Sadiq Muhammad Khan I.

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Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan I. Abbasi († April 11, 1746 in Shikarpur ) was the only son of the emir of Shikarpur Muhammad Mubarak Khan I.

Life

After his father's abdication, he ruled Shahr Dand as emir from 1723. Later, the governor of Multan , Hayatu'llah Khan, left Chaudhari to him and in 1729 Sadiq Muhammad Khan I founded the city of Allahabad . In 1732 the rule of Shahr Farid was acquired and in 1733 the Derawar Fort was snatched from the ruler of Jaisalmer , Rawal Akhi Singh . In 1739 he submitted to the Persian conqueror Nadir Shah , for which he, with the participation of the Sindh, left the territories of Larkhana, Siwistan, Chaudhari, Chhatar and Derawar to him. A short time later, Sadiq Muhammad Khan I paid homage to the Persian in Dera Isamil Khan, where Nadir Shah gave him the hereditary title of Nawab on January 5, 1740 . Since then the emir has called himself "Nawab of Bahawalpur ". On April 11, 1746, the 1st Nawab of Bahawalpur was killed in a battle against Khuda Yar Khan Kalhora during the siege of Shikarpur. He left three sons, of whom the eldest Muhammad Bahawal Khan I was his successor.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.chiefacoins.com/Database/Countries/Bahawalpur.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/iubpharm/myweb/history_of_bahawalpur.htm

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personal data
SURNAME Sadiq Muhammad Khan I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nawab of Bahawalpur
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1746
Place of death Shikarpur