Bahawalpur History

BAHAWALPUR

The Abbasi Dynasty

(Daudputra)

BRIEF HISTORY

The Royal House of Bahawalpur is said to be of Arabic origin and claim descent from Abbas, progenitor of the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad and Cairo. Sultan Ahmad II, son of Shah Muzammil of Egypt left that country and arrived in Sind with a large following of Arabs ca. 1370. He married a daughter of Raja Rai Dhorang Sahta, receiving a third of the country I dowry. Amir Fathu'llah Khan Abbasi, is the recognized ancestor of the dynasty. He conquered the bhangar territory from Raja Dallu, of Alor and Bhamanabad, renaming it Qahir Bela. Amir Muhammad Chani Khan Abbasi entered the imperial service and gained appointment as a Panchhazari in 1583. At his death, the leadership of the tribe was contested between two branches of the family, the Daudputras and the Kalhoras. Amir Bahadur Khan Abbasi abandoned Tarai and settled near Bhakkar, founding the town of Shikarpur in 1690. Daud Khan, the first of his family to rule Bahawalpur, originated from Scind where he had opposed the Afghan Governor of that province and was forced to flee. The Nawab entered into Treaty relations with the HEIC, 22nd February 1833. The state acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 7th October 1947 and was merged into the state of West Pakistan on 14th October 1955.

SALUTE:

21-Guns.

ARMS:

Sable three palm branches pale wise in fesse or. In chief four double quatrefoils argent seeded or. Crest: A star of five points resting on a crescent, both argent. Supporters: Pelicans rousant argent billed and membered or. Motto: "Dost Sadiq" (faithful friend). Lambrequins: Sable and or.

STYLES & TITLES:

The ruling prince: ba-Fazlah taalah Ala Hazrat Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula, wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab (personal name) Khan (reign numeral) Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Farman rawa-i-Mamlukat Khudadad Bahawalpur, i.e. By the Grace of God, His Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula, and Muin ud-Daula, Nawab (personal name) Khan (reign numeral) Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Commander of the God gifted kingdom of Bahawalpur.

The principal consort of the ruling prince: Nawab (personal name) Begum Sahiba, with the style of Her Highness.

The other wives of the ruling prince: (personal name) Begum Sahiba.

The Heir Apparent: Nawabzada (personal name) Khan Abassi, Wali Ahad Bahadur.

The other sons of the ruling prince*: Sahibzada (personal name) Abassi.

The daughters of the ruling prince*: Sahibzadi (personal name).

Other male descendants of the ruling prince, in the male line: Sahibzada (personal name) Khan Abassi.

* The senior members of the family sometimes use the title of Prince and Princess when communicating with foreigners.

RULES OF SUCCESSION:

Male primogeniture.

ORDERS & DECORATIONS:

See separate link below.

SELECT GLOSSARY:

Hafiz ul-Mulk: Guardian of the Kingdom.

Mukhlis ud-Daula: Devoted Servant of the State.

Nusrat Jung: Victoriuos in War.

Rukn ud-Daula: Pillar of the State.

SOURCES:

"Bahawalpur Nawab's land distributed among heirs". The Daily Dawn. 1st June 2006.The DAWN Group of Newspapers, Karachi, Pakistan.

Shahamet 'Ali, The History of Bahawalpur, with notices of the adjacent countries of Sindh, Afghanistan, Multan and the West of India. Abridged with the family annals of Nawab Bahawal Khan by Pir Ibrahim Khan. James Madden, London, 1848.

Bahawalpur State with Maps. Punjab States Gazetteers, Volume XXXVI A. Punjab Government, Lahore, 1904.

Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Lahore, 1969.

Tony McClenaghan, Indian Princely Medals, Spantech & Lancer, South Godstone, Surrey, 1996.

Major W.L. Conran and H.D. Craik, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Punjab Government, Lahore, 1910.

Brigadier Nazeer 'Ali Shah, Sadiqnamah: The History of the Bahawalpur State. Maktaba Jadeed, Lahore, 1959.

Thacker's Indian Directory, Thacker's Press & Directories, Ltd., Calcutta 1863-1956.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Aziz Abbasia.

Sahibzada Mohammad Sulaiman Abbasi.

Prince Falahuddin Abbasi.

Haroon Tareen.

Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi with Quiad-e-Azam

President Ayub Khan with Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi

The Government of Pakistan announced the death of "General His Highness Nawab Al Haj Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi,the Ameer of Bahawalpur at 1.45pm on May 24,1966,at London..In PaKistan the national flag was lowered to haif-mast on public buildings.

In London, the representatives of the Queen condoled following funeral prayers. At Karachi airport, the General Officer Commanding, Pakistan Army, received the body of the late ruler on behalf of the President of Pakistan. Units of the Pakistan Army presented an Honour Guard as six pallbearers from the Army bore the late ruler’s coffin draped in the national flag.

A special train escorted by an Honour Guard transported the coffin, members of his family and household staff to Bahawalpur.

On the following morning, the railway lines in the former Bahawalpur State were blocked by people mile after mile. Immense crowds expressed grief at the loss of their former sovereign who had succeeded to the throne of Bahawalpur State in 1904. He represented almost three centuries of peace, dignity and benevolent rule.

At Sadiqgarh Palace, the coffin was mounted on a gun-carriage escorted by six generals of the Pakistan Army; the procession followed on foot for one kilometre through silent crowds. Thereafter, the procession entered vehicles bound for Fort Derawer in the Cholistan desert to bury the last of Bahawalpur’s rulers alongside his ancestors.

At Fort Derawer six buglers of the Pakistan Army sounded the Last Post. Artillery batteries of the Pakistan Army, coordinated by radio, fired a 17-gun salute simultaneously from Rawalpindi and Fort Derawer. Thus the history of Bahawalpur State was buried.... Read More

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BAHAWALPUR

The Abbasi Dynasty

(Daudputra)

BRIEF HISTORY

1690 - 1702 Amir Bahadur Khan II Abbasi, Amir of Shikarpur, son of Firuz Khan Abbasi. Founded Shikarpur in 1690. He d. 1702, having had issue, a son:

1) Amir Muhammad Mubarak Khan I Abbasi, Amir of Shikarpur - see below.

