Afghanistan Saddozai Kings and Viziers 1747 – 1842

Born on 19th Oct. 1939 Wg. Cdr. (retd.) Sardar Ahmed Shah Jan has a family tree that dates back to the period of Shah Abbas the Great of Persia. He comes from the Saddozai clan of the Popalzai tribe of Afghanistan whose forefathers migrated to the Indian Sub-Continent in 1842. He is the great grandson of Col. Sir Nawab Wazirzada Sardar Muhammed Aslam Khan, K.C.I.E., and K.C.V.O. He studied at Lawerence College, Ghora Gali, and Presentation Convent Murree initially, but for his ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level Cambridge Certificates he went to Burn Hall School, Abbottabad which was run by European priests. He did his B.A. (Hons.) from Islamia College Peshawar and Mastered in M.A. English from Peshawar University. He taught English at PAF Academy, Risalpur and retired as a Wing Commander in 1984. He writes in ‘Letters to the Editor,’ in Daily DAWN. Besides he is a layman horticulturist and tends to his garden. AFGHANISTAN SADDOZAI KINGS AND VIZIERS 1747 – 1842 This book is dedicated to my father Brig. S. Ahmed Jan M.B.E. Sardar Ahmed Shah Jan AFGHANISTAN SADDOZAI KINGS AND VIZIERS 1747 – 1842 Copyright © Sardar Ahmed Shah Jan The right of Sardar Ahmed Shah Jan to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. ISBN 978 1 84963 322 2 www.austinmacauley.com First Published (2015) Austin & Macauley Publishers Ltd. 25 Canada Square Canary Wharf London E14 5LB Printed and bound in Great Britain Contents a) PART I SADDOZAI/DURRANI KINGS b) PART II SADDOZAIS IN BRITISH INDIA c) PART III SADDOZAIS WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 21 PART I AHMED SHAH ABDALI (DURRANI) 1722-1773 ................................................ 28 THAIMOOR SHAH 1746 – 1793 ............................................................................ 67 SHAH ZAMAN 1793 – 1800 .................................................................................. 78 SHAH MEHMUD SADDOZAI 1800 – 1803 .......................................................... 89 SHAH SHUJA-UL-MULK 1803-1809 and 1839-1840 ........................................... 94 SHAH MEHMUD SADDOZAI REIGNED WHILE FATEH KHAN BARAKZAI RULED 1800-1809 ................................................................................................. 119 SHAH SHUJA REVISITED 1839-1841 ................................................................ 125 NIZAM-UD-DAULA VIZIER SARDAR USMAN KHAN 1802-1865 ................ 134 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 142 PART II LIEUTENANT COLONEL SIR* NAWAB WAZIRZADA SARDAR MUHAMMED AFZUL KHAN, C.S.I. (1835 – 1896) ........................................... 146 NAWAB COL SIR WAZIRZADA SARDAR MUHAMMED ASLAM KHAN O.M., K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O. 1838-1914 ..................................................................... 150 BRIGADIER SIR BAHADUR WAZIRZADA SARDAR HISSAM-UD-DIN KHAN H.Q.A., K.C.I.E., I.D.S.M., O.B.E. 1881 – 1960 ....................................... 164 BRIGADIER SARDAR AHMED JAN M.B.E. 1903-1978 ................................... 177 COL AL-HAJ SARDAR KHALID JAN 1906-1982 .............................................. 186 LIEUTENANT.COLONEL HAJI SARDAR IFTIKHAR-UD-DIN.1913-1989 .... 191 SARDAR MUHAMMEDASIF KHAN ................................................................. 193 MAJOR SARDAR ASHRAF JAN ........................................................................ 195 LIEUTENENT SARDAR ABDUL HAMEED ................................................... 198 PART III ................................................................................................................. 200 WAZIRZADA SARDAR MUHAMMED AKRAM KHAN 1866 – 1924 ............. 201 CAPTAIN SARDAR TARIQ AZIZ-UD-DIN 1951- ............................................. 203 MAJOR SARDAR ASAD JAN (SHAHEED) ....................................................... 207 COLONEL SARDAR MUHAMMED ASLAM 1949-1999 .................................. 208 EPILOGUE ............................................................................................................. 212 .

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