Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Barech Nawabs of Jhajjar


Nawab Abd Al-Rahman Khan of Jhajjar, Delhi, Company School, Signed by Ghulam Ali Khan, dated 1272 AH/1855 AD

The town of Jhaggar, following its annexation by the East India Company in 1803, was granted to Nawab Nijabat Khan, a leader of freelances. His grandfather Mustafa Khan was a Barech Pashtun from the area around Kandahar. He came to India in Emperor Muhammad Shah's reign and formed a band of Pashtun freelances. Nijabat Khan became leader of these Pashtun freelances after death of his father Murtaza Khan. He received the title of Nawab from Emperor Shah Alam for his various services. When war between British and Marathas broke out in 1803, he chose the former side and received Jhajjar as jagir for his military services. His family, including Abd al-Rahman Khan, ruled it until 1857 (just after the present work was painted). For participation in the 1857 mutiny, Nawab Abd al-Rahman was executed on 23rd December in front of Red fort of Delhi and his body was thrown into a nameless pit. His estates were confiscated by British.


Reference: Gazetteer of the Rohtak District, 1883-84, page-23-24

11 comments:

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  2. Can I get your whatsapp or facebook id?I am from jhajjar

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  3. Tarikh-e Jhajjar by Munshi Ghulam Nabi, Tehsildar Jhajjar, 1863, mentions Nawwabs of Jhajjar as Barech afghans. There is a scroll in one archives of the state which mentions the nawwabs as yousefzais.

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  4. is there any family tree of nawab abdul rehman khan ??? my dad use to talk about my granfather but dont know what is the actual truth

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    1. Assalamualekum, yes we are from nawab abdul rehman khan family .

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  5. abdul rehman khan of jhajjar is he have any sons or family remaining any tree

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  6. Yes we are from nawab abdul rehman khan family

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  7. I think there's been some misunderstanding between the tribal identity of Pataudi nawabs and Jhajjar nawabs. Patuadi family belonged to the Barech tribe while Jhajjar family were Yousafzai. That's what their descendents tell us. Both families were connected through intermarriages.

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