RAMPUR

(Dar ul-Insha)

The Rohilla (or Barech) Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1887 - 1889  H.H. ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i- Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Muhammad Mushtaq ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur. b. 1856, fourth son of H.H. ‘Ali Jah, Farzand -i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Haji Nawab Sir Kalb-i-‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur, GCSI, CIE, by his first wife, H.H. Nawab Hatim uz-Zamani Nizami Begum Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 23^rd March 1887. Installed by the Lieutenant-Governor in person, at the Khurshid Manzil, Qila-i-Mualla, Rampur, April 1888. Confirmed in the hereditary salute of 13-guns and the style of His Highness, 8^th February 1889. Suffered from continual ill-health and entrusted state affairs to a Council of Administration. Rcvd: KIH silver medal (1877). m. (first) H.H. Nawab Askari Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sahibzada Syed Mubarak ‘Ali Khan (see above). m. (second) H.H. Nawab Khurshid Jahan Begum Sahiba (d. 9^th September 1875), daughter of Syed Inayat Hasan Khan [Inna Mian], by his wife, Sahibzadi Kulsum Begum Sahiba [Manjali Begum], daughter of Nawab Kazim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. He d. at the Macchi Bhawan, Qila-i-Mualla, Rampur, 25^th February 1889, having had issue, two sons:

• 1) H.H. ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Syed Sir Hamid ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur (s/o Khurshid Jahan Begum) - see below.
• 2) Nawabzada Nasir ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Manju Sahib]. b. at Rampur, 20^th May 1883 (s/o Askari Begum), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, the Residency Coll, Indore, and Oxford Univ. Became a naturalised British subject in 1907. m. (first) at the Registrar’s Office, Marylebone, London, 23^rd November 1909, Edith Mabel (b. at Woodborough Green, Winscombe Hill, Somerset, 30^th October 1881; d. at Hampstead, London, 13^th April 1947), previously a stage actress at the Hicks and Gaiety theatres under the pseudonym "Dolly Parnall", youngest daughter of Julius Thatcher, of Woodborough Green, Winscombe Hill, Somerset, sometime wine merchant, by his wife, Rebecca, daughter of Henry Geach Parnall, scale maker of Fishponds, Gloucestershire. m. (second) at Hampstead, London, 12^th September 1950, Elsie Berrow (d. at Staines, Surrey, 22^nd March 1966, aged 69), née Meads. He d. at Hampstead, London, 22^nd October 1964, having had issue, an only daughter by his first wife:
  • a) Sahibzadi Betty Naldera Begum [Betty ‘Ali Khan]. b. at Hampstead, London, 11^th April 1911. m. at Hampstead Register Office, London, 22^nd July 1936, Francis William Rushby (b. 2^nd May 1912; d. 2^nd April 1968), sometime Dental Surgeon at Guy’s Hospital, Southwark, son of The Rev William Rushby, MC, of Colwyn Bay, North Wales, by his wife, Eleanor, née Atherton. She d. at Hendon, Middlesex, 18^th April 1955, having had issue, one son:
    • i) Michael Anthony Rushby. b. at Hampstead, London, 26^th March 1938. m. 1962, ...

1889 - 1930 Major-General H.H. ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i- Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul- Umara, Nawab Syed Sir Hamid ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur, GCSI (3.6.1921), GCIE (1.1.1908), GCVO (12.12.1911). b. at Rampur, 31^st August 1875, elder son of H.H. ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Muhammad Mushtaq ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur, by his second wife, H.H. Nawab Khurshid Jahan Begum Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 25^th February 1889 and ascended the musnaid 27^th February 1889. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with limited ruling powers at the Diwankhana, Qila-i-Mualla, Rampur, 4^th April 1894. Presdt Council of Administration 29^th January 1894-12^th May 1896. Invested with full ruling powers by the Viceroy, Lord Elgin, in person, 1^st June 1896. Confirmed in the hereditary titles of ‘Ali Jah, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, and Mustaid Jang, 29^th July 1909. Attended the Delhi Coronation Durbar 1903. Cmsnd as Hon Capt British Army 6/2/1895, attached as Hon Officer 9^th Regt Bengal Lancers 28/2/1896, prom Hon Maj 22/6/1897, Hon Lt-Col 25/6/1909, Hon Col 3/6/1910, and Hon Maj-Gen 14/6/1928. Hon Col Hodson’s Horse (4^th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers), IA 26/4/1929-1930. Colonel-in-Chief Rampur Lancers 1923-1930, Rampur Imperial Service Infantry 1910-1923, and Rampur Pioneers 1923-1930. Hon ADC to the King-Emperor George V, 3/6/1910-1930. Raised to a personal salute of 15-guns, in recognition of War services, 1^st January 1918 (made permanent 1^st January 1921). Presdt. All-India Music Conf. at Delhi 1918. Founded the Hamidiya Decoration (Nishan-i-Hamidiya) in three classes in 1894, and the Nishan-i-Iqbal in three classes. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911). m. (first) 30^th February 1894 (div. 25^th June 1922) H.H. Nawab Mulka uz-Zamani Sultanat Ara Begum Sahiba (d. of a broken heart, 29^th July 1925), daughter of Major H.H. Ihtisham ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Ismail Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab of Jaora. m. (second) H.H. Nawab Shahanshah Dulhan Begum Sahiba. m. (third) at Moradabad, September 1897, H.H. Nawab Tajdar Begum Sahiba. m. (fourth) H.H. Nawab Huzur Aliya Begum Sahiba (d. at Rampur, 10^th January 1938). m. (fifth) in late 1898, H.H. Nawab Sadiq Dulhan Begum Sahiba [Achan Begum]. m. (sixth) H.H. Iqbal Dulhan Begum Sahiba (d. January 1911). m. (seventh) at Rampur, 31^st December 1900, a widow, daughter of Colonel Mahmud Shah Khan, a nephew of H.H. Nawab Janab-i-Aliya Begum Sahiba. m. (eighth) at Naini Tal, September 1901 (muta), H.H. Nawab Husan Jahan Begum Sahiba [Husna Begum], formerly the wife of Sahibzada Ahmad Husain Khan. m. (ninth) H.H. Nawab Musharraf Dulhan Begum Sahiba (d. 21^st June 1920). m. (tenth)  H.H. Nawab Akhtar Jahan Begum Sahiba (b. at Agra, 1895), née Mary Florence (Flora) Sarks. He d. at the Hamid Manzil, Qila-i-Mualla, Rampur, 20^th June 1930 (bur. Karbala, Iraq), having had issue, four sons and six daughters:

