Nawab of Junagarh
Nawab of Junagarh or Junagadh refers to the lineage of rulers of the princely Junagadh State in British Raj, nowadays Junagadh district in the state of Gujarat in India.[1] There are still several forts and palaces in India which were owned by princely Junagarh family but after Partition of India property claimed by Indian Government[2][3][4]
List of Nawabs of Junagadh
The given below is a list of Nawabs who ruled in the princely Junagadh State before Partition of India however after independence of India and Pakistan in 1947 the title of Nawab of Junagarh has no official place or sanction but still has respect in Pakistan and is sometimes given used as a courtesy title.[5][6][7]
| Lineage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawab | Reign | Life | |||
| 1st | Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji or Muhammad Sher khan Babi [8] | 1730 - 28 Sep 1758 | (b. ... - d. 1758) | ||
| 2nd | Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji l | 28 Sep 1758 - 1760 | (b. ... - d. 1774) | ||
| Nawab Muzaffar Khanji | 1760 - 1762 | ||||
| 2nd | Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji | 1762 - 2 Dec 1774 | (b. ... - d. 1774) | ||
| 3rd | Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji | 2 Dec 1774 - 26 Feb 1811 | (b. 1766 - d. 1811) | ||
| 4th | Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji II | 26 Feb 1811 - 26 May 1840 | (b. 1795 - d. 1840) | ||
| 5th | Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji II | 26 May 1840 - 1851 | (b. 1828 - d. 1851) | ||
| 6th | Nawab Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khanji II | 1851 - 29 Sep 1882 | (b. 1838 - d. 1882) | ||
| 7th | Nawab Sir Muhammad Bahadur Khanji III | 29 Sep 1882 - 21 Jan 1892 | (b. 1856 - d. 1892) | ||
| 8th | Nawab Sir Muhammad Rasul Khanji Babi | 23 Jan 1892 - 22 Jan 1911 | (b. 1858 - d. 1911) | ||
| 9th | Mr. H.D Rendall ESQR, Administrator of Junagadh | 1911 - 1920 | |||
| 10th | Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III[9] | 22 Jan 1911 - 25 Feb 1948 | (b. 1900 - d. 1959). He was last 'de facto' Nawab. | ||
| 11th | Nawab Muhammad Dilawar Khanji who held the title as a courtesy one purely (14th Governor of Sindh)[10][11] | 1959 - 1989 | |||
| Nawabzada Muhammad Jahangir Khanji, eldest son of the above, claims the defunct title and is sometimes called by it as a courtesy in Pakistan only[12] | 1990 Till Date | ||||
Current residence
The independence of India and Pakistan resulted in the exile of Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III who was the last ruling Nawab of Junagadh as he was in a favor of declaring Junagadh State as part of Pakistan. After exile he permanently settled down in Pakistan where the Junagarh/Junagadh family currently resides at Junagarh House located in Karachi, Pakistan.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ Nawabs of Junagadh
- ↑ Royal Junagadh Palace
- ↑ Juagadh Fort
- ↑ History of Junagadh
- ↑ Reviving the Junagarh issue: BACKGROUNDER Retrieved Daily Dawn, Nov 9, 2001
- ↑ The Story of the Accession of the Princely State of Junagarh Retrieved The Ground Report India , January 30, 2011
- ↑ rulers.org/indstat1.html
- ↑ Last Days of Junagadh Retrieved Memon World News
- ↑ The Maharaja of Junagadh, Nawab Sir Mahabet Khanji III
- ↑ Official list of former Governors of Sindh
- ↑ 14th Governor of Sindh
- ↑ Appointment of Nawab Muhammad Jehangir Khanji as Federal Minister Retrieved Daily Dawn, Pakistan Jan 15, 2012
- ↑ Junagadh House Karachi Retrieved Indian Express, Jan 21, 2004
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