Hamidullah Khan
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Hamidullah Khan (9 September 1894-4 February 1960) was the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal, prior to its merger with the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1956. He ruled from 1926 when his mother, Begum Kaikhusrau Jahan Begum, abdicated in his favor, until his death in 1960. A delegate to the Round Table Conference in London, he served as Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes from 1931-1932 and from 1944-1947, when India became independent. At his death, he left no sons and so was succeeded by his second daughter, Sajida Sultan, Begum of Bhopal.
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1894-c1907: Nawabzada Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur
c1907-1921: Nawabzada Hafiz Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur
1921-1922: Al-Hajj Nawabzada Hafiz Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, CSI
1922-1923: Al-Hajj Nawabzada Hafiz Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, CSI, CVO
1923-1926: Lieutenant Al-Hajj Nawabzada Hafiz Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, CSI, CVO
1926-1927: Lieutenant His Highness Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Hajj Nawab Hafiz Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, CSI, CVO
1927-1929: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Hajj Nawab Hafiz Sir Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, GCIE, CSI, CVO, KStJ
1929-1932: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Hajj Nawab Hafiz Sir Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, GCIE, CSI, CVO, KStJ
1932-1939: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Hajj Nawab Hafiz Sir Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, GCSI, GCIE, CVO, KStJ
1939-1943: Colonel His Highness Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Hajj Nawab Hafiz Sir Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, GCSI, GCIE, CVO, KStJ
1943-1945: Air Commodore His Highness Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Hajj Nawab Hafiz Sir Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, GCSI, GCIE, CVO, KStJ
1945-1946: Air Vice Marshal His Highness Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Hajj Nawab Hafiz Sir Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, GCSI, GCIE, CVO, KStJ
1946-1960: Major-General His Highness Sikander Saulat, Iftikhar ul-Mulk, Al-Hajj Nawab Hafiz Sir Muhammad Hamidu'llah Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dar ul-Iqbal-i-Bhopal, GCSI, GCIE, CVO, KStJ
[edit] Honours
Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1903
Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1911
Prince of Wales Visit Medal-1922
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)-1922
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)-1929
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)-1932 (CSI-1921)
Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935
King George VI Coronation Medal-1937
1939-1945 Star-1945
Africa Star-1945
Burma Star-1945
Defence Medal-1945
India Service Medal-1945
Indian Independence Medal-1947
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal-1953
