PALANPUR (Princely State)

(13 gun salute)

  
AREA: 4,582 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 275,000Rs ACCESSION: 10th June 1948
STATE: Bombay  DYNASTY: Yusufzai Lohani  RELIGION: Muslim
  POPULATION: 236,694 (1921) REVENUE: 977,858Rs
     
PRESENT RULER: HH Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib MUZAFFAR MUHAMMED KHAN Bahadur Zubdat-ul-mulk, 31st Nawab of Palanpur since 6th September 2010. (Shahibagh, Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, Gujarat, India)
born 1941, married a Swiss lady, and has issue.
  • Nawabzada Zahir Khan Palanpur, married Adriana Palanpur, and has issue.
    • Sahibzada Zain Khan Palanpur
    • Sahibzada Riyan Andres Khan Palanpur, born 8th December 2004. 
  • Nawabzadi Sarvath Khan Palanpur
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The founder of the state was Malek Khurram Khan, who captured Jhalore in the 14th century. The 12th ruler of the house, Ghazni Khan, received Dantiwada, Dessa and Palanpur in 1597. The capital was established at Rampur at the end of the 17th century. In 1817, the Diwan agreed to receive an agent from Baroda State in the confidence of the British Government, whose suggestions he was bound to follow in all matters relating to his government. The Diwan paid a yearly tribute of Rs.38,461-8-7 to Baroda State (1907 figure). Rulers were...
  1. Malek KHURRAM KHAN, 1st Malek of Jhalore fl.1370, married and had issue.
    • Malek Yusuf Khan (qv)

  2. Malek YUSUF KHAN, 2nd Malek of Jhalore -/1395, married and had issue.
    • Malek Hasan Khan (qv)

  3. Malek HASAN KHAN, 3rd Malek of Jhalore 1395/1440, married and had issue.
    • Malek Salar Khan (qv)
    • Malek Usman Khan (qv)
    • Hitam Khan, married and had issue.
      • Pahad Khan
      • Khurram Khan
      • Malek Ghazni Khan I (qv)
      • Mir Khan
      • Malek Khanji (qv)

  4. Malek SALAR KHAN, 4th Malek of Jhalore 1440/1461, married and had issue.
    • Malek Subban Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)

  5. Malek USMAN KHAN, 5th Malek of Jhalore 1461/1483, was granted the hereditary title of Zubdat-ul-Mulk by the Sultan of Gujarat.

  6. Malek SUBBAN KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 6th Malek of Jhalore 1483/1505, married and had issue.
    • Malek Mujahid Khan I Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
    • Malek Ali Sher Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)

  7. Malek MUJAHID KHAN I Zubdat-ul-mulk [Munjha Malek], 7th Malek of Jhalore 1505/1509, died 1509.

  8. Malek ALI SHER KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 8th Malek of Jhalore 1509/1525, married and had issue.
    • Malek Sikandar Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)

  9. Malek SIKANDAR KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 9th Malek of Jhalore 1525/1548, died 1548.

  10. Malek GHAZNI KHAN I Zubdat-ul-mulk, 10th Malek of Jhalore 1548/1550

  11. Malek KHANJI Zubdat-ul-mulk, 11th Malek of Jhalore 1550/1576, married and had issue. He died 1576.
    • Diwan Ghazni Khan II Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
    • Diwan Firuz Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk [Kamal Khan] (qv)

  12. Diwan GHAZNI KHAN II Zubdat-ul-mulk, 12th Malek of Jhalore 1576/1597 and Diwan of Palanpur 1597/1614, he was granted the hereditary titles of Diwan, Mahakhan and Nawab by the mughal Emperor Akbar, appointed Governor of Lahore, raised to the command of 500 infantry and 400 horse, married Banu Begam, the foster sister of the Emperor, receiving Palanpur, Deesa, Dantiwada as a dowry, he married and had issue.
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Pahad Khan I Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)

  13. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib PAHAD KHAN I Zubdat-ul-mulk, 13th Diwan of Palanpur 1614/-

  14. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib FIRUZ KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 14th Diwan of Palanpur -/1674, married and had issue.
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Mujahid Khan I Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
    • Nawabzada Salim Khan, married and had issue.
      • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Fateh Khan I Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
      • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Kamal Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk [Karan Kamal] (qv)

  15. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib MUJAHID KHAN II Zubdat-ul-mulk, 15th Diwan of Palanpur 1674/1682 

  16. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib KAMAL KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 16th Diwan of Palanpur 1688/1704, married and had issue.
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Firuz Khan II Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)

  17. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib FATEH KHAN I Zubdat-ul-mulk, 17th Diwan of Palanpur 1682/1688, married and had issue.
    • Nawabzada Pir Khan, married and had issue.
      • Sahibzada Fateh Khan, married and had issue.
        • Sahibzada Taj Khan
        • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Firuz Khan III Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
        • Sahibzada Muhammed Khan

  18. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib FIRUZ KHAN II Zubdat-ul-mulk, 18th Diwan of Palanpur 1704/1721, married and had issue.
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Karim Dad Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
    • Nawabzada Fateh Khan
    • Nawabzada Himat Khan
    • Nawabzada Usman Khan, married and had issue.
      • Sahibzada Mujahid Khan, married and had issue.
        • Sahibzada Usman Khan, married and had issue.
          • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Shamsher Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv) 
      • Sahibzada Ghazni Khan, married and had issue.
        • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Salim Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Bahadur Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)

  19. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib KARIM DAD KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 19th Diwan of Palanpur 1721/1733, married and had issue.
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Pahad Khan II Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)

  20. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib PAHAD KHAN II Zubdat-ul-mulk, 20th Diwan of Palanpur 1733/1743, married and had issue.
    • Nawabzada Karim Dad Khan

  21. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib BAHADUR KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 21st Diwan of Palanpur 1743/1768

  22. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib SALIM KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 22nd Diwan of Palanpur 1768/1781, married and had issue.
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Sher Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
    • Nawabzada Bayazid Khan
    • Nawabzadi Sher Bibi, married and had issue.
      • Diwan Mubariz Khan (qv)

  23. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib SHER KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 23rd Diwan of Palanpur 1781/1788, died spm 1788.

