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The Amir-i-Paigah Family
GENEALOGY
Hazrat 'Umar ibn al-Khatib
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'Abdu'llah
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Nasir
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Tahir
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Mansur
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Adham
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Ibrahim
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'Abu'l Fath Ishaq
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'Ali, Wa'iz al-Akbar
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Muhammad, Wa'iz al-Asghar
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'Abdu'llah
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Masud Sama'an
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Mahmud Sama'an
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Shihab ud-din Ahmad Farukhshah
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Yusuf
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Ahmad
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Shu'aib
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Sulaiman Kiuliwal
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Farid ud-din Masud Ganj-i-Shakar (d. 668 AH).
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Badr ud-din Sulaiman
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Majd ud-din Maudad
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Zain ud-din Musa
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Mu'in ud-din Ma'araf
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Karim ud-din Mutawakil
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Jalal ud-din 'Abdu'l-Haq
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Hisam ud-din Mahmud Danishmand
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Kamal ud-din Daud
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Malik ul-Ulama, Jalal ud-din Bhalul
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Muhammad Firuz
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Shaikh Muhammad Baha ud-din
(with whom we treat)
- 1) Nawab Muhammad Abu’l Khair Khan, Shamsher Bahadur, Imam Jang. A descended of a famous Sufi saint, Hazrat Baba Shaikh Farid ud-din Shakarganj. Granted the hereditary title of Khan and rose to the command of an Imperial mansab of 2,500 zat under Emperor Aurangzeb, prom. to 4,000 zat and 2,000 sowar by Asaf Jah I, and 5,000 zat and 4,000 sowar by Salabat Jang. Qiladar of Dhar 1724, Faujdar of Nabinagar, Mandu 1724, Gulshanabad, and Baglana, Naib Subadar of Khandesh and Aurangabad. Raised to the titles of Khan Bahadur, Shamsher Bahadur, and Imam Jang. He d. before 8th November 1752, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Nawab Muhammad Baha ud-din Khan Bahadur, Imam Jang [‘Abu’l Barakat Khan]. He d.v.p. unm.
- b) Shams ul-Umara, Shams ul-Mulk, Shams ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad ‘Abu’l Fath Khan Bahadur, Taigh Jang [‘Abu’l Khair Khan II]. Appointed to a mansab of 7,000 zat and 5,000 sowar 1777, prom to 9,000 sowar and a Paigah contingent of 12,000 troops 1781. Granted the title of Shams ul-Mulk 4th December 1781. Received the Naubat, Naqara and Mahi Maratib (ensigns of royalty). m. Ladli Begum Sahiba (d. 26th May 1821), second daughter of his cousin, Muhammad Amjad Khan Bahadur. He d. from dysentery, at Pankul Fort, 1st January 1791 (bur. Tomb of Shaikh Hassan Barhana Sahib, Santoshnagar), having had issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Shams ul-Umara, Amir-i-Kabir, Khurshid ul-Mulk, Khurshid ud-Daula, Nawab ‘Abu’l Fakhr Muhammad Fakhr ud-din Khan Bahadur, Imam Jang [‘Abu’l Khair Khan III]. b. at Hyderabad, before 21st February 1776, educ. privately. Cdr. of a mansab of 10,000 sawar, Prime Minister of Hyderabad 1848-1849. Granted the titles of Baha ud-din Khan Bahadur, Imam Jang, and Nawab, prom. to Khurshid ud-Daula 24th August 1787, Khurshid ud-Mulk 17th August 1788, Abdul Fakhr Muhammad Fakhr ud-din Khan Bahadur and Shams ul-Mulk 1791, and Amir-i-Kabir 1827. m. (first) at Chow Mahalla, Hyderabad, 2nd February 1793, Padshahzadi Begum Sahiba (d. at Hyderabad, 15th December 1857), née Sahibzadi Bashir un-nisa Begum Sahiba, youngest daughter of H.H. Asaf Jah II, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Nizam ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Fath Jang, Sipah Salar, Nizam of Hyderabad. m. (second) Latif un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. before 6th November 1792; d. at Hyderabad, 24th August 1864, bur. Tomb of Shaikh Hassan Barhana, Santoshnagar). m. (third) Dilawar un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He d. at Hyderabad, 10th April 1863 (bur. Tomb of Shaikh Hassan Barhana, Santoshnagar), having had issue, seven sons and four daughters:
- (1) Sahibzada Muhammad Farid ud-din Khan. b. before 23rd April 1803 (s/o Bashir un-nisa Begum Sahiba). He d. before 21st November 1816 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar).
