Al-Haj Nawab Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bahadur (11 July 1763 – 1828) was briefly Nawab of Rampur from 1793 to 1794. The younger son of

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, Ghulam Muhammad became Nawab in 1793 after deposing his elder brother, Muhammad Ali Khan Bahadur. His reign quickly took on a tyrannical aspect, and he was soon deemed a danger to the region's stability. Thus, in 1794, he was himself deposed by troops of the

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and of the

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, being succeeded as Nawab by his nephew, Ahmad Ali Khan Bahadur. Ghulam Muhammad then undertook the

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, after which he fled to Mysore and

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, later settling in the

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. He died at

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in 1828.

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People from Himachal Pradesh Nawabs of India Mughal Empire Nawabs of Rampur Indian Shia Muslims 1763 births 1828 deaths {{India-royal-stub