1702 - 1723 Amir Muhammad Mubarak Khan I Abbasi, Amir of Shikarpur, son of Amir Bahadur Khan Abbasi, Amir of Shikarpur, educ. privately. Rendered valuable services to Shahzada Nuiz ud-din and received Shikarpur, Bakhtiarpur and Khanpur as his reward. Established his capital at Shikarpur. He abdicated in favour of his son, 1723. He d. at Shikarpur, August 1726, having had issue:

1) Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi I, Nawab of Shahr Farid - see below.

1723 - 1746 Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi I, Nawab of Shahr Farid, son of Amir Muhammad Mubarak Khan Abbasi I, Amir of Shikarpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 1723. Granted Chaudhari, in jagir from Hayatu'llah Khan, Governor of Multan. Founded the town of Allahabad in 1729 and wrested the Derawar Fort from the ruler of Jaisalmer in 1733. Granted the government of Shahr Farid 1732. Granted the territories of Larkhana, Siwistan, Chaudhari, Chhatar, Derawar, etc. on the partition of Sind by Nadir Shah of Persia. Received him at Dera Ismail Khan and paid homage, being invested with the hereditary title of Nawab, 5th January 1740. He was k. at the siege of Shikarpur, 11th April 1746, having had issue, three sons:

• 1) Nawab Amir Daud Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi I, Nawab of Bahawalpur - see below.

• 2) Nawab Amir Mubarak Khan, Nawab of Bahawalpur - see below.

• 3) Nawabzada Fateh Khan. He had issue, two sons:

• a) Sahibzada Muhammad Jafar Khan, who succeeded as H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi II Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur - see below.
• b) Sahibzada Sardar Khan. He had issue, two sons:

• i) Sahibzada Nusrat Khan. He had issue, one son:

• (1) Sahibzada Sardar Khan. He d.s.p.

• ii) Sahibzada Muhammad Khan. He had issue, two sons:

• (1) Sahibzada Sarfraz Khan. He had issue, three sons:

• (a) Sahibzada Allah Bachaya Khan.
• (b) Sahibzada Muhammad Bakhsh Khan.
• (c) Sahibzada Karim Bakhsh Khan.

• (2) Sahibzada Qadir Yar Khan.

1746 - 1750 Nawab Amir Daud Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi I, Nawab of Bahawalpur, eldest son of Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan I Abbasi, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ. privately. Elected by the tribe and ascended the musnaid on the death of his father, 11th April 1746. Lost Derawar Fort in 1747, and founded a new capital at Bahawalpur in 1748. He d.s.p. at Bahawalpur, 12th June 1750 (succ. by his younger brother).

1750 - 1772 Nawab Amir Muhammad Mubarak Khan Abbasi II, Nawab of Bahawalpur , second son of Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan I Abbasi, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ. privately. Elected by the tribe and ascended the musnaid on the death of his elder brother, 12th June 1750. Added Pakpattan, Mailsi, Dunyapur and Kahror to his hereditary domains. He d.s.p. at the Diwankhana, Bahawalpur, 4th June 1772.

1772 - 1809 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi II Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur. b. 3rd January 1753, as Sahibzada Muhammad Jafar Khan, elder son of Nawabzada Fateh Khan, educ. privately. Adopted by his uncle as his heir, and succeeded on his death, 4th June 1772. Proclaimed as ruler and ascended the musnaid, at the Diwankhana, Bahawalpur, 6th July 1772. Granted the titles of Rukn ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Nusrat Jung and Nawab Bahadur by Emperor Shah Alam II in1780, and Mukhlis ud-Daula by Shah Muhammad of Afghanistan in 1802. Recovered Derawar Fort in 1804. Founded the first state mint in 1802. m. (first), the daughter of Khair Muhammad Khan Pirjani. m. (second), a daughter of Mahabhat Khan Pirjani. He d. at the Diwankhana, Bahawalpur, 13th August 1809 (bur. there at the Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), having had issue, seven sons:

• 1) Nawabzada Mubarak Khan Abbasi, Sarbuland Khan Bahadur. b. at the Diwankhana, Bahawalpur, 29th September 1772, educ. privately. Taken as a hostage by Timur Shah of Afghanistan in 1788. Later granted the title of Sarbuland Khan and granted the state of Bahawalpur by firman. Made a prisoner at Fort Derawar by his father on arrival in his domains. Freed by Makhdum Ganj Bakhsh and proclaimed as ruler in 1799. Defeated and expelled by his younger brother, 'Abdu'llah. He was k. by his brother, August 1809, having had, issue two sons:

• a) Sahibzada Ahmad Wahid Bakhsh Khan Abbasi, educ. privately. Proclaimed as ruler and installed on the musnaid at Derawar Fort whilst the Amir was absent on a hunting trip, 24th February 1811. Defeated and surrendered. He was k. (executed), 22nd March 1811.
• b) Sahibzada Muhammad Bakhsh Khan Abbasi, educ. privately. He was k. with his brother, 22nd March 1811.

• 2) Nawabzada Muhammad ‘Abdu’llah Khan Abbasi, who succeeded as H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Sadiq Khan Abbasi II Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur – see below.

• 3) Sahibzada Faizu’llah Muhammad Khan Abbasi. He d.s.p.

• 4) Sahibzada Khudayar Yar Khan Abbasi. Chief Minister of Bahawalpur, 1809 - 1811. He was k.s.p. by his brother the Nawab, 22nd March 1811.

• 5) Sahibzada Haji Khan Abbasi. He was k.s.p. by his brother the Nawab, 22nd March 1811.

• 6) Sahibzada Nasir Shah Khan Abbasi. He d.s.p.

• 7) Sahibzada Qadir Bakhsh Khan Abbasi. m. and had issue, two sons:

• a) Sahibzada Khan Muhammad Khan Abbasi. m. and had issue, four sons:
• i) Sahibzada Nasir Muhammad Khan Abbasi.
• ii) Sahibzada Qadir Bakhsh Khan Abbasi.
• iii) Sahibzada Allah Wasaya Khan Abbasi.
• iv) Sahibzada Ghulam Muhammad Khan Abbasi.

• 8) Sahibzada Allah Dad Khan Abbasi. He d.s.p.

1809 - 1826 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi II Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur. b. at the Diwankhana, Bahawalpur, 9th February 1781, second son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi II Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ. privately. Succeeded by murdering his elder brother Mubarak, after his father's death, 13th August 1809. Proclaimed and ascended the musnaid at Derawar Fort, 13th August 1809. He d. from consumption, at Derawar Fort, 17th April 1826 (bur. there at the Nawabi Cemetery), having had issue, three sons:

• 1) Nawabzada Rahim Yar Khan, who succeeded as H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi III Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur - see below.