- (2) Amir-i-Kabir, Shams ul-Umara, Umdat ud-Daula, Umdat ul-Mulk, Nawab Rafi ud-din Khan Bahadur, Namwar Jang [Muhammad Abu’l Khair Khan IV]. b. before 21st March 1806 (s/o Bashir un-nisa). Co-Regent of Hyderabad 1869. Granted the title of Namwar Jang, Umdat ud-Daula, prom. to Umdat ul-Mulk, and prom. to Shams ud-Daula, Shams ul-Mulk, Shams ul-Umara and Amir-i-Kabir 15th June 1863. He d.s.p. 6th April 1877 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar), having adopted his nephew, Asman Jah.
- (3) Sahibzada Muhammad …ud-din Khan.
- (4) Mu’azzam ul-Mulk, Mu’azzam ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Badr ud-din Khan Bahadur, Rifa’at Jang. b. 22nd May 1805 (s/o Dilawar un-nisa). m. at Hyderabad, 26th April 1834, Sahibzadi Umdat un-nis Begum Sahiba, daughter of Haidar ul-Mulk, Haidar ud-Daula, Nawab Khwaja ‘Aliu’llah Khan Bahadur, Sagum Jang, by his wife, Sahibzadi Rahat un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Faridun Jah, Intizam ul-Mulk, Intizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Subhan ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Imtiaz Jang. He d.v.p. 8th June 1853 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar).
- (5) Iqtaidar ul-Mulk, Iqtaidar ud-Daula, Nawab Roshan ud-din Khan Bahadur Jang. b. 1814 (s/o Bashir un-nisa). He d. 1845 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar).
- (6) Bashir ul-Mulk, Muhtasham ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Sultan ud-din Khan Bahadur, Sabkat Jang. b. before 14th December 1814 (s/o Bashir un-nisa). m. at the Khilwat-i-Mubaraq Palace, Chow Mahala, Hyderabad, 27th December 1830, Sahibzadi Sultan un-nisa Begum Sahiba, sixth daughter of H.H. Asaf Jah III, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Mir Akbar ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Fulad Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad. He d. 1845 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar), having had issue, two sons:
- (a) Muhtasham ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Wazir ud-din Khan Bahadur, Sabkat Jang [Bhikari Mian]. b. before 17th March 1839 (s/o a Negro slave). He d.s.p. unm. at Hyderabad, 17th February 1881 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar).
- (b) Asman Jah, Amir-i-Akbar, Azam ul-Umara, Umdat ul-Mulk, Bashir ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Muhammad Mazhar ud-din Khan Bahadur, Rifa’at Jang, KCIE (2.1.1888). b. before 23rd February 1841. Represented the Nizam of Hyderabad at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations for Queen Victoria in 1887. Minister for Justice 1869-1888, Co-Regent 1875, Mbr. Cncl. of Regency 1883-1884, Prime Minister of Hyderabad 1887-1893. Granted the titles of Asman Jah and Amir-i-Akbar 17th December 1881. Presdt Nizam Club (Hyderabad) 1887-1894. Rcvd: KIH (1877) and Golden Jubilee (1887) silver medals. m. (first) at the Saroornagar Palace, Hyderabad, 28th November 1869, Sahibzadi Padshah Pawarish un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d.s.p. at Pawarish Bagh, Hyderabad, 1905), second daughter of H.H. Asaf Jah V, Afzal ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Tahniyat ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Nizam of Hyderabad, GCSI. m. (second) Karim un-nisa Begum Sahiba (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar). He d. at Bashirbagh, Hyderabad, 16th July 1898 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar), having had issue, an only son:
- (i) Amir-i-Paigah-i-Asman Jahi, Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Muin ud-din Khan Bahadur, Inayat Jang. b. at Bashirbagh, Hyderabad, 15th June 1891 (s/o Karim un-nisa), educ. Nizam Coll., Hyderabad. MEC 1923-1927, Minister for Industry 1923-1924, and Army Dept 1924-1927. Granted the titles of Inayat Jang 1919, Muin ud-Daula 1922, and Amir-i-Paigah-i-Asman Jahi 1927. Patron Hyderabad Cricket Assoc 1934-1941. Presdt Saroornagar Cricket Club. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), and Nizam’s Silver Jubilee (1937) medals. m. (first) Rahim un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d.s.p. at Hyderabad, 13th March 1970). m. (second) Karim un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. (third) ... m. (fourth) ... He d. while watching a game of cricket, at Hyderabad, 25th September 1941 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar), having had issue, fifteen sons and eight daughters:
