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Khan Bahadur Bakshi Ghulam Haider Khan (died 1828 AD) was
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of a unit at the time of
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, which was a major battle of the
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under the command of Major General Arthur Wellesley (
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). Latterly, he became the royal chief head of the military services hence called the ''Mir Bakshi''. He was in charge of intelligence gathering, and also made recommendations to the royal court for military appointments and promotions.


Services

Khan Bahadur Bakshi Ghulam Haider Khan was first employed with
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. He then joined army and became
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. He fought in the
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, which was a major battle of the
Second Anglo-Maratha War Second Anglo-Maratha War (from 1803 –1805) was a large conflict within the Maratha Confederacy, Maratha Empire involving the British East India Company. It resulted in major loss of territory for the Marathas, including regions around Delhi a ...
under the command of Major General Arthur Wellesley (
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). Because of his services in the army under the command of (
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), he was awarded the title 'Khan Bahadur' and a land of 1400
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in custody, while Khan Bahadur Bakshi Ghulam Haider Khan was placed as 'Kamidan', a commandant in the army. He remained on this post for 12 years.


Family history

His ancestor 'Shaikh Umaruddin' came to India along with the caravan of Sultan Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghori and settled at Sultanpur, near the River Sutlej and River Bayas. His sons went to
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and deputed as
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Rewari Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the district headquarters of Rewari district. It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from DelhiNagpur state The Kingdom of Nagpur was a kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was ruled by the Maratha Bhonsles of Nagpur, Bhonsle dynasty in the mid-18th century. The city of Nagpur was the capital of the state. After ...
. Amanul Haq during the reign of
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(King of Delhi) took service with Raghoji II Bhonsle (Raja of Nagpur) and served him for many years. He had eight sons: Shamsul Haq, Sanaul Haq, Zafar Ali Khan, Abdul Ali Khan, Imdad Hussain, Ghulam Yahya, Fazlul Haq and Ahsanul Haq. Zafar Ali Khan was the
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for nine years at
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and received 6000 rupees annually as salary. After his death, his all five sons got pensions. His one son, Inayat Ali Khan received pension of rupees 600 against the services in army and for the same reason, he remained Honorary Magistrate at
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. The second son of Amanul Haq, Abdul Ali Khan was
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in one of the Punjab regimentduring 1857 War of Independence. The son of Sanaul Haq, Mohib Hussain Khan became
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of Bhandara, near
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.The Punjab Chiefs, by Sir Lepel Henry Griffin, W. L. Conran, Sir Henry Craik, Charles Francis Massy, Sang-e-Meel Publications, 1909, Lahore, Pakistan In 1853, when Britishers took over Nagpur, he was appointed as Extra-Assistant Commissioner. He died in 1870. His son Nooruddin Hussain Khan was
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at Nagpur for many years and another son, Moizuddin Hussain Khan was employed at
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.


Children

He had four sons: Ghulam Mohamamd Khan, Khairat Ali Khan, Jeevan Ali Khan and Auz Ali Khan. Three of his sons were employed in the army of the States of Nagpur. After his death, his elder son Ghulam Mohamad Khan (died 1833 AD) latterly became the 'Kamidan' in his place. Sardar Bahadur Tafazzul Hussain Khan was the son of Ghulam Mohamad Khan.


See also

*
Ghulam Mansoor Ghulam Mansoor (b. 1227 AH / c. AD 1812) was Subedar-Major in 1867 at Bhopal State. Biography Ghulam Mansoor was a scholar of repute in both Arabic and Persian. He was a member of the Maratha empire, Maratha army during rule of Maharaja Senasah ...
* Tahawar Ali


References

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