• 2) Sahibzada Azim Yar Khan Abbasi, educ. privately. He had issue, two sons:

• a) Sahibzada Isab Khan Abbasi.
• b) Sahibzada Daud Khan Abbasi.

• 3) Sahibzada Muhammad Ja'afar Khan Abbasi, educ. privately. Proclaimed and installed on the musnaid at Derawar Fort, 25th March 1866. Forced to surrender and placed in confinement. He had issue, three sons:

• a) Sahibzada Hamid Khan Abbasi. He had issue, two sons:
• i) Sahibzada Channi Muhammad Khan Abbasi.
• ii) Sahibzada Bhalle Khan Abbasi.

• b) Sahibzada Nihal Khan Abbasi.

• c) Sahibzada Amir Khan Abbasi. He had issue, three sons:
• i) Sahibzada Jindwada Khan Abbasi.
• ii) Sahibzada Muhammad Khan Abbasi.
• iii) Sahibzada Allah Ditta Khan Abbasi.

1826 - 1852 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi III Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, eldest son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud

-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi II Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ. privately. Kept as a hostage by the Mir of Khairpur to ensure the good behaviour of his father 1811-1812. Proclaimed on the death of his father and ascended the musnaid at Derawar Fort, 17th April 1826. Entered into Treaty relations with the HEIC, 22nd February 1833. Had the independence of his state guaranteed by a subsequent treaty in 1835. Participated in the reduction of Multan, by sending a force 23,000 strong. m. (first) 1812, a daughter of Kohneh Khan Daudpura, a jagirdar. m. (second) a sister of Muhammad Asad Khan Leghari, sometime Governor of Sughur. m. (b) Jan Bibi. m. (c) Khair Qadam, widow of Yakub Khan, sometime Wazir. m. (d) Ganman Khatoon, daughter of Yakub Khan. m. (e) Neimat Khatoon, a second daughter of Yakub Khan. m. (f) Hayat Khatoon, a third daughter of Yakub Khan. m. (g) Sahib Khatoon, youngest daughter of Yakub Khan. He d. at Derawar Fort, 19th October 1852 (bur. there at the Nawabi Cemetery), having had issue, six sons:

• 1) Sahibzada Haji Muhammad Khan, who succeeded as H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Fateh Muhammad Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur (s/o Azad Khan’s sister) – see below.

• 2) Sahibzada Sa'adat Yar Khan, who succeeded as H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi III Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur - see below.

• 3) Sahibzada Muhammad Khan Abbasi. He had issue, a son:
• a) Sahibzada Ahmad Khan Abbasi. He had issue, a son:
• i) Sahibzada Muhammad Hayat Khan Abbasi.

• 4) Sahibzada Mubarak Khan Abbasi. He was k. (s.p.m.) with his brothers for his part in a rebellion against the Amir, 1863.

• 5) Sahibzada Ghulam Muhammad Khan Abbasi. Attempted to seize the throne in 1858 but was captured and placed in confinement. He was k. with his brothers for his part in a rebellion against the Amir, 1863 (s.p.m.).

• 6) Sahibzada 'Abdu'llah Khan Abbasi. He was k. with his brothers for his part in a rebellion against the Amir, 1863, having had issue, two sons:
• a) Sahibzada Muhammad Ma'aruf Khan Abbasi. He had issue, four sons:
• i) Sahibzada Wahid Bakhsh Khan Abbasi. He d.s.p.
• ii) Sahibzada Sikander Khan Abbasi.
• iii) Lieutenant-Colonel Sahibzada Ahmad Yar Khan Abbasi. Lt-Col Bahawalpur State Forces. Rcvd: Coron Medal (1937).
• iv) Sahibzada Muhammad Yar Khan Abbasi.

• b) Sahibzada Muhammad Khan Abbasi.

1852 - 1853 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi III Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur. b. as Sa'adat Yar Khan, second son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi III Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 19th October 1852. Proclaimed and installed on the musnaid at Derawar Fort as Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi III, 11th November 1852. Deposed and imprisoned by his brother, 20th February 1853 but was later allowed to reside in British territory as a pensioner of the GOI. Having later attempted to rebel against his brother, removed from the state and placed in confinement at Lahore. m. several wives. He d.s.p. at Samman Burj, Lahore, 1861 (bur. there at the Nawab Sa'adat Khan Mausoleum, Kuri Bagh).

1853 - 1858 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Fateh Muhammad Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur. b. as Sahibzada Haji Muhammad Khan, eldest son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi III Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, by his second wife, a sister of Muhammad Asad Khan Leghari, sometime Governor of Sughur, educ. privately. Imprisoned by his brother when he came to the throne in 1852. Freed by the nobles with British help, 8th February 1853. Proclaimed on the deposition and imprisonment of his younger brother, 20th February 1853. Installed on the musnaid at Derawar Fort, 23rd February 1853. Granted a hereditary salute of 17-guns in 1855. He d. 3rd October 1858 (bur. at the Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), having had issue, two sons and one daughter, including:

• 1) Nawabzada Rahim Yar Khan, who succeeded as H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi IV Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur alias Rahim Yar Khan - see below.

• 2) Sahibzada Mahabhat Khan Abbasi. He had issue, seven sons and one daughter:

• a) Sahibzada Ghulam Muhammad Baha ud-din Khan Abbasi. Vice-Presdt of Municipalities. He had issue:
• i) Colonel Sahibzada Qadir Bakhsh Abbasi. b. 1898. Cmsnd into the Bahawalpur State Forces 1912, ADC to the Nawab 1919, cdt Bahawalpur State Artillery 1930-1935, cdt 2nd Bahawalpur Infantry 1935-1937, cdt HH The Amir’s Bodyguard 1937, sometime Mushir-i-Mudarat. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coron (1937) medals, Imtiaz-i-Haroonia, Imtiaz-i-Abbassia, Imtiaz-i-Sutlej, Imtiaz-i-Huzoori and Meritorious Service Decorations.

• b) Major Sahibzada Haji Faiz Muhammad Abbasi. Cmsnd Bahawalpur Mounted Rifles 1909, Capt and coy cdr 16/10/1922. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coron. (1937) medals. He had issue:
• i) Sahibzada …Abbasi. He had issue, two sons:

• (1) Sahibzada ‘Abdu’l Hamid Abbasi. m. Sahibzadi Sophian [Sofia] Begum, eldest daughter of General H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Al-Haj Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted kingdom of Bahawalpur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO, by his wife, H.H. Nawab Jamila Begum Sahiba, daughter of Major Sahibzada Haji Faiz Muhammad Abbasi. He had issue, two sons and four daughters:
• (a) Sahibzada Dr Rahimyar Abbasi. Deputy Registrar (PR) Islamia Univ in 2004.
• (b) Sahibzada Karimyar Abbasi. He was k. in a car crash.

