PREDECESSORS AND SHORT
HISTORY: Originally it was the Kingdom of
Upper Sindh, with an area of over 50,000 km2.
Khairpur State was founded in 1783, with the capital
developed in 1786. It's status was reduced to that of a
Princely State in 1838, when the British took over the
foreign affairs. The gun salute was reduced from 19 to 17
and then to 15, as the area of the state diminished to
15,670 km2. Khairpur closed its mint and
currency in 1903 and gave legal tender to the British
imperial currency in order to utilize the benefit of the
economic market of the empire. The state was forcefully
merged with Pakistan on 14th October 1955 in violation of
the treaty of accession. His Highness the Mir of Khairpur
maintains a military force of 700 cavalry, 774 infantry,
and 32 guns, and is entitled to a salute of 19 guns
(including 4 guns personal) (as of 1892). Rulers were...
- HM Mir SOHRAB KHAN,
1st Mir of Khairpur 1783/1811 (abdicated), he
maintained his own currency which was separate to that
of Lower Sindh, he gradually increased his dominions
until they extended from the Jaisalmer Desert on the
east to Kachh Gandava in Baluchistan on the west; he
married and had issue. He died 1832.
- HM Mir Rustam Ali Khan (qv)
- Mir Ghulam Haidar Khan
- Mir Mubarak Ali Khan (qv)
- Mir Chakkar Khan
- HM Mir RUSTAM ALI
KHAN, 2nd Mir of Khairpur 1811/1843
(abdicated), born 1785, he ceased to pay tribute to
Afghanistan in 1813, and in 1832, Khairpur was
recognised as a separate State from the rest of Sind,
in a treaty with the British Power; married and had
issue. He died 1846.
- HH Mir Sir Ali Murad Khan I (qv)
- Mir Ali Mardan Khan, born 13th July 1813, married
and had issue.
- Mir Mehrab Khan Talpur
- Mir Khudadad Khan Talpur
Mir MUBARAK ALI KHAN 1829/1839 (in
rebellion)
Mir NASER KHAN 1839/- (in
rebellion)
- HH Mir Sir ALI
MURAD KHAN I G.C.I.E., 3rd Mir of Khairpur
1843/1894, born 28th June 1815 (#1), he succeeded to
the gadi on
20th December 1842 (#1),
he cordially supported the British policy during the
first Afghan war, consequently, when the victory of
Miani effected the conquest of Sind, and the rest of
Sind was annexed and incorporated in the British
territory, the State of Khairpur retained its
political existence as a feudatory of the Empire; in
1866 a sanad was granted to His Highness, guaranteeing
the succession according to Muhammadan law; he was
created Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent
Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) in 1891, married
and had issue, six sons, four of whom died young. He
died 2nd April 1894.
- Mir Faiz Muhammed Khan I (qv)
- Mir Jan Muhammed Khan Talpur
- Mir Ghulam Haidar Talpur
- Mir Shahnawaz Khan Talpur
- HH Mir Sir FAIZ
MUHAMMED KHAN I, 4th Mir of Khairpur
1894/1909, born 1837, G.C.I. [cr.1897], married and
had issue. He died 6th March 1909 (#3).
- HH Mir Sir IMAM
BUKSH KHAN, 5th Mir of Khairpur 1909/1921,
G.C.I.E. [cr.1911], born 1860, died 8th February 1921
(#4).
- HH Mir ALI NAWAZ
KHAN, 6th Mir of Khairpur 1921/1935, born
1884, died 25th December 1935.
REGENCY
1935/1947
- HH Mir FAIZ
MUHAMMED KHAN II, 7th Mir of Khairpur
1935/1947, born 4th January 1913 and succeeded in
December 1935 (#5),
married and had issue. He died 1954.
REGENCY
1947/1951
- HH Mir ALI MURAD
KHAN II, 8th Mir of Khairpur (see above)
The help of John Duncan McMeekin, is gratefully
acknowledged, January 2011.
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