-Colonel Wazirzada Atau’llah Khan. b. 1862 (s/o the third wife). Expelled from Kabul by Amir ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan 1886. ix. Wazirzada Inayatu’llah Khan. b. 1863 (s/o the third wife). Expelled from Kabul by Amir ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan 1886. He d. at Peshawar, July 1887, having had issue, one son:
                    • 1a. Wazirzada Muhammad Asif Khan. b. 1885. He had issue, four sons:
                      • 1b. Sardar Muhammad Arif Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Sardar Inayatu’llah Khan.
                        • 2c. Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan.
                      • 2b. Major Sardar Muhammad Akif Khan. He had issue, one son:
                        • 1c. Sardar Muhammad Naeem Khan.
                      • 3b. Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Sardar Muhammad Amer Khan. He had issue, one son:
                          • 1d. Sardar Muhammad Adam Khan.
                        • 2c. Sardar Muhammad Atiq Khan.
                      • 4b. Sardar Muhammad Sharif Khan.
                  • x. Wazirzada Hidayatu’llah Khan. b. 1864 (s/o the third wife). Expelled from Kabul by Amir ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan 1886. Dafadar 9^th Bengal Cavalry.
                  • i. Bibi Bobbo Jan (d/o the third wife). m. 1869, H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Sher ‘Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan (b. 1825; d. at Mazar-i-Sharif, 21^st February 1879, bur. there, at the Rauza), fifth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir-i-Kabir, Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his second wife, Khadija Begum, daughter of Haji Rahmatu’llah Khan – see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
                  • ii. Bibi... (d/o the third wife).
                  • iii. Bibi... (d/o the third wife).
                  • iv. Bibi..., who had issue:
                    • 1a. Baboji Begum (d/o a sister of Nawab Sir Muhammad Aslam Khan). m. Shahzada Humayun (k. in action while trying to capture some dacoits), second son of Risaldar-Major Shahzada Jahangir, late Queen’s Own Corps of Guides Cavalry, of Peshawar. She had issue, one son and three daughters – see below.
                • b. Wazirzada Habibu’llah Khan. He had issue:
                  • i. Wazirzada Gul Muhammad Khan Bahadur. b. November 1897, educ. Islamia Coll, Peshawar, and Islamia Coll (BA 1917, LLB), Lahore, Punjab. Presdt Bannu District Muslim League 1944, Mbr Provincial (Punjab & NWFP) Public Service Cmsn 1949-1950, Chair Punjab Public Service Cmsn 1950-1954, Mbr Federal Service Cmsn 1954-1956. Presdt Anjuman-i-Islamia Bar Assoc. Granted the personal titles of Khan Sahib and Khan Bahadur. Rcvd: Pakistan Movement Medal (posth 1987). He d. April 1958, having had issue, four sons:
                    • 1a. Wazirzada ‘Abdu’l Qaiyum Khan. b. 15^th May 1926. Political Agent Khyber 1970-1972, , additional Cmsnr Peshawar, Cmsnr Gilgit Agency 1980-1981, Chief Election Cmsnr & Senior Mbr NWFP Revenue Brd, Revenue Minister for N.W.F.P 1993. Author of “A History of the Kings of Afghanistan, A Manuscript” (2000). He d. 21^st August 1995, having had issue:
                      • 1b. AbdulQuddus Wazirzada. He had issue:
                        • 1c. Aamir Wazirzada.
                        • 2c. Isa Abdul-Quddus. b. 3^rd August 1989. American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).
                        • 1c. Saliha Wazirzada.
                    • 2a. Wazirzada Muhammad Yaqub Khan. b. 2^nd February 1929. Joined CAA 1955, Senior Aerodrome Officer 1957, Airport Mngr Karachi 1966, Dir-Gen Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, Head of Asia Pacific Regional Office of International Civil Aviation Org (ICAO) in Bangkok. m. Mahjabin Wazirzada. He d. at Lahore, 18^th January 2003.
                    • 3a. Wazirzada Muhammad Ayub Khan. b. 1929. Electrical Engineer, by profession. He joined the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) early on and was one of the founding members of a major public sector consultancy group; The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK). Through his dilgence he rose to the level of Member Power. He d. 1991.
                    • 4a. Wazirzada Muhammad Idrees Khan. Electrical Engineer, joined the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)and gained valuable experience. He established a successful business delivering high value infrastructural projects. Mbr Managing Cttee Fed of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry 1987-1988, (Presdt 1986-1989), Vice-Chancellor Gomal Univ 2003.
