Faiz Muhammad Khan Bahadur, (r.1742–1777) the third
Nawab of Bhopal
The Nawabs of Bhopal were the Muslim rulers of Bhopal, now part of Madhya Pradesh, India. The nawabs first ruled under the Mughal Empire from 1707 to 1737, under the Maratha Confederacy from 1737 to 1818, then under British rule from 1818 to 19 ...
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was the son of Yar Muhammad Khan, the second Nawab of Bhopal (as a reagent), and the stepson of
Mamola Bai a very influential
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
wife of Yar Muhammad and a direct descendant of
Dost Mohammad Khan
Dost Mohammad Khan Barakzai (Pashto/; 23 December 1792 – 8 June 1863), nicknamed the Amir-i Kabir, was the founder of the Barakzai dynasty and one of the prominent rulers of Afghanistan during the First Anglo-Afghan War. With the decline of ...
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See also
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Muhammad Shah
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Alamgir II
Mirza Aziz-ud-Din Muhammad (June 6, 1699 – November 29, 1759), better known by his regnal name Alamgir II, was the fifteenth Mughal Empire, Mughal emperor from 1754 to 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah.
Born Mirza Aziz-ud-Din, the secon ...
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Nawabs of Bhopal
1731 births
1777 deaths
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