- 1. Amir-i-Paigah-i-Asman Jahi, Nawab Muhammad Zahir ud-din Khan Bahadur, Zahir Yar Jung. b. at Bashirbagh Palace, Hyderabad, 1910, educ. Nizam Coll. and Osmania Univ, Hyderabad (BA 1934). Asst Cmsnr Amroati dist 1938, Central Provinces Civil Service 1938, MEC 1944, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, Telecommunications, Archaeology, Printing, Veterinary Affairs, Observatories, Labour and Ecclesiastical Affairs 1944-1947, Agent-General at New Delhi 1947-1948. Presdt All-India Educational Conference at Aligarh 1943. Author of “Khutba e Sadarat Yadgar e Jashn e Elan Khudmukhtari” (1945). m. (first) at Hyderabad, 1927, Sahibzadi Hashmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba, eldest daughter of H.E. Wali ud-Daula, Nawab Wali ud-din Khan Bahadur, Waliyat Jang, by his first wife, Fatima Begum Sahiba. m. (second) Farid Jahan Begum Sahiba. He d. at Bashirbagh Palace, Hyderabad, 16th December 1968 (bur. Paigah Mausoleum, Santoshnagar), having had issue, two sons and two daughters, including:
- a. Sahibzada Rayakh Khadeeth Khan.
- a. Sahibzadi Kareem un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. (first) at Bashirbagh Palace, Hyderabad, 11th December 1955, as his first wife (div.), Ahmad Lateef (b. 11th February 1930; m. second, Lynn Gertenbach), elder son (or adopted son?) of Khatib ‘Abdu’l Lateef Sahib (brother of Sir Amin Jung) and his wife, Rahim un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Syed Shah ‘Abdu’l Hai. m. (a) at Hyderabad, a son of Raja Dhanrajgir Narsingir Gyan Bahadur, head of the well-known banking and merchant family. She d. from cancer, at Hyderbad (bur. there at Khairtabad), having had issue, one daughter by her first husband.
- b. Sahibzadi ... un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Ghulam Mahmud Farooqui, son of Ghulam Jabber Farooqui. She had issue, five sons and two daughters.
- 2. Sahibzada Muhammad Latif ud-din Khan [Nawab Latifuddin Khan]. m. (first) … m. (second) Sahibzadi Kamal un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sahibzada Muhammad Said ud-din Khan Bahadur, from the Khurshid Jahi Paigarh. He had issue, two sons and three daughters by his first, and three sons and six daughters by his second wife:
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Qamar ud-din Khan (s/o the first wife).
- b. Sahibzada Muhammad Aziz ud-din Khan (s/o the first wife).
- c. Sahibzada Muhammad Shams ud-din Khan [Nawab Shamsuddin Khan] (s/o Kamal un-nisa).
- d. Sahibzada Muhammad Fakhr ud-din Khan (s/o Kamal un-nisa).
- e. Sahibzada Muhammad Nasir ud-din Khan (s/o Kamal un-nisa).
- a. Sahibzadi Aisha Begum Sahiba (d/o the first wife).
- b. Sahibzadi Shahina Begum Sahiba (d/o the first wife).
- c. Sahibzadi Munir un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o the first wife).
- d. Sahibzadi Ahmad un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Kamal un-nisa).
- e. Sahibzadi Habib un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Kamal un-nisa).
- f. Sahibzadi Mahbub un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Kamal un-nisa).
- g. Sahibzadi Jamal un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Kamal un-nisa).
- h. Sahibzadi Muhammad un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Kamal un-nisa).
- i. Sahibzadi Nur un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Kamal un-nisa).
- 3. Sahibzada Muhammad Baha ud-din Khan Bahadur [Nawab Bahauddun Khan] (s/o Karim un-nisa).
- 4. Nawab Muhammad Bashir ud-din Khan Bahadur, Bashir Jung. m. Bashir un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Ahmad ud-din Khan [Nawab Ahmaduddin Khan]. He had issue, a son:
- i. Sahibzada Khwaja Moin ud-din Khan [Nawab Khwaja Moinuddin]. He had issue, a daughter:
- 1a. Sahibzadi Ghous un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Syed Mahmud Sami’ullah.