    24. Diwan MUBARIZ KHAN, Diwan of Palanpur 1788/1790 (Usurper), raised to the throne by his mother, but was deposed by the nobles.

  24. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib SHAMSHER KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 24th Diwan of Palanpur 1790/1794 and 1812/1813 (deposed)

  25. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib FIRUZ KHAN III Zubdat-ul-mulk, 25th Diwan of Palanpur 1794/1812, married and had issue. He died 1812.
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Fateh Khan II Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)

  26. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib FATEH KHAN II Zubdat-ul-mulk, 26th Diwan of Palanpur 1813/1854, born about 1798, succeeded to the throne on 22nd December 1813, married and had issue. He died 1854.
    • Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Zorawar Khan Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
    • Nawabzada Ahmad Khan
    • Nawabzada Usman Khan, married and had issue.
      • Sahibzada Husain Muhammed Khan, married and had issue.
        • Sahibzada Zarbadast Khan Husam-ul-mulk, married Noor Bakhte Begum of Junagadh, and had issue.
          • Sahibzada Muhammed Usman Khan
          • HH Nawab Begum Farhat Sultana, married HH Nawab Babi Shri Muhammed Salabat Khanji II Sahib Bahadur of Balasinor.
    • Nawabzada Sikandar Khan

  27. Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Mahakhan Nawab Sahib ZORAWAR KHAN Zubdat-ul-mulk, 27th Diwan of Palanpur 1854/1877, born 1823, married and had issue. He died 1877.
    • HH Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Sir Sher Muhammed Khan Zubdat ul-Mulk (qv)

  28. HH Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Sir SHER MUHAMMED KHAN Zubdat ul-Mulk G.C.I.E., K.C.I.E., 28th Nawab of Palanpur 1877/1918, born 2nd January 1852, Nawab Sahib (Hereditary) [cr.1910], G.C.I.E. [cr.1898], K.C.I.E. [cr.1893] (#1), he was granted the title of Nawab, with the style of His Highness and his personal salute was raised from 11 to 13 guns, in recognition of his loyalty to the government; married and had issue, three sons. He died in November 1918 (#2).
    • Nawabzada Fateh Khan
    • Lt. Col. HH Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Sir Taley Muhammed Khan Bahadur Zubdat-ul-Mulk (qv)
    • Nawabzada Yawar Husain Khan Amir-ul-Mulk, married and had issue.
      • Sahibzada Ata Muhammed Khan, married and had issue.
        • Sahibzada Sher Muhammed Khan, married Sylvia.
        • Sahibzadi Shahnoor Begum [Princess Dimple], born 1942, married 1969, Yuvraj Maharajkumar Shri Sodhsalji Mayurdhwajsinhji Jhala [Shatrujit Dev Sahib] of Dhrangadhra, and had issue. She died 1983.

  29. Lt. Col. HH Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Sir TALEY MUHAMMED KHAN Bahadur Zubdat-ul-Mulk, 29th Nawab of Palanpur 1918/1957, born 7th July 1883 (#3), joined the Imperial Cadet Corps in 1903, Member of the Standing Committee of Indian Princes' Chamber 1920/1921, Member of the Indian Delegation to the 9th Assembly of the League of Nations in 1928, K.C.V.O. [cr.1922], K.C.I.E. [cr.1920], G.C.I.E. [cr.1.1.1932], A.D.C. to HRH the Prince of Wales in 1936, married 1stly, 20th January 1906, daughter of Malek Shri Rustam Khanji of Dasada, died 1954, married 2ndly, HH Begum Jahanara [n�e Joan Falkiner], born in Melbourne, Australia, daughter of Leigh Falkiner, and had issue. He died 20th May 1957.
    • HH Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib Iqbal Muhammed Khan Bahadur Zubdat-ul-mulk (qv)
    • Nawabzada Sahib Yusuf Muhammad Khan Lohani
    • Nawabzadi Shameem Begum Sahiba (by HH Begum Jahanara), born 1943. (Noosa, Q.L.D., Australia)

  30. HH Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib IQBAL MUHAMMED KHAN Bahadur Zubdat-ul-mulk, 30th Nawab of Palanpur, born 8th June 1917, Member of the Rajya Sabha 1960/1964, married HH Maqbul Jehan Begum of Dasada, and had issue, two sons and one daughter. He died 6th September 2010.
    • Nawabzada Sahib Muzaffar Muhammed Khan Lohani [Wali Ahmad Khan] (qv)
    • Sahibzada Yusuf Khan 
    • Sahibzadi Rafat Begum Sahiba, married and has issue, two sons.
      • Zahid Hai
      • Imran Hai

  31. HH Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sahib MUZAFFAR MUHAMMED KHAN Bahadur Zubdat-ul-mulk, 31st Nawab of Palanpur (see above)
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