Khan Sahib

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Khan Sahib Medal
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Title Badge for Khan Sahib
TypeCivil decoration
Awarded forPublic service
Presented byViceroy & Governor-General of India on behalf of the British Indian Government
EligibilityMuslim, Parsi and Jewish Commonwealth subjects of British India
StatusDiscontinued since 1947
Last awarded1947
Precedence
Next (higher) Khan Bahadur (title)
Equivalent Rai Sahib (for Hindus)
Next (lower)Khan
Sanad (Citation) conferring the title of Khan Sahib to Dossabhoy Muncherji Raja. Sanad of Khan Sahib D M Raja.JPG
Sanad (Citation) conferring the title of Khan Sahib to Dossabhoy Muncherji Raja.

Khan Sahib - a compound of Khan "Leader" and Sahib "Master" - was a formal title of respect and honour, which was conferred mainly on Muslim, and also on Parsi, Irani, and Jewish subjects of the British Indian Empire. [1] It was a title one degree lower than Khan Bahadur, but higher than that of Khan.

The title was conferred along with a Title Badge and a citation (Sanad) and the recipient was entitled to prefix the title to his name. The title was conferred on behalf of the British Indian Government by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India. [2]

The title "Khan Sahib" was originally conferred by the Mughal Empire on Muslim subjects in recognition of public services rendered and was adopted by the British Indian Empire for the same purpose. Hindu subjects of the British Indian Empire were conferred the title of "Rai Sahib". Since there were no separate titles for Parsi and Jewish subjects, the British Indian Empire conferred the Muslim title of Khan Sahib to Parsi and Jewish subjects as well. [1]

The chronological list of recipients below is not exhaustive.

Khan Sahib titte of Col. Khan Muhammad Khan. KHANSAB (AWARD) COL KHAN MUHAMMAD KHAN.jpg
Khan Sahib titte of Col. Khan Muhammad Khan.
The first shield is of Khan Sahib presented to Khan Muhammad Hussain Khan Swati(5th Chief of Swati tribe) in 1916, the second shield is of Khan Bahadur presented to same person in 1921 while the third shield of Khan Sahib was presented to 7th Chief Khan Bahadur Muhammad Aslam Khan Swati. Picture is taken from a wall of Chief of Swati house at Garhi Habibullah. Medals Chief of Swatis.jpg
The first shield is of Khan Sahib presented to Khan Muhammad Hussain Khan Swati(5th Chief of Swati tribe) in 1916, the second shield is of Khan Bahadur presented to same person in 1921 while the third shield of Khan Sahib was presented to 7th Chief Khan Bahadur Muhammad Aslam Khan Swati. Picture is taken from a wall of Chief of Swati house at Garhi Habibullah.

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