PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A former Princely state founded in 1714, before the cession of Rohilkhand to the British Government, it was almost entirely surrounded by the dominions of the Wazir of Oudh. A tribute of Rupees 450,000 was paid by the Nawab Rais of Farrukhabad to the Wazir. This tribute was ceded to the British Government by the Treaty with the Wazir of 10th November 1801 (Oudh Treaty No. XXXVIII). In 1802 the Nawab ceded (Oudh Treaty No. XIX) the sovereignty of the province to the British Government, who settled on him and his heirs and successors a stipend of Rupees 108,000 a year. Rulers and estate holders were...

• Nawab MUHAMMED KHAN Ghazanfar Jang, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1714/1743, born about 1665 the son of Ain Khan, a Bangash Afghan of the Kagzai Karlani clan; he was for many years a mercenary freebooter in the service of various Rajas of Bundelkhand where his courage and ability soon gained him a considerable reputation; in 1712 he supported Farruksiyar in his struggle for the Imperial throne for which he was granted the title of Nawab by the Mughal Emperor, and later the additional title of Ghazanfar Jang; he founded Farrukhabad in 1714; married and had issue. He died 1743 aged about 80.

  • Nawab Kaim Khan (qv)

  • Nawab Imam Khan (qv)

  • Nawab Ahmad Khan (qv)

  • Nazwabzada (name unknown), married and had issue.

    • Sahibzada (name unknown), married and had issue.

      • Sahibzada (name unknown), married and had issue.

        • Nawab Tafazzul Husain Khan (qv)

• Nawab KAIM KHAN, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1743/1748, died sp on 22nd November 1748.

• Nawab IMAM KHAN, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1748/1749

• Nawab AHMAD KHAN, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1749/1771, in 1750 he collected a force of Afghans and defeated and slew the Deputy of the Wazir Safdar Jang, who had confiscated territories belonging to his family, the Wazir called in the Mahrattas, which led to his ultimate ruin; married and had issue. He died in November 1771.

  • Nawab Muzaffar Jang (qv)

  • Nawabzada Aminuddaula

• Nawab MUZAFFAR JANG, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1771/1796, born 1758, married and had issue. He was poisoned to death by his eldest son in 1796.

  • Nawab Imdad Husain Khan Nasir Jang, second son (qv)

• Nawab IMDAD HUSAIN KHAN Nasir Jang, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1796/1813, last ruling Prince of Farrukhabad having ceded his estate on the 4th June 1802 in return for a yearly allowance of 108,000Rs, married and had issue. He died 1813.

  • Nawab Khadim Husain Shaukat-i-Jang (qv)

• Nawab KHADIM HUSAIN Shaukat-i-Jang, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1813/1823, born 1803, succeeded to his fathers remaining property and entitlements, married and had issue. He died 1823.

  • Nawab Tajammul Husain Khan (qv)

• Nawab TAJAMMUL HUSAIN KHAN, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1823/1846, born 1822, died sp in 1846 ^(#1).

• Nawab TAFAZZUL HUSAIN KHAN, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1846/1858, he succeeded his cousin in 1846; he was condemed to death for his part in helping rebels during the Indian Mutiny, but the sentence was later commuted and he was exiled to Aden and his stipend was forfeited; he married and had issue. He died 19th February 1882 at Mecca.

  • Nawab Zafar Husain Khan (qv)

  • Nawabzada Asghar Husain Khan

• Nawab ZAFAR HUSAIN KHAN, Nawab of Farrukhabad 1858/- , born 1840, he succeeded to the musnaid in 1858; married and had issue.

  • Nawabzada Sultan Husain Khan, born 1874.

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• Nawab KHURSHID ALAM KHAN, Nawab of Farrukhabad, Member of Parliament for 15 years and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, he was born on 5th February 1919 in Pitaura village in the Farrukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh; educated at St. John's College, University of Agra (earning a Bachelor's degree with distinction and a Master's degree in History) and at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., where he successfully completed a course in Management Studies; member of the Governing Body of Dr.Zakir Husain Memorial College, New Delhi; Chairman of the Board of Governors of the YMCA Institute of Engineering, Faridabad; Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University at Delhi, the creation of which, he was largely responsible for through Parliamentary law; member of Council of Indian Institutes of Technology; Member of the Rajya Sabha 1974/1984 and a Member of the 8th Lok Sabha 1984/1989 (resigned 18th July 1989); he presided over The Foreign ministers' Conference of Non-Aligned Countries at Delhi and Luanda; he represented India at the Republican Party Convention of the U.S.A. in 1988; Member of the Union Council of ministers; Union Minister of Education, Textiles, Tourism, Transport and of External affairs; Governor of Goa from 1989/1991; Governor of Karnataka from 1991/1999; married Nawab Saeda Begum Sahiba, daughter of Dr. Zakir Hussain, 3rd President of India, and had issue. He died at Escorts Heart Hospital in New Delhi on 20th July 2013.

  • Nawab Salman Khurshid Khan (qv)

• Nawab SALMAN KHURSHID KHAN, Nawab of Farrukhabad (see above)