• (2) Colonel Sahibzada ‘Abdu’l Majid Abbasi. m. Sahibzadi Ayesha Begum, daughter of General H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Al-Haj Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted kingdom of Bahawalpur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO.
• i) H.H. Nawab Jamila Begum Sahiba. m. at Derawar Fort, 1921, as his first wife, General H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Al-Haj Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted kingdom of Bahawalpur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO (b. at the Daulatkhana, Bahawalpur, 29th September 1904; d. at Selham House, Petworth, Sussex, 24th May1966, bur. Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), son of H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Al-Haj Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, by his wife, a daughter of Sahibzada Mahabhat Khan Abbasi. She had issue, three sons and two daughters - see below.

• c) Sahibzada 'Allah Wallaya Khan Abbasi.

• d) Sahibzada Hamid Yar Khan Abbasi.

• e) Lieutenant-General Rafi us-Shan, Shuja ul-Mulk, Sahibzada Haji Muhammad Dilawar Abbasi, MBE (c 4.6.1934). b. 1885, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. Capt & adjutant Palace Guards 1905, prom Maj 1923, cdt 2nd Bahawalpur Infantry 1924, prom Lt-Col & cdt 1st Bahawalpur Infantry 1926-1929, prom Col 1929, prom Brig 1930, prom Maj-Gen 1931, C-in-C Bahawalpur State Forces 1931-1933, Minister for the Army 1933-1948, prom Lieut-Gen. 1934. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911), Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron (1937) medals, Imtiaz-i-Haroonia, Imtiaz-i-Abbassia, Imtiaz-i-Sutlej and Imtiaz-i-Huzoori, etc.

• f) Sahibzada Yar Muhammad Khan Abbasi.

• g) Sahibzada Muhammad Ramzan Khan Abbasi.

• a) Sahibzadi … Begum Sahiba. m. at the Sadiqgarh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, 11th July 1901, H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Al-Haj Bahawal Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur (b. at Derawar Fort, 23rd October 1883; d. at sea off the coast of Aden, 15th February 1907), second son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi IV Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, GCSI. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see below.

1858 - 1866 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi IV Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur. b. as Sahibzada Rahim Yar Khan, eldest H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Fateh Muhammad Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad Bahadur. Succeeded on the death of his father, 3rd October 1858. m. several wives including (a) H.H. … Begum Sahiba (d. at Bahawalpur, 12th February 1879, bur. at the Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), Regent for her son 1866-1879. He d. from the effects of poison, 25th March 1866 (bur. at the Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), having had issue, two sons:

• 1) Nawabzada Rahim Yar Khan, Wali Ahad Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi IV Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur - see below.

• 2) Sahibzada Muhammad Fateh Khan Abbasi. He d.s.p.

1866 - 1899 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sir Sadiq Muhammad

Khan Abbasi IV Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, GCSI (9.11.1880). b. at Derawar Fort, 1862, as Nawabzada Rahim Yar Khan, elder son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi IV Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad Bahadur. Succeeded on the death of his father, 25th March 1866. Reigned under a Council of Regency headed by his mother. Invested with full ruling powers at Derawar Fort, 28th November 1879. m. (first) (morganatic) at Derawar Fort, 1879, … Begum Sahiba. m. (second) (morganatic) … Begum Sahiba. m. (third) H.H. Nawab … Begum Sahiba. He d. at the Sadiqgarh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, 14th February 1899 (bur. at the Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), having had issue, two sons:

• 1) Nawabzada Rahim Yar Khan Abbasi, Wali Ahad Bahadur. b. at Derawar Fort, 1880 (s/o the first wife). Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad Bahadur at birth. He d. young (bur. Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort).

• 2) Nawabzada Muhammad Mubarak Khan Abbasi, Wali Ahad Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Nawab Al-Haj Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur (s/o the second wife) - see below.

• 3) Sahibzada Muhammad Balaksher Abbasi [Haji Khan]. b. at the Sadiqgarh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, 1893 (s/o the third wife), educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore and with ICC, Dehra Dun. Personal Assist to the Presdt of the Regency Council 1913-1916. Hon Magistrate. Rcvd: Coron Medal (1937), Imtiaz-i-Sutlej. He d. 1951, having had issue:

• a) Colonel Sahibzada Muhammad Motasim Abbasi. m. a daughter of his paternal uncle, H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Al-Haj Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur. He d. before 1995.

• b) Sahibzada Mansur Ahmad Abbasi. b. February 1930. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut Bahawalpur State Forces, transf. Pakistan Army 1949, resig 1951, Mbr Bahawalpur Municipal Cttee 1961-1962. Presdt Bahawalpur City Muslim League 1961, and Bahawalpur District Muslim League 1975. Mbr Finance Cttee of Bahawalpur District Council, Mbr Bahawalpur Stadium Cttee, Bahawalpur Club, Lahore Gymkhana Club, etc. He had issue, four sons:

• i) Sahibzada Sa’adat Yar Abbasi. Mbr Union Council and Chair Zakat Cttee.
• ii) Sahibzada Shaher Yar Khan Abbasi.
• iii) Sahibzada Mansoor Ahmad Abbasi.
• iv) Sahibzada Shehzad Mansoor Abbasi.

1899 - 1907 H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Al-Haj Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur. b. at Derawar Fort, 23rd October 1883, second son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi IV Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, GCSI, by his second wife, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad Bahadur on the death of his elder half-brother. Succeeded on the death of his father, 14th February 1899. Installed at Derawar Fort, 10th March 1899. Reigned under a Council of Superintendence until he came of age. Invested with full ruling powers, by the Viceroy, Lord Curzon, in person, at Derawar Fort, 12th November 1903. Attended the Coronation of the King-Emperor Edward VII and Queen-Empress Alexandra at Westminster Abbey, London, 1902. Founder of the Imtiaz-i-Haroonia in five classes in 1903. Rcvd: Coron medal (1902, Durbar clasp 1903). m. at the Sadiqgarh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, 11th July 1901, H.H. Nawab … Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sahibzada Mahabhat Khan Abbasi. He d. at sea, off the coast of Aden, 15th February 1907 (bur. Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), having had issue, an only son and a daughter:

• 1) Nawabzada Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi, Wali Ahad Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Nawab Amir Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of Bahawalpur - see below.

