Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan,

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KB (1888–1933), was the Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, who was the Maharaja of

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. He participated in

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Background and family

He belonged to a Khanzada Muslim Rajput family. He was a descendant of Raja Nahar Khan, who was a

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ruler of

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. He had six sons namely, Sub Maj (R) Abdul Majeed Khan ( IST), SP (R) Abdul Waheed Khan ( FIA), Maj (R) Muhammad Iqbal Khan ( PR), Dr Muhammad Allahdad Khan ( PARC), Lt Colonel Malik Niaz Ahmad Khan ( PA) and

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Dr Khursheed Alam Khan ( KU). After the

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, they emigrated to

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following the

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in 1947, and settled in

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State Service

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, Alwar State Forces, 1904 *

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, Alwar State Forces, 1907 *

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, Alwar State Forces, 1910 *Additional Aide-de-camp to

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, 1913 * Aide-de-camp to

, 1914 *Deputed to Imperial Service Troops during

, * Officer in Charge, Alwar Elephantry military unit, Alwar State Forces, 1916 * Squadron

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, Alwar State Forces, 1920 *

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, Mangal Lancers (Now Part of 61st Cavalry Regiment), Alwar State Forces, 1922 * Commander-in-chief, Alwar State Forces, 1930

References

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The Administration Report Of The Alwar State

The Administration Report Of The Alwar State

Thacker's Indian Directory 1931
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