                  • i. A daughter. m. Nawab Sher Muhammad Khan, of Dera Ismail Khan, son of Nawab Hafiz Ahmad Khan, Saddozai, of Dera Ismail Khan. She had issue – see Pakistan (Dera Ismail Khan).
                • c. Taj Muhammad Khan (uncle of Nawab Afzal Khan). Kidnapped by agents of Amir ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan as a suspected British spy, 28^th January 1885. He was k. at Murad Khani, Kabul, 3^rd February 1885.
              • 4. Sardar Muhammad Khan Saddozai. Deputy Governor (Naib) of Kandahar. He was k. at the Bala Hissar, Kabul, along with his brothers, by Nawab Asad Khan, 25^th July 1801.
            • (i) A daughter. m. Nawab Zahid Khan. Naib Nazim (Deputy Governor) of Multan, son of ‘Abid Khan, of the Khan-khel branch of the Saddozai. She had issue – see below.
  • 4) Bahadur Khan. b. before 30^th October 1590. He had issue, a son (ancestor of the Bahadur-khel):
    • a) ‘Ali Khan. He had issue, a son:
      • ii) Yusuf Khan. He had issue, a son:
        • (1) ‘Abdu’s Shakur Khan [Shakhru Khan]. He had issue, an only son:
          • (b) Nawab Haji Sharif Khan Bahadur. Subadar (Governor) of Multan 1770-1771 and of Dera Ghazi Khan 1771-1773. He had issue, two sons:
            • (i) Nawab ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan Bahadur. Naib Nazim (Dep. Governor) of Multan 1770-1771, Subadar (Governor) of Dera Ghazi Khan 1798-1800. m. at Multan Fort, 1770, a daughter of Haji Mahmud Khan, of the Bahadur-khel branch of the Saddozai. He d. while on the pilgrimage to Mecca, 1800, having had issue, one son:
              • 1. Nawabzada Ahmad Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
            • (ii) Haji Muhammad Khan. Qazi of Dera Ghazi Khan. He d. at Dera Ghazi Khan, before 1800, having had issue, five sons:
              • 1. ‘Abdu’l Ghafur Khan. Qazi of Dera Ghazi Khan. He had issue, four sons:
                • a. Ghulam Qadir Khan.
                • b. Khan Bahadur Khan. He had issue, five sons:
                  • i. Muhammad Khan.
                  • ii. Ghulam Mohi ud-din Khan.
                  • iii. Ghulam Rasul Khan.
                  • iv. Faujdar Khan.
                  • v. Murad ‘Ali Khan.
                • c. Ghulam Mustafa Khan. Risaldar Punjab FF, served in the Indian Mutiny. He d. at Dera Ghazi Khan, before 1878, having had issue, two sons:
                  • i. Ghulam Muhammad Khan. Inspector, Punjab Police. He had issue, five sons:
                    • 1a. Rab Nawaz Khan. He d. 1895, having had issue, one son:
                      • 1b. Sher Muhammad Khan. He d. before 1940.
                    • 2a. Mir Baz Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
                    • 3a. Karim Dad Khan. Octroi Darogha of Dera Ghazi Khan. He d. 1923, having had issue, four sons:
                      • 1b. Maula Dad Khan. He d.v.p. 1922, having had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Sahib Dad Khan. b. 1917.
                        • 2c. Shakar Dad Khan. b. 1920.
                      • 2b. Rahim Dad Khan. b. 1888. Hon Magistrate, Mbr District Brd, and Cmsnr Municipal Cttee of Dera Ghazi Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                        • 1c. Faiz Dad Khan. b. 1925.
                      • 2b. Karim Dad Khan. b. 1929.
                      • 3b. Allah Dad Khan. b. 1891. He had issue, a son:
                        • 1c. Ahmad Nawaz Khan. b. 1936.
                      • 4b. Khuda Dad Khan. b. 1904.
                    • 4a. Ghulam Qasim Khan. He had issue, one son:
                      • 1b. Muhammad Aslam Khan. He d. before 1940.
                    • 5a. ‘Abdu’l Khaliq Khan. He d. 1909.
                  • ii. Ghulam Sarwar Khan. Naib Nazir Baluch Levy, Punjab Police. He had issue, two sons:
                    • 1a. ‘Abdu’llah Khan. b. 1893. Head Constable, Punjab Police. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
                    • 2a. Lutfu’llah Khan.