- i. Sahibzada Khwaja Moin ud-din Khan [Nawab Khwaja Moinuddin]. He had issue, a daughter:
- b. Sahibzada Muhammad Siraj ud-din Khan [Nawab Sirajuddin Khan]. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
- i. Sahibzada Muhammad Sabir Lutf ud-din Khan [Nawab Sabir Lutfuddin].
- i. Sahibzadi Siddiqa Sultana Begum Sahiba.
- ii. Sahibzadi Fatima Sultana Begum Sahiba.
- c. Sahibzada Muhammad Nizam ud-din Khan [Nawab Nizamuddin Khan].
- a. Sahibzadi Intikhab Jehan Begum Sahiba. m. Muhammad Shahid ud-din. She had issue, one son.
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Ahmad ud-din Khan [Nawab Ahmaduddin Khan]. He had issue, a son:
- 5. Sahibzada Muhammad Iftikhar ud-din Khan [Nawab Iftikharuddin Khan]. m. at Hyderabad, 24th February 1938, Sahibzadi Aziz un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. at Hyderabad, 22nd August 1919; d. there, 18th November 1981), daughter of Nawab Qutubu’llah Khan, by his wife, Sahibzadi Bahadur un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Amir-i-Paigah-i-Khurshid Jahi, Shams ul-Mulk, Shams ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Hafiz ud-din Khan Bahadur, Zafar Jang. He d. at the Khana Bagh Palace, Hyderabad, 1956, having had issue, two sons and three daughters:
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Qamar ud-din Khan [Nawab Lamaruddin Khan]. b. 15th February 1940. m. 1966, Sahibzadi Khurshid un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter Nawab Muhammad Sultan ud-din Khan, by his wife, Sahibzada Qudrat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He had issue, five sons and one daughter:
- i. Sahibzada Muhammad Nur ud-din Khan.
- ii. Sahibzada Muhammad Zia ud-din Khan.
- iii. Sahibzada Muhammad Nasir ud-din Khan.
- iv. Sahibzada Muhammad Wajid ud-din Khan.
- v. Sahibzada Muhammad Faqr ud-din Khan.
- i. Sahibzadi Maher un-nisa Begum Sahiba, educ. St Anne’s High Sch, and Osmania Univ, Hyderabad.
- b. Sahibzada Muhammad Akbar ud-din Khan [Nawab Akbaruddin Khan]. b. 3rd September 1948. m. 29th May 1982, Sahibzadi Azmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He has issue, one son and four daughters:
- i. Sahibzada Muhammad Obaid ud-din Khan.
- i. Sahibzadi Aziz un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- ii. Sahibzadi Humera Akbar Begum Sahiba.
- iii. Sahibzadi Ruhi un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- iv. Sahibzadi Rubi un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- a. Sahibzadi Ghaus un-nisa Begum Sahiba. b. 10th January 1939. m. 1st May 1961, Mir Sarwar ‘Ali. She had issue, six sons and two daughters.
- b. Sahibzadi Shaukat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. b. 25th February 1942. m. Muhammad Faruq Ahmad. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.
- c. Sahibzadi Khair un-nisa Begum Sahiba. b. (25th Shaban, 1373 AH or) 29th April 1954. m. 9th January 1969, Sahibzada Muhammad ‘Abdu’llah Khan. She had issue, three sons and three daughters.
- 6. Sahibzada Muhammad Mazhar ud-din Khan.
- 7. Sahibzada Muhammad Abidin Khan.
- 8. Sahibzada Muhammad Ahmad ud-din Khan [Nawab Ahmaduddin]. He had issue, one son and five daughters:
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Nizam ud-din Khan [Nawab Nizamuddin Khan].
- a. Sahibzadi Afzal un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- b. Sahibzadi Hamid un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- c. Sahibzadi Yusuf un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- d. Sahibzadi Hasib un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- e. Sahibzadi Nikhat un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- 9. Sahibzada Muhammad Afsar ud-din Khan [Nawab Afsaruddin]. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Jahangir ud-din Khan [Nawab Jahangiruddin].
- a. Sahibzadi Bashir Banu Begum Sahiba.
- b. Sahibzadi Viqar Banu Begum Sahiba.
