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Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur,

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, (5 March 1816 – 21 April 1865) was a

of the princely state of Rampur from 1855 to 1865. During the First War of Independence, he rendered many useful services to the

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by keeping the British supply and communication lines to Naini Tal open, rescuing fugitives and securing the town of

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. For his service, he was granted extensive lands in

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by the

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, Lord Canning, was

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ed in 1861 and given a 13-

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along with the style of ''His Highness''. Finally, he was made a member of the Viceroy's Council. Despite this multitude of honours, Sir Yusef continued to preserve the Mughal artistic tradition by inviting musicians, scholars and artists of Bahadur Shah Zafar II's court to resettle at Rampur, including the great poet

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. Dying at 49 in 1865, he was succeeded by his son, Sir Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur. Shortly before he died, the Yusef Ali Khan promoted the formation of the Bank of Rohilkund (or Bank of Rohilkhand), over the objection of local moneylenders. It was established in 1862, just after the acceptance of limited liability for banks. The bank was the first promoted by a princely state. It too was a small bank and was amalgamated into the Oudh Commercial Bank, which failed in 1958.Tripathi (2004), p.136.

Titles

*1816-1855:

Nawabzada Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi , Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...

Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan, Wali Ahad Bahadur *1855-1860: 'Ali Jah, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara,

Muhammad Yusuf 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur *1860-1861: 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Muhammad Yusuf 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur *1861-1865:

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'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Sir Muhammad Yusuf 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur,

Honours

* Knight Companion of the Order of the Star of India (KSI)-1861

References

* Tripathi, Dwijendra (2004) ''The Oxford History of Indian Business''. (New York). {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan Bahadur, Yusef Ali Nawabs of India Nawabs of Rampur 1816 births 1865 deaths Indian Sunni Muslims Knights Companion of the Order of the Star of India