                • d. Ghulam Murtaza Khan. He d. 1883, having had issue, one son:
                  • i. Khan Sahib ‘Allah Baksh Khan. Hon. Magistrate, Departmental Sub-Registrar, Mbr. District Brd., and Municipal Cttee. of Dera Ghazi Khan. Granted the personal title of Khan Sahib 1884. He d. 1925, having had issue, two sons:
                    • 1a. Atau’llah Khan. b. 1903. He had issue, one son:
                      • 1b. Inayatu’llah Khan.
                    • 2a. Faizu’llah Khan. He d. 1908.
              • 2. Saidu’llah Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                • a. Fathu’llah Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                  • i. Hayatu’llah Khan. He had issue, one son:
                    • 1a. Amanu’llah Khan. He d. before 1940.
                  • ii. Rahmatu’llah Khan.
                • b. ‘Abdu’l Hakim Khan. He had issue, one son:
                  • i. ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. Havildar Baluch Levy, Punjab Police. H d. before 1940, having had issue, two sons:
                    • 1a. Dost Muhammad Khan. b. 1904.
                    • 2a. ‘Abdu’l ‘Aziz Khan. b. 1908.
              • 3. ‘Abdu’s Shakur Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                • a. Sharif Khan. He had issue, two sons:
                  • i. Muhammad Khan.
                  • ii. Allah Baksh Khan.
                • b. ‘Abdu’l Majid Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
              • 4. ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan. He had issue, three sons:
                • a. Kaura Khan. He had issue, four sons:
                  • i. Allah Dad Khan.
                  • ii. Qadir Dad Khan. He d. 1925, having had issue, one son:
                    • 1a. ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan. He d.v.p. 1918, having had issue, five sons:
                      • 1b. Habibu’llah Khan. b. 1900.
                      • 2b. ‘Abdu’l ‘Aziz Khan. b. 1902.
                      • 3b. ‘Abdu’l Hamid Khan. b. 1904.
                      • 4b. Ghulam Mohi ud-din Khan. b. 1906.
                      • 5b. ‘Abdu’r Rauf Khan. b. 1909.
                  • iii. Khaliq Dad Khan.
                  • iv. Haq Nawaz Khan. He d. 1916.
                • b. Kamal Khan. He had issue, one son:
                  • i. Sardar Khan.
                • c. Lal Khan. He had issue, one son:
                  • i. Ghulam Haidar Khan.
              • 5. ‘Abdu’llah Khan.
    • b) Ismail Khan. He had issue, a son:
      • i) Sohbat Khan. He had issue: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (1) ..., who had issue, a son:
          • (a) Nawab Sarbuland Khan Bahadur [Jiwan Khan]. Governor of Jallundar, Kashmir and Dera Ghazi Khan 1761-1764, and Rohtak 1764.
        • (2) Ghazi Khan. He had issue, a son:
          • (a) Nawab Yaran Khan Bahadur [Yar Muhammad Khan]. m. a Tarin lady, who was k. by her husband in a fit of madness. He had issue, a son:
            • (i) Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Sarbuland Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang. Naib Nazim (Deputy Governor) of Multan 1791-1792, Subadar (Governor) of Kachi-Shumali 1794, and of Dera Ismail Khan 1795. Raised to the titles of Muin ud-Daula, Nawab, Sarbuland Khan, Bahadur, and Firuz Jang, by Shah Zaman, December 1795. He d. at Dera Din Panah, 1816, having had issue, an only daughter:
              • 1. A daughter. m. ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan, Saddozai. Sh had issue, a son:
                • a. Nawab Hafiz Ahmad Khan, Saddozai, of Dera Ismail Khan – see Pakistan (Dera Ismail Khan).
  • 5) Zafran Khan. b. before 21^st June 1602. He left issue (ancestor of the Zafran-khel):
    • a) Aidal Khan. m. a daughter of his uncle, Khan Maudad Khan Saddozai. He had issue:
      • i) Jalal Khan (s/o Khan Maudad Khan’s daughter). Fled to India during the reign of Sultan Hayat Khan Khudakka. He had issue:
        • (1) Said Khan. He had issue:
          • (a) Qasim Khan. Killed Sultan ‘Abdu’llah Khan, seized Herat and assumed the command of the Alus Abdali, 13^th November 1721. He was k. in battle with Muqarrab Khan, at Herat, June 1722.
        • (2) A daughter. m. ‘Abid Khan, second son of Allah Dad Khan, of the Khan-khel branch of the Saddozai. She had issue, two sons and one daughter – see above.
      • i) A daughter. m. Sardar Daulat Khan, son of Sardar Sarmast Sultan Khan, of the Khizr-khel branch of the Sadozai. She had issue, at least one son – see below.
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