• 1) A daughter. m. Colonel Sahibzada Muhammad Motasim Abbasi (d. before 1995), eldest son of her paternal uncle, Sahibzada Muhammad Balaksher Abbasi [Haji Khan] - see above.

1907 - 1966 General H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-

Daula, wa Muin ud-Daula, Al-Haj Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted kingdom of Bahawalpur, GCSI (1.1.1941, KCSI 1.3.1929), GCIE (3.6.1931), KCVO (17.3.1922). b. at the Daulatkhana, Bahawalpur, 29th September 1904, only son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Al-Haj Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad Bahadur at birth. Succeeded on the death of his father, 15th February 1907. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with limited administrative powers, 1st October 1922. Presdt of the Council of Regency, 1st April 1923 (Vice-Presdt 1922-1923, Mbr 1921-1922). Invested with full ruling powers at Bahawalpur by the Viceroy, the Marquess of Reading, in person, 8th March1924. Attended the Delhi Durbar in 1911, where he commanded his state troops at the age of seven. Served in the Great War and the Third Afghan War 1919, cmsnd as Hon Lieut IA 24/10/1921, Hon Officer 21st King George V’s Own Central India Horse, served on North-West Frontier 1921, Hon ADC to the Prince of Wales during his Indian tour 1921-1922, prom Hon Capt 8/3/1924, prom Hon Maj 1/8/1932, Mbr Standing Cttee of the Chamber of Princes 1933-1947, and Indian Defence Cncl 1940-1946, served in WW2 1939-1945, prom Hon Lt-Col 4/7/1941, prom Hon Maj-Gen IA 15/10/1946, Hon Col The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse) 21/2/1947, Col-in-Chief Bahawalpur State Forces 1924-1949, and the Bahawalpur Regt 1949-1957, Hon Maj-Gen Pakistan Army 15/8/1947, prom Lieut-Gen 8/3/1949, and Hon Gen 8/3/1955. Attended the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the King-Emperor George V in 1935, and the Coronations of the King-Emperor George VI in 1937, and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Chief Pakistan representative at the Installation of King Faisal II of Iraq 1953. Assumed the titles of Jalalat ul-Mulk and Amir of Bahaalpur, 15th August 1947. Acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan, 7th October 1947. Merged his state into the unitary Province of West Pakistan, 14th October 1955. Founder of the Imtiaz-i-Sutlej in five classes, Imtiaz-i-Abbasia in five classes, and the Imtiaz-i-Huzoori in three classes. Hon LL.D (Punjab Univ 1933, Aligarh Muslim Univ, and Univ of Pakistan). Patron Northern India Flying Club. Rcvd: 1914/15, 39/45, Africa, Burma and Italy stars, Allied Victory (1918), Indian Frontier (1921), British War (1945), Defence (1945), Delhi Durbar gold (1911), Prince of Wales’s Visit (1922), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937 and 1953), and Pakistan Independence (1950) medals, the Order of the Supreme Leader (Nishan-i-Qaid-i-Azam) 1st class of Pakistan (23.3.1959), GC of the Orders of the Two Rivers of Iraq (c. 10.10.1941), and the Cedars of the Lebanon (1947), and King Faisal II Installation Medal of Iraq (1953). m. (first) at Derawar Fort, 1921, H.H. Nawab Jamila Begum Sahiba, by whom he had three sons and two daughters, daughter of Captain Sahibzada Faiz Muhammad Khan Abbasi. m. (second) at Bombay, 1927, Linda Begum (d. March 1933, bur. Nawabi Cemetery, Fort Derawar), nee Linda Florence Sayce, daughter of Horace Lewis Sayce, sometime Asst Engineer, Hyderabad PWD, by whom he had four sons and one daughter. m. (third) (div.) Mrs Y I Abbasi, another English lady by whom he had five daughters. m. (fourth) a third English lady. m. Noor Jehan Begum (one of the preceding?). m. Hajjo Bibi (one of the preceding?). m. Wahid Bibi (one of the preceding?). He d. at Selham House, Petworth, Sussex, 24th May1966 (bur. Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), having had issue, ten sons and ten daughters:

• 1) Nawabzada Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi, Wali Ahad Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Nawab Muhammad Abbas 'Ali Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of Bahawalpur - see below.

• 2) Brigadier ‘Ali Martabat Sahibzada Muhammad Haroon ur-Rashid Ahmad Abbasi. b. at the Sadiqgarh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, 20th June 1924, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. Cmsnd as 2nd Lieut Bahawalpur State Forces 1939, served in WW2 1939-1945, EC ILF 1944, ADC to the GOC IA Liaison Mission 1944, prom Maj 1946, Exec Councillor for the Home Dept 1946-1947, cdr Bahawalpur Household bde 1947-1950, entered Pakistan Foreign Service 1950, 3rd Secretary Washington DC 1950-1953, 3rd Secretary Bonn 1953-1954, 2nd Secretary Rome 1954-1958, Section Officer Karachi 1959-1960, Dir MFA 1960-1963, 1st Secretary Kuala Lumpur 1963-1965, prom Counsellor 1965, Minister-Counsellor at Moscow 1966-1968, Ambassador to Tunisia 1968-1972. m. at Caxton Hall, London, 26th September 1947, Begum Haroon Abbasi (b. at London, 1931), Katherine Patricia Scott, daughter of a railway carter from Fulham, London. He was k. near Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, 1972, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

• a) Sahibzada Aziz Abbasi, educ. Dover Coll, Dover, Kent.
• b) Sahibzada Haroon Abbasi.
• a) Sahibzadi Terry Abbasi.
• b) Sahibzadi Naseem [Robin] Abbasi.

• 3) Sahibzada Muhammad Mamun ur-Rashid Abbasi. b. 1924, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore. m. (div.) … Begum, daughter of Khan Bahadur Saddu'llah Khan, of the North West Frontier Province. He was k. (shot by an intruder) at Shimla Kothi, Bahawalpur, 9th December 1999, having had issue, two sons and two daughters, including:

• a) Sahibzada Shahryar Muhammad Abbasi.
• a) Sahibzadi … Begum. m. Sahibzada Falakshair Muhammad Abbasi.

