Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

Sidi ''Sidi'' or ''Sayidi'', also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, ( (dialectal) "milord") is an Arabic masculine title of respect. ''Sidi'' is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. Without the first person possessiv ...

Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: ; or Najaf Ali Khan) was the

Nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...

of Sachin from 1887 until his death in 1930.

Biography

He was born on 23 December 1886 to Abdul Kadir Khan. In January 1887, his father abdicated as the

of Sachin in his favour, and he succeeded him on 7 February 1887. Due to his minority, the affairs of Sachin were placed under the administration of the British Government. He was brought up in infancy by a European lady Miss Rix. At the age of eleven, he was sent to Rajkumar College in

Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the ...

, where he remained until 1902, after which he was sent to Mayo College in

Ajmer Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...

. In 1904, he entered the

Imperial Cadet Corps The Imperial Cadet Corps (1901–1917) was a cadet corps or military school founded exclusively to give officer training to the princes and gentlemen of British India. It was founded in November 1901 under the direct surveillance of Lord Curzon ...

and, after completing his course with a good conduct certificate in 1906, left the institution. Afterward, he became involved in the administration of Sachin to gain a clearer understanding of how the state's affairs were managed. He was invested with full administrative powers on 4 May 1907. On the same day, he was also presented with the key to the state

treasury A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry; in a business context, corporate treasury. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be ...

. On 23 June 1909, at the Council Hall,

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

, a sword of honour was presented to him. He was also granted a personal salute of eleven guns which entitled him to the style of

His Highness Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style (manner of address), style used to address (in grammatical person, second person) or refer to (in grammatical person, third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly ...

. He attended the

Delhi Durbar The Delhi Durbar ( lit. "Court of Delhi") was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by Britain at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was he ...

of 1911. On the occasion, he wore the uniform of the

and paid homage to

George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. George w ...

by laying his sword at his feet, bowing three times with folded hands, and repeated the same ceremony before the

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religion * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blesse ...

. He introduced free primary education in all villages of his state. He was selected by the

Viceroy and Governor-General of India The governor-general of India (1833 to 1950, from 1858 to 1947 the viceroy and governor-general of India, commonly shortened to viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in their capacity as the emperor o ...

for active service during

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. He accompanied the Indian contingent to

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. He served with distinction in the East African Campaign during the war. During the war, he offered two seven-seater touring-body motor vehicles for ambulance work or other purposes. They were equipped with tools, spares, and lamps. He founded the Nishan-i-Sardari and Tamgha-i-Liaqat-i-Khidmat in August 1918. He died on 19 November 1930 and was succeeded by his son Muhammad Haider Khan.

Titles and styles

During his father’s lifetime, he was styled ''

Nawabzada Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kings of Saxony to the Ge ...

Wali Ahad Sahib''. He was styled ''

the

of Sachin'' from the day he succeeded his father and held various titles and honorary military positions throughout his reign. His full styles and titles were:

Mubariz-ud-Daula Muzaffar-ul-Mulk

Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III Bahadur, Nusrat Jang,

of Sachin.

Military ranks

* 1904:

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a Junior officer, junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, Security agency, security services ...

* 1909: Honorary

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

* 1921 – 1930: Honorary

Appointments

* 1906 – 1910: Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the

Governors of Bombay Until the 18th century, Bombay consisted of Seven islands of Bombay, seven islands separated by shallow sea. These seven islands were part of a larger archipelago in the Arabian sea, off the western coast of India. The date of city's founding is ...

including Lord Lamington and Lord Sydenham.{{Cite book , url=https://archive.org/details/aclarch0000269a296/ , title=ACL-ARCH 00269 Indian Princes And The Crown , pages=283

References

1886 births 1930 deaths Indian Muslims Nawabs of India People from Gujarat Indian monarchs British Empire in World War I