- 10. Nawab Muhammad Iqbal ud-din Khan [Iqbal Pasha]. m. Rabia Begum Sahiba. He d. at Hyderabad, ca 18th August 2006, having had issue, several sons and daughters.
- 11. Sahibzada Muhammad Wajid ud-din Khan [Nawab Wajiduddin Khan]. m. Farid un-nisa Begum Sahiba. He had issue, four sons and one daughter:
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Iqbal ud-din Khan [Nawab Iqbaluddin Khan].
- b. Sahibzada Muhammad Azim ud-din Khan [Nawab Azimuddin Khan]. m. a daughter of Nawab Mir Laiq Ali Khan.
- c. Sahibzada Muhammad Moin ud-din Khan [Nawab Moinuddin Khan].
- d. Sahibzada Muhammad Asif ud-din Khan [Nawab Asifuddin Khan].
- a. Sahibzadi Sayeed un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- 12. Sahibzada Muhammad Badar ud-din Khan [Nawab Badaruddin]. m. Sahibzadi Asmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawab Muhammad Farid ud-din Khan Bahadur, Farid Nawaz Jang, by his wife, Sahibzadi Ghous un-nisa Begum Sahiba, fifth daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Rustam-i-Dauran, Arustu-i-Zaman, Wal Mamaluk, Asaf Jah VI, Muzaffar ul-Mamaluk, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Mahbub ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Sipah Salar, Fath Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad, GCB, GCSI. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Baha ud-din Khan [Nawab Bahauddin Khan]. m. Mahbub Begum Sahiba. He had issue, two sons and six daughters:
- i. Sahibzada Muhammad Rukn ud-din Khan [Nawab Ruknuddin Khan].
- ii. Sahibzada Muhammad Yusuf ud-din Khan [Nawab Yusufuddin Khan].
- i. Sahibzadi Raees un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- ii. Sahibzadi Fazilat un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- iii. Sahibzadi Khair un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- iv. Sahibzadi Badar un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- v. Sahibzadi Behbub un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- vi. Sahibzadi Muhammad un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- b. Sahibzada Muhammad Nasir ud-din Khan [Nawab Naseeruddin Khan].
- a. Sahibzadi Amir un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Sahibzada Ja’afar ‘Ali Khan, younger son of Taqi Jah, Nawab Mir Muhammad Taqi ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Prince Taqi Jah] – see India (Hyderabad).
- b. Sahibzadi Qamar un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- a. Sahibzada Muhammad Baha ud-din Khan [Nawab Bahauddin Khan]. m. Mahbub Begum Sahiba. He had issue, two sons and six daughters:
- 13. Sahibzada Muhammad Jalal ud-din Khan [Nawab Jalal ud-din Khan]
- 14. Sahibzada Muhammad Ghazi ud-din Khan [Nawab Ghazi ud-din Khan].
- 15. Sahibzada Muhammad Waris ud-din Khan [Nawab Waris ud-din Khan].
- 1. Sahibzadi Farid un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- 2. Sahibzadi Laiq un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- 3. Sahibzadi Izzat un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- 4. Sahibzadi Iftiqar un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- 5. Sahibzadi Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba. m. Alvin Saleh.
- 6. Sahibzadi Malika Jahan Begum Sahiba.
- 7. Sahibzadi Akhtar Jahan Begum Sahiba.
- 8. Sahibzadi Daud un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
- A daughter (same as one of the above). m. at Hyderabad, July 1935, a son of H.E. Yamin us-Sultanat, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Peshkar Sir Kishan Parshad Bahadur, GCIE, sometime Presdt of the Hyderabad State Council.
- H.H. Dulhan Pasha Begum Sahiba (same as one of the above). m. at Hyderabad, Deccan, January 1932 (sep. 1935), Major H.H. Huzur Pur Nur, Sarkar-i-Khairpur, Mir Faiz Muhammad Khan II Talpur, Wali-i-Mulk-i-Khudadad, Mir of Khaipur (b. at Khairpur Mirs, 4th January 1913; d. 1954), only son of H.H. Huzur Pur Nur, Sarkar-i-Khairpur, Nawab ‘Ali Nawaz Khan Talpur al-Haj, Wali-i-Mulk-i-Khudadad, Mir of Khairpur, by his second wife, H.H. Dera Khas Sahiba. She had issue, an only son – see Pakistan (Khairpur).