Nawab of Junagarh
Nawab of Junagarh or Junagadh refers to the now defunct ex-lineage of rulers of the princely
List of Nawabs of Junagarh
Given below is the list of Nawabs who ruled in the princely
Junagarh State before the Partition of India. After the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, the title of Nawab of Junagarh has no official status. It still carries respect in Pakistan and is used as a courtesy title.[4][5][6]
| Lineage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawab | Reign | Life | |||
| 1st | Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji or Muhammad Sher Khan Babi[7] | 1730 – 28 Sep 1758 | died 1758 | ||
| 2nd | Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji l | 28 Sep 1758 – 1760 | died 1774 | ||
| Nawab Muzaffar Khanji | 1760–1762 | ||||
| 2nd | Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji | 1762 – 2 Dec 1774 | died 1774 | ||
| 3rd | Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji | 2 Dec 1774 – 26 Feb 1811 | 1766–1811 | ||
| 4th | Nawab Muhammad Bahadur Khanji II | 26 Feb 1811 – 26 May 1840 | 1795–1840 | ||
| 5th | Nawab Muhammad Hamid Khanji II | 26 May 1840 – 1851 | 1828–1851 | ||
| 6th | Nawab Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khanji II | 1851 – 29 Sep 1882 | 1838–1882 | ||
| 7th | Nawab Sir Muhammad Bahadur Khanji III | 29 Sep 1882 – 21 Jan 1892 | 1856–1892 | ||
| 8th | Nawab Sir Muhammad Rasul Khanji Babi | 23 Jan 1892 – 22 Jan 1911 | 1858–1911 | ||
| 9th | Mr. H.D Rendall ESQR, Administrator of Junagarh | 1911–1920 | |||
| 10th | Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III[8] | 22 Jan 1911 – 25 Feb 1948 | 1900–1959 as the last 'de facto' Nawab. | ||
Last Nawab
After the
integration of Junagadh into. After his exile, he settled down in Pakistan and the Junagarh family resides at the 'Junagarh House' in Karachi, Pakistan.[9]
After one year under Indian administration the Indian Government held a referendum asking the people of state to agree to be part of India.
See also
- Pathans of Gujarat
- List of Sunni dynasties
- Babi dynasty
- Babai (Pashtun tribe)
- List of Pashtun empires and dynasties
References
- ^ Royal Junagadh Palace
- ^ Juagadh Fort
- ^ History of Junagadh
- ^ Reviving the Junagarh issue: BACKGROUNDER Retrieved Daily Dawn, 9 Nov 2001
- ^ The Story of the Accession of the Princely State of Junagarh Retrieved The Ground Report India, 30 January 2011
- ^ rulers.org/indstat1.html
- ^ Last Days of Junagadh Retrieved Memon World News
- ^ The Maharaja of Junagadh, Nawab Sir Mahabet Khanji III
- ^ Junagadh House Karachi Retrieved Indian Express, 21 January 2004