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Khanzadas of Mewat
Khanzadas of Mewat | |
|---|---|
| 1372–1527 | |
| Capital | Alwar |
| Religion | |
| Government | Tributary to the Delhi Sultanate (1372-1427) Independent Chiefdom (1427-1527) |
| Raja | |
• 1372 | Raja Nahar Khan (first) |
• 1527 | Hasan Khan Mewati (last) |
| Historical era | Middle Ages |
• Established | 1372 |
• Disestablished | 1527 |
The Khanzadas of Mewat were a dynasty of chiefs from Rajputana who had their capital at Alwar. The Khanzadas were Muslim Rajputs who descended from Raja Sonpar Pal who was a Yaduvanshi Rajput who converted to Islam during the period of the Delhi Sultanate in India.[1]
Mewat was spread over a wide area, it included Hathin tehsil, Nuh district, Tijara, Gurgaon, Kishangarh Bas, Ramgarh, Laxmangarh Tehsils Aravalli Range in Alwar district and Pahari, Nagar, Kaman tehsils in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and also some part of Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh.
History[edit]
In 1372, Firuz Shah Tughlaq granted the Lordship of Mewat to Raja Nahar Khan, (who was formerly known as Raja Sonpar Pal, of Kotla). Raja Nahar Khan established a hereditary polity in Mewat and proclaimed the title of Wali-e-Mewat. Later his descendants affirmed their own sovereignty in Mewat. They ruled Mewat till 1527.
Downfall[edit]
The last Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat was Hasan Khan Mewati, who died in the Battle of Khanwa. Following this battle, Mewat was integrated into the Mughal Empire and the Khanzadas became a part of the Mughal nobility.
Rulers of Mewat[edit]
The Khanzada Rajputs rulers of Mewat State adopted the title "Wali-e-Mewat". The title was later changed to "Shah-e-Mewat" by Hasan Khan Mewati in 1505.
| Lineage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rulers of Mewat State | Reign | ||||
| 1st | Raja Nahar Khan, f.k.a Raja Sonpar Pal - the founder of Mewat state and the progenitor of Khanzada Rajputs | 1372–1402 | |||
| 2nd | Raja Khanzada Bahadur Khan - founded Bahadurpur in 1406. | 1402–1412 | |||
| 3rd | Raja Khanzada Akleem Khan | 1412–1417 | |||
| 4th | Raja Khanzada Feroz Khan - founded Ferozepur Jhirka in 1419. | 1417–1422 | |||
| 5th | Raja Khanzada Jalal Khan | 1422–1443 | |||
| 6th | Raja Khanzada Ahmad Khan | 1443–1468 | |||
| 7th | Raja Khanzada Zakaria Khan | 1468–1485 | |||
| 8th | Raja Khanzada Alawal Khan - won Bala Quila from Nikumbh Rajputs to stop the practice of human sacrifice. | 1485–1504 | |||
| 9th | Raja Khanzada Hasan Khan Mewati - The last Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat. | 1504–1527 | |||
Descendants[edit]
In the following centuries, the Khanzadas were reduced to the status of zamindars. Many continued to serve in the Alwar State Forces and British Indian Army. However, the Chowdhurys' of Tijara and Nawabs of Shahabad, Alwar remained important Khanzadas strongholds. Among them Nawab Feroz Khan of Shahabad, Alwar and Khan Bahadur Fateh Naseeb Khan of Tijara, Alwar achieved Imperial chivalry ranks. After the Partition of India in 1947, majority Khanzadas of Mewat migrated to Pakistan.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Bharadwaj, Suraj (2016). State Formation in Mewat Relationship of the Khanzadas with the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughal State, and Other Regional Potentates. Oxford University Press. p. 11. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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