• 1) Nawabzada Syed Hasan ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Wali Ahad of Rampur. b. at Kushbagh Palace, Rampur, 3^rd October 1900 (s/o Sadiq Dulhan Begum), educ. privately. He d. at the Hamid Manzil, Qila-i-Mualla, Rampur, 29^th October 1911.
• 2) H.H. ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Syed Sir Muhammad Raza ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur (s/o Huzur Aliya Begum) - see below.
• 3) Colonel Ali Martabat Nawabzada Syed Jafar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. b. at the Hamid Manzil, Qila-i-Mualla, Rampur, 27^th December 1906 (s/o Musharraf Dulhan Begum). MSC 1941-1948, MEC 1947-1948, Chief Minister 1948-1949. Hon. Col.1^st Rampur (Raza) Infantry. Rcvd: Nishan-i-Hamidiya 1^st class and the Nishan-i-Iqbal 2^nd class. m. at Jansath, 25^th February 1914, the grand daughter of Sayyid Asghar ‘Ali Khan, of Jansath, Muzaffarnagar district, UP.
• 4) Nawabzada Syed ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan Bahadur [Dillon Sahib]. b. at Rampur, 9^th August 1911. Rcvd: Nishan-i-Hamidiya 1^st class and the Nishan-i-Iqbal 2^nd class. m. Ambri Begum (b. at Rampur, 10^th March 1912; d. 1994). He d. at Karachi, 16^th August 1996, having had issue, two sons:
  • a) Syed Hasan ‘Ali Khan. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, 10^th October 1945.
  • b) Syed Mohsin ‘Ali Khan. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, 21^st October 1947.
• 1) Nawabzadi Nawab Begum Sahiba. b. 1893.
• 2) A daughter m. September 1898, Sahibzada Raza Husain.
• 3) Nawabzadi Shahzadi Begum Sahiba. b. before 1898 (d/o Huzur Aliya Begum). m. at Rampur, April 1911, Sahibzada Syed Mumtaz Husain Khan [Chanda Sahib], son of Sahibzada Syed Ejah Husain Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Nawab Kazim ‘Ali Khan Bahadur. She had issue, two sons - see above.
• 4) Kaniz ul-Fatima Nawabzadi Sikander Jahan Begum Sahiba. b. at Kushbagh Palace, Rampur, 3^rd January 1898 (d/o Tajdar Begum). m. Sahibzada Muhammad Mehdi Raza Khan [Nawab Dula Sahib], of a Pathan family of Rampur. She d. 22^nd July 1941, having had issue, five children.
• 5) Kaniz uz-Zohra Nawabzadi Aliya Sultan Begum Sahiba. b. at Kushbagh Palace, Rampur, 2^nd December 1906. m. at Rampur, April 1911, Colonel Sahibzada Sajjid ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, sometime cdt Rampur Cavalry, son of Sahibzada Muhib ‘Ali Khan [Nabha Sahib] - see above.
• 6) "Chhoti Begum". m. at Rampur, 4^th April 1913, Sayyid Aizaz ‘Ali Khan, son of Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah Khan, of Jansath, Muzaffarnagar dist. She d. at Dehra Dun, 29^th April 1937.
• 7) Nawabzadi Mu’azzam un-nisa Begum Sahiba. b. at the Hamid Manzil, Qila-i-Mualla, Rampur, 1911 (d/o Musharraf Dulhan Begum) m. at Rampur, 1925, Brigadier Sahibzada Ahmadu’llah Khan Bahadur, 2^nd in cmd. Rohilla Lancers, Army Minister 1930-1931, Mil. Sec. to the Nawab 1931-1933, son of Sahibzada Shafau’llah Khan Sahib, a distant member of the ruling family.  She d. at Dehra Dun, 29^th April 1937, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
  • a) Sahibzada Asadu’llah Khan. b. 17^th February 1932.
  • a) Sahibzadi Saleha Begum. b. 17^th November 1930.
  • b) Sahibzadi Khurshid Jahan Begum. b. 10^th March 1935.
• 6) Kaniz-i-Batul Nawabzadi Kaiser Jahan Begum Sahiba. b. at the Hamid Manzil, Qila-i-Mualla, Rampur, 18^th April 1912 (d/o Huzur Aliya Begum).

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