• 4) Sahibzada Muhammad Mubarak ‘Ali Abbasi. b. at Bahawalpur, 3rd August 1928 (s/o Linda), educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, and Dookie Agricultural Coll, Victoria, Australia. Joined Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and served as Mngr in Amsterdam and Peking, and as Chief of Cargo Services in Pakistan. Settled in Canada 1992. m. (first) (civil) at the Registrar-General’s office, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2nd February 1952 (div.), Yasmeen Begum (b. 1933; d. at Wilson Lodge Nursing Home, Sale, Victoria, Australia, 9th October 2009), née Yvonne Margaret Martin, former telephone operator, daughter of Mrs. Muriel Martin [Mollie], of Potts Point, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. m. (second) Shareefa Begum. m. (third) Margaret. m. (fourth) Joy (no issue). He d. from lung failure, in Canada, 18th June 2007 (bur. there), having had issue, four sons and a daughter:

• a) Sahibzada Muhammad Rafiq Umer Abbasi.
• b) Sahibzada Muhammad Azhar Saleem Abbasi (s/o Yasmeen). m. 4th June 1988, Uzma Begum, née Masood. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

• i) Sahibzada Shahyan Abbasi. b. 15th December 1990.
• ii) Sahibzadi Aleze Aiza Abbasi. b. 21st June 1989.

• c) Sahibzada Muhammad Zia Ahmed Abbasi.
• d) Sahibzada Muhammad Amir Azam Abbasi (s/o Shareefa).

• a) Sahibzadi Miriam Abbasi (d/o Margaret). m. Paul Barnes. She has issue, one son.

• 5) Sahibzada Muhammad 'Abdu'llah Abbasi. b. at Bahawalpur, 20th May 1926, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. He d. 1943 (bur. Derawar).

• 6) Lieutenant-General Sahibzada Muhammad Sadiq ur-Rashid [Ibrahim] Abbasi. b. at Bahawalpur, 4th October 1928 (passport says 20th May 1926), educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore, RIMA, Dehra Dun, Pakistan Military Acad, Kakul, Royal Pakistan Artillery Sch, Nowshera, and the Royal Artillery Sch, Larkhill, Wilts. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut RPA 25/11/1948, Battery cdr I (SP) Field Regt (FF), Insp-Gen Sch of Artillery, prom Lieut-Gen 1978, Cdr 5 Corps (Karachi) 1978-1980, retd 1984, Governor of Sindh 1978-1984. Rcvd: Nishan-i-Pakistan, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, etc. m. at Lahore, Punjab, 27th February 1960, Begum Yasmin Sultana, daughter of Mir Maqbul Mahmud, from Kashmir. He d. from heart failure, at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 21st March 2002 (bur. Nawabi Cemetery, Fort Derawar), having had issue, one son and two daughters:

• a) Sahibzada Mohammad Sulaiman Abbasi. b. 5th February 1961, educ. Tulane Univ., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (BSc 1985). Mechanical Engineer working with various overseas engineering concerns. m. 3rd January 1986, Asma Begum, née Shah. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

• i) Sahibzada Rafeh ur-Rashid Abbasi. b. 14th September 1988.

• i) Sahibzadi Youmaneh Leena Abbasi. b. 17th December 1986.

• a) Sahibzadi Saira Mehreen Abbasi. b. 27th March 1968, educ. Punjab Univ, Lahore (LLB, MA), London Univ (LLM), and Greenwich Univ, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan (MA). Lawyer.
• b) Sahibzadi Maira Sultana Abbasi. b. 13th March 1971, educ. Hunarkada Acad, Islamabad (BA in fine arts). Settled in New Jersey, USA. m. 22nd September 2004, Azmat Rehmat. She has issue, two sons:
• i) Mikail Azmat.
• ii) Riyan Azmat.

• 7) Sahibzada Muhammad Daud Abbasi [David Abbasi]. b. at Bahawalpur, 20th December 1929 (s/o Linda), educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, and Dookie Agricultural Coll, Victoria, Australia. He had issue, two sons:

• a) Sahibzada Muhammad Usman Khan Abbasi. b. at Karachi, 28th May 1954, educ. Karachi Grammer Sch, and St Patrick Coll, Karachi. MPA for Bahawalpur in the Punjab Provincial Assembly 1987-2002, Deputy Speaker 1993-1997. Mbr National Cmsn on Agriculture 1988. He had issue.
• b) Sahibzada Muhammad Umar Abbasi. Mbr Bahawalpur District Council.

• 8) Sahibzada Muhammad Amin ur-Rashid Abbasi. b. 1931 (youngest son). He d from heart failure, at Bahawalpur, 9th January 2006 (bur. Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), having had issue, three sons and two daughters.

• 9) Sahibzada Muhammad Qasim Abbasi. b. at Bahawalpur, 24th November 1932.

• 10) Sahibzada Muhammad Said ur-Rashid Abbasi. b. at Dera Nawab, 1934, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, Aligarh Muslim Univ, and Sind Madrassa, Karachi. MNA (Indep) 1972-1977 and 1985-1988, Chief Warden Civil Defence Org 1971, Parliamentary Sec 1974-1975, Minister of State for Science and Technology, Tourism, 1975-1977. He had issue, three sons and two daughters, including:
• a) Sahibzada Saif ur-Rashid Muhammad Abbasi.
• b) Sahibzada Raiz ur-Rashid Muhammad Abbasi.
• c) Sahibzada Haroon ur-Rashid Muhammad Abbasi.

• 1) Sahibzadi Ghulam Saddiquah Begum (eld daughter). m. at the Sadiqgarh Palace, Bahawalpur, 195x, as his first wife (div.) Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Huzur Pur Nur, Sarkar-i-Khairpur, Mir George ‘Ali Murad Khan II Talpur, Wali-i-Mulk-i-Khudadad, Mir of Khaipur (b. at Brighton, Sussex, 29th June 1933), only son of Major H.H. Huzur Pur Nur, Sarkar-i-Khairpur, Mir Faiz Muhammad Khan II Talpur, Wali-i-Mulk-i-Khudadad, Mir of Khaipur, by his wife, H.H. Dulhan Pasha Begum Sahiba, younger daughter of Amir-i-Paigah, Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Muin ud-din Khan Bahadur, Iyanath Jang, of Hyderabad – see Pakistan (Khairpur).
• 2) Sahibzadi Sophian [Sofia] Begum. m. Sahibzada ‘Abdu’l Hamid Abbasi, a descendant of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Fateh Muhammad Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur. She had issue, two sons and four daughters – see above.
• 3) Sahibzadi Ruqqia Begum. m. Captain Sahibzada Anwar Abbasi. She had issue, five sons, including:

• a) Sahibzada Farouq Anwar Abbasi. b. 10th June 1952, educ. Convent Sch and Forman Christian Coll, Lahore. MPA Punjab 1985, MNA for Bahawalpur since 1990, Parliamentary Sec for Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis 1997.
• 4) Sahibzadi Ayesha Begum. m. Colonel Sahibzada ‘Abdu’l Majid Abbasi, brother of Sahibzada ‘Abdu’l Hamid Abbasi. She had issue – see above.
• 5) Sahibzadi Khadeja Begum. m. Sahibzada Ilahi Bakhsh Abbasi, a cousin. She had issue, a son:

• a) Sahibzada Qamar uz-Zaman Abbasi.

