Bhikampur and Datawali (Aligarh) State
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British India | |||||||||
| 1703–1947 | |||||||||
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• Independence of India | 1947 | ||||||||
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The Bhikampur and Datawali principality is in
History
The clan had two main branches, the lineage of Bhikampur and that of Datawali, and practiced cousin marriage to an almost exclusive degree. The family tree presents a bewildering array of interlocking relationships. Their marriage patterns kept the family properties intact, while taking a toll on the health of their increasingly inbred offspring. The Sherwanis were a family that displayed an intriguing combination of the progressive and the conservative: They were supporters of education, whether Islamic or western, and promoters of education for women, although the women of the family maintained strict purdah and were educated at home. Their loyalist politics were manifested in civic service and membership in reform associations, along with resistance to the growing forces of anti-British activism before and after World War I.[2]
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Nawab Rehmat Ullah Khan Sherwani
Notable members
The Sherwani clan of Aligarh district produced a number of notable people:
- Urdu language and was also an activist for women's rights.[3]
- Masud Husain Khan (1919-2010): the Father of Urdu-Linguistics, and the fifth Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.[4] He was married to Nawab Faiz Ahmed Khan's great-granddaughter.
References
- ^ "Heritage & History". www.bhikampurlodge.in. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Zay Khay Sheen, Aligarh's Purdah-Nashin Poet" (PDF). Columbia University. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Contribution of Zay Khay Sheen highlighted". Dawn. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Prof Masud Husain turns 90