PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Founded
in 1808 by Iftakhar-ud-daula Nawab Abdul Gaffor Mohammed Khan, a
descendant of the Tajak Khel tribe of Afghanistan. After the battle of
Mehidpur he received the territories of Tal, Sanjit, Malhargarh,
Mandawal, Barawda and Jaora in 1808.These all then came under the state
of Jaora after recognition from th British government through the
treaty of Mandsaur on the 6th of January 1817. Rulers were...
- HH Iftakhar-ud-daula Nawab ABDUL GAFFOR MOHAMMED KHAN
Bahadur Diler Jung 1818/1825, born 11th April 1775 at Rampur, he
received the titles
of Nawab and Iftakhar-ud-daula in 1808 and the state of Jaora in 1818
through the treaty of Mandsaur; married 1stly, 1795 at Rampur, Nawab
Musharraf Jahan Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawab Akhwand Mohammed
Ayaz of Tonk, married 2ndly at Jaora, Aulia Begum Sahiba,
daughter of Mirza Karim Yar Khan Mughal of Jaora, and had issue, one
son and five daughters. He died 9th September 1825 at Jaora and
was buried at the old Royal Cemetery, Jaora.
- HH Mautashim-ud-daula Nawab GHAUS MOHAMMED KHAN
Bahadur Shaukat Jung (by Aulia Begum) (qv)
- Nawabzadi Wazir Begum Sahiba [Nanni Bi] (by Musharraf
Begum), married Jahangir Khan.
- Nawabzadi Aziz Begum Sahiba (by Musharraf Begum), married
Khan Ali Khan of Delhi.
- Nawabzadi Bakshi Begum Sahiba (by Musharraf Begum),
married Abdullah Khan.
- Nawabzadi Izzat Begum Sahiba (by Musharraf Begum),
married Sahibzada Burhanuddin Khan.
- Nawabzadi Piyari Begum Sahiba (by Musharraf Begum),
married Abdul Aziz Khan.
- HH Mautashim-ud-daula Nawab GHAUS MOHAMMED KHAN
Bahadur Shaukat Jung 1825/1865, born 1823 at Jaora, succeeded to the gaddi
on the death of his father in 1825, educated at Jaora and Indore under
the guidance of Col. Borthok, the superintendent of Jaora state and
Political agent of Malwa; received full ruling powers in 1840, he
was granted the title of His Highness and a permanent gun salute of 13
guns in November 1859 by the Governor General, Lord Kenning; he
received sanad 85 and a gold plated rifle from the Governor General of
India in 1862; married 1stly, 1837, HH Nawab Auliya Begum Sahiba,
daughter of HH Wazir-ud-daula Nawab Haafiz Mohammed Wazeer Khan
Bahadur, the Nawab of Tonk, married
2ndly, 1844, Shaukat Zamani Begum
Sahiba, niece of Khan Ali Khan (see above), married 3rdly, 1850,
Faheem-un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Kamaal Khan of Jaora, and had
issue, one son and three daughters. He died 29th April 1865 and was
buried at (Laal Makbara) Jaora.
- Maj. HH Ihtasham-ud-daula Nawab MOHAMMED ISMAIL ALI KHAN
Bahadur Firoz Jung (by Faheem-un-nisa Begum Sahiba, but adopted by
Shaukat Zamani Begum Sahiba) (qv)
- Nawabzadi (name unknown) Begum (by Faheem-un-nisa
Begum Sahiba), married Dost Mohammed Khan.
- Nawabzadi Qudsia Begum Sahiba (by Faheem-un-nisa Begum
Sahiba), married Mohammed
Ali Khan, received the Jagirdari of Shampura from his brother-in-law,
Nawab Mohammed Ismail Ali Khan of Jaora.
- Nawabzadi Aziz Begum (by Faheem-un-nisa Begum Sahiba),
married Sardar Mohammed
Khan.
- Maj. HH Ihtasham-ud-daula Nawab MOHAMMED ISMAIL ALI KHAN
Bahadur Firoz Jung 1865/1895,
born 1855
(1854),
succeeded 30th April 1865 (#1),
died 1895.
 Lt.Col. HH Fakhrud-Daulah Nawab Sir MUHAMMED IFTIKHAR
ALI
KHAN Sahib
Bahadur
Saulat-e-Jang 1895/1947, born 17th January 1883, educated at Daly
College,
Indore, served with the Imperial Cadet Corps and with the Expeditionary
Force in 1914, member of the Royal Automobile Club, K.C.I.E. [cr.1911],
married 1stly, 4th/7th March 1903, the daughter of Khan Bahadur Yar
Muhammed
Khan, C.S.I., died sp 1918, married 2ndly, 1914, Mumtaz Mahal
(a
Hindu lady of low caste who converted to Islam), and had issue. He died
1947.
- Nawabzada Nasir Ali Khan, born 1906, married December
1930 and June
1931
(sep'd 1939), Mollie Begum Ali Khan [née Mollie Elsip], born
1910,
and had issue. He died 1945.
- Sahibzadi Margaret Dolores Ali Khan, born November 1931.
- Sahibzada Robin Ali Khan
- Sahibzada David John Ali Khan, born 25th October 1936
in Jaora, married
and has issue.
- Nawabzada Murtaza Ali Khan, born 1914.
- Nawab MUHAMMED IHTESHAM ALI KHAN (qv)
- Nawab MUHAMMED USMAN ALI KHAN (qv)
- Nawab MUHAMMED USMAN ALI KHAN 1947/-, born 1914, died after
1970.
- Nawab MUHAMMED IHTESHAM ALI KHAN (see above)
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