• 6) Sahibzadi Zohra Begum. m. Sahibzada Ajmal Abbasi.
• 7) Sahibzadi Rafiqa Begum. m. Irshad ‘Abdu’l Qadir.
• 8) Sahibzadi Shafiqa Begum.
• 9) Sahibzadi Khaliqua Begum. m. Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jatoi (b. at New Jatoi, Sind, 14th August 1931), educ. Karachi High Sch., Chair Nawabshah Dist Brd 1952-1958, MPA West Pakistan 1958, MNA 1970-1978 and for Kot Adu since 1989, Chief Minister of Sind 1973-1977, Prime Minister of Pakistan (caretaker) August-November 1990, eldest son of Khan Bahadur Ghulam Rasul Khan Jatoi, sometime MLA for Sind in the Bombay Legislative Assembly. She had issue, four sons and three daughters.
• 10) Sahibzadi Atiqua Begum. m. 1968, Noor Mohammad Chinoy, son of Akbar Chinoy.

The following were the same as the above:

Sahibzadi Therese Begum (d/o Linda), educ. Jesus and Mary Convent, Simla.

1966 - [1988] Brigadier H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-

Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi Bahadur Al-Haj, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted kingdom of Bahawalpur. b. at the Sadiqgarh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, 22nd March 1924, eldest son of General H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted country of Bahawalpur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore and ICS Coll, Dehra Dun. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut IA attached 5th Btn Indian Grenadiers, served in WW2 in Persia and Burma, Recruiting Officer at AHQ Lahore 1943-1944, Actg Chief Minister of Bahawalpur 1948, Deputy Chief Minister 1948-1949, Dir Military Ops 1971-1972, Delegate Delineation Jammu and Kashmir Line of Control 1972, Governor of the Punjab 1975-1977. Succeeded on the death of his father, 24th May 1966. Deprived of his rank, titles and honours by the Government of Pakistan, 1st January 1972. Chair Sir Sadiq Mohd Khan Trust. Patron Sadiq Public Sch, Sadiq Abbas Degree Coll, Dera Nawab Sahib, Dar ul-Amman Orphanage, Al-Sadiq Jamia Mosque, etc. Rcvd: Imtiaz-i-Abbasia 1st class, Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937 & 1953), 39/45 and Burma stars, British War and India Service (1945), Pakistan Independence (1950), Pakistan Republic (1956) medals, etc. m. at Bahawalpur Fort, 18th March 1945, H.H. Nawab Shamsa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Major Ali Martabat Maulvi Shams ud-din Muhammad Qureishi, sometime Minister for Health and Education of Bahawalpur state. He d. 14th April 1988 (bur. Nawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort), having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

• 1) H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Salah ud-din Ahmad Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted kingdom of Bahawalpur - see below.

• 2) Sahibzada Falah ud-din Muhammad Abbasi [Prince Falahuddin Abbasi], educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, and Cornell Univ (BA), Ithaca, New York, USA. Architect. Trustee Sir Sadiq Mohd Khan Trust. m. 23rd March 2000, Shelale Begum [Princess Shelale Abbasi], educ. Harvard Univ (M. Ed.), Principal Lahore Sch of Arts & Science, Snr Education Adviser United States Education Fndn (USEF) in Pakistan, Mbr Brd of TISMUN, daughter of Rahim Ahmad Jan, by his wife, Farukh Sultana Begum, daughter of Amin ud-din.
• 1) Sahibzadi Aisha Yasmien [Princess Yasmien Abbasi]. b. 1956, educ. St Joseph’s Convent Sch, Karachi, Kinnaird Coll for Women, Lahore, and Sch of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), London. Patron Vice-Chair Asia House (London). Trustee The Women’s Council. m. (first) (div. 1979) Maqbool Hussain Qureshi. m. (second) 27th January 1984, Kaamil Ansar, educ. Gordonstoun Sch, Elgin, Scotland, Christ’s Coll, Cambridge (BA 1978, MA 1982), Cornell Univ (LLM 1980, Ithaca, New York, USA, and Gray’s Inn, London, Barr-at-Law 1979, Snr Partner Ansar Abbasi LLC since 1999, Representative for Norton Rose in Saudi Arabia since 2007.
• 2) Sahibzadi Safia Nausheen [Princess Nausheen Abbasi], educ. St Joseph’s Convent Sch, and Univ of Karachi. m. Syed ‘Ali Hasnain, eldest son of Syed Zahid Hasnain, by his wife, Anees Begum, daughter of Mirza Hosain ‘Ali Khan, from Hyderabad, Deccan. She has issue, one son and one daughter.

[1988] H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin

ud-Daula, Nawab Salah ud-din Ahmad Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted

kingdom of Bahawalpur. b. at Al-Hilal, Kangra Valley, 27th July 1946, elder son of Brigadier H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula, wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi Bahadur Al-Haj, Nusrat Jung, Amir of Bahawalpur, by his wife, H.H. Nawab Shamsa Begum Sahiba, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore and Univ of London (MBA). Appointed as Heir Apparent, on the death of his grandfather, 24th May 1966. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Bahawalpur, 14th April 1988. Mbr Pakistan National Assembly (MNA) for Ahmadpur Shirkia 1977 and 1988-2002. Patron National Red Crescent Soc 1975. Patron-in-Chief Pakistan Social Assoc, Anjuman Ashait-e-Seerat-un-Nabi (Bahawalpur), and Pakistan Minorities Social Welfare Organization. Presdt Markazai Seerat Cttee 1976, and Bahawalpur Divisional Rover Scouts. Chair Sir Sadiq Mohd Khan Trust. Founder Dir Foundation for Advancement of Engineering Sciences & Advanced Technologies since 2001. Mbr National Seerat Cttee 1976, Chancellor’s Cttee of Islamia Univ of Bahawalpur, Governing Body of Sadiq Public Sch, Punjab Welfare Brd, Punjab Council on Social Welfare, etc. m. 1965, H.H. Nawab Moniba Begum Sahiba, daughter of Malik Muhammad Aslam. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

1) Nawabzada Bahawal Abbas Abbasi.

2) Sahibzadi Aniza Saher Abbasi.

END.

BAHAWALPUR

HISTORICAL PLACES

NOOR MAHAL

Noor Mahal of Bahawalpur cannot be related to Taj Mahal in any way but there is some little resemblance, as both the monuments were built in honor of wives.

The palace is one hundred and forty years old and was built by Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan the Fourth for his wife Noor but she spend only one night in this awesome palace.

The exquisite palace meant to be residence of the Nawab and his family but legend says they spend only one night as they were cautioned against so because of the near proximity of a graveyard Basti Muluk Shah.

History of Noor Mahal Bahawalpur:

Although, there are different stories famous in Bahalwalpur district regarding the construction of Noor Mahal but among all, the famous legend is that Nawab of Bahawalpur Nawab Subah Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV laid the foundation for constructing this palace in honor of his wife Noor.

The design of this building was curated by Mr. Hennan, who was an Englishman and a state engineer and construction began in 1872. It’s been said that while foundation was constructed a map and coin of the state were buried as good omen. It took three years to build this building and construction work was completed in 1875 at a cost of R.s 1.2 million.

Noor palace covers an area of 44,600 square feet, it’s a double storey building with a basement as well and contains 32 rooms having 14 in basement, 6 verandas and 5 domes.

Designer: Hennan
Construction Begins: 1872
Construction Completed: 1875
Cost: Rs. 1.2 Million
Area: 44,600 Sq Feet
Building: Double Storey
Rooms: 32
Verandas: 6
Domes: 5

Pictures of Noor Mahal Bahawalpur:

Noor Mahal Bahalwalpur

Noor Mahal at night

Although Noor Mahal did not serve the purpose of being the living place for Nawab and family but rather it was used for occasional cabinet meetings and State Court for the Nawab’s address to his courtiers and later it was used as a state guest house and some of the guests name worth mentioning in here:

JAN 11, 1890: His Highness Prince Albert Victor was there as a guest in Noor Mahal.

DEC 22, 1892: Sir McOrth Beck CCIS Senior Financial Commissioner of Punjab with family stayed at the palace for three days.

Also some other functions celebrated:

MAY 11, 1897: The court was held on the 60th Birthday of the Queen Victoria.

FEB 9, 1933: A historical function was arranged because of the union of the Birtish Government and the Bahawalpur State.

MARCH 8, 1934: The Government of the State of Bahawalpur arranged a ten years jublie celebration in the lawn of Noor Mahal.

Worth mentioning the name of Nawab Bahawal Khan, who was the later ruler of the state of Bahawalpur for adding a Masjid to the palace in 1906.

The state of Bahalwapur was merged into Pakistan in 1956 and control of the palace was given to Auqaf under the Antiquities Act.Completed in AD 1875, later Pakistan army took responsibility of the palace in 1999 and help preserve the building to it’s original shape.

Currently Department of Archeology is responsible for the look after of the palace and they have opened it to general public, students and other delegates.

DARBAR MAHAL

On 19th of May, 1904 Nawab Bahawal Khan (V) approved to establish some more palaces including Gulzar Palace, Nishat Palace and Farukh Palace which are the most famous palaces of them all. Darbar Mahal and Gulzar Mahal are based on beautiful buildings having too many doors.

Darbar Mahal at Night

The rooms are decorated with fabulous furniture and spectacular carpets. The doors are covered with elegant lushly curtains of maroon color. All of walls are made up of marble and the roofs are made up of mosaic. The large lamps placed in the palace have increased its majesty.

There is big gallery with the main hall which was used as an art gallery containing rare norms times ago. Today this gallery does not contain any norms but some rare pictures of the former rulers of the State of Bahawalpur are displayed on its walls.

For a long time this palace was in use of the son (Nawab Abbass Abbassi) of the Nawab. Now this palace is used as an Army office. The total area of this Palace is 34 acers.

DERAWAR FORT AND CHOLISTAN DESERT

You can make an intersting excursions from Bahawalpur, full day trip requiring a four-wheel drive vehicle to Derawar Fort (Qila Derawar), through the semi-desert of cholistan. You need a guide to take you to Derawar, and also permission from the present Amir of Bahawalpur to get inside the fort. The drive takes three to four hours through fasinating barren landscape. The cholistan desert covers 26,000 sq km (10,000 sq miles) and extends into the Thar desert to India. The whole area was once well watered by the river Ghaggar, now called the Hakara in Pakistan, and known in vedic times as the Sarasvati. All along the 500 km (300 miles) of the dried-up river are over 400 archaeological sites. Most of these date from the indus civilisation, 45,00 years ago, and are clustered round Derawar Fort, the only perennial water hole in the desert. There is very little to make out today. The desert has an average rainfall of 12 cm (5 inches) a year, and there is very little civilisation. The underground water is brackish. The few people of the desert dig artificial wells in the troughs between the sand hills and use camels to draw the water up. In the rainy season the dig artificials ponds, and when these ponds dry up they move out of the desert. The people of the desert live in tall round huts shaped like steeples, which they build on the highest sand hills and which keep out most of the sun. The lean graceful women wear long gathered red skirts. They live by raising cattle and breeding camels. The Amir's private herds of breeding camels are kept at Derawar. There are some execellent photographs of nomads' way of life in the Bahawalpur museum. Derawar Fort (Qila Derawar) is in good condition, its walls are intact and still guarded by soldiers in fezes. Its age is unknown. The tombs of the Amirs of Bahawalpur are also at Derawar, decorated with attractive blue glazed tiles contrasting with the ochre landscape. Some of the cannons which were used times ago by the Army of Bahawalpur are also kept in this fort. Every year a Jeep Ralley is held in the desert of Cholistan. This Race is so famous that people from all over the world come to the desert to see and participate in the jeep ralley. This jeep ralley is broadcasted live by some local channels of Pakistan. It is really worth it spending every penny to come here and watch the Cholistan jeep ralley Bahawalpur.

Car gifted by the Ameer of Bahawalpur,
Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan
to the Quaid, Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Nawab of Bahawalpur's Car