Alwar is a city located in India's National Capital Region and the administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km north of Jaipur. At present the district is famous for production of Mustard Crop in the region, manufacturing of Ray Ban eyeglasses, Beer production plants and frozen food industry.
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat generally include Hathin tehsil and Nuh district of Haryana, Alwar, Mahwa, Rajasthan and Mandawar, Rajasthan in Dausa district and Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan, and Chhata Tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh. The main centre areas of Mewat are Firozpur Jhirka, Nuh, Ramgarh, Paharisikri and Punahana. Mewat region lies in between Delhi-Jaipur-Agra. In simple words Mewat region consists of Nuh district, eastern part of Alwar district and western part of Bharatpur district. Mandawar, Rajasthan and Mahwa, Rajasthan is in Dausa district but there are many Meos villages near Mahwa, Mandawar, Garhi sawairam, Pinan. The region roughly corresponds to the ancient kingdom of Matsya, founded in the 5th century BCE. Mewati dialect, a slight variant of the Haryanvi and Rajasthani dialects of Hindi, is spoken in rural areas of the region. Mewati Gharana is a distinctive style of Indian classical music.
Meo, also called Mewati, is an ethnic group from the Mewat Muslim Rajput community of north-western India which includes the Nuh district in Haryana and parts of adjacent Alwar district and Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. Meos are Muslim Rajputs and speak the Indo-Aryan Mewati language.Mewati make up majority of muslims in nawabo ka nimbaheda.For a long time the Gorwal khanzada, Tomar, Rathor and Chauhan clans of the Meo Rajputs was ruled various states of India.
Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim, popularly known as simply Rahim and titled Khan-i-Khanan, was a poet who lived in India during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar, who was Rahim's mentor. He was one of the nine important ministers (dewan) in Akbar's court, known as the Navaratnas. Rahim was known for his Hindustani dohe (couplets) and his books on astrology.
Muslim Rajputs are the descendants of Rajputs in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent who are followers of Islam. They converted from Hinduism to Islam from the medieval period onwards, retaining Hindu surnames such as Rana and Chauhan. Today, Muslim Rajputs can be found in present-day Northern India and Pakistan. They are further divided into different clans.
Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern districts of Haryana. On its north, it is bounded by the district of Jhajjar and the Union Territory of Delhi. Faridabad district lies to its east. On its south, lie the districts of Palwal and Nuh. To its west lies Rewari district.
Alwar is a district in the state of Rajasthan in northern India, whose district headquarters is Alwar city. The district covers 8,380 km2. It is bound on the north by Rewari district of Haryana, on the east by Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and Nuh district of Haryana, on the south by Dausa district, and on the west by Jaipur district.
Nuh is a town and administrative headquarter of the Nuh Sub-Division and Nuh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies on the National Highway 248, also known as the Gurgaon-Sohna-Alwar highway, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Gurgaon.
Raja Hasan Khan Mewati was a Muslim Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat. The son of previous ruler Raja Alawal Khan, his dynasty had ruled Mewat State for nearly 200 years. He was a descendant of Raja Nahar Khan Mewati, who was the Wali of Mewat in 14th century. He re-constructed the Alwar fort in 15th century. He joined the Rajput Confederation with 5,000 allies in the Battle of Khanwa, where he was killed in the battle by Mughal forces led by Babur.
The Khanzada or Khan Zadeh are a community of Muslim Rajputs Mev found in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, India. This community is distinct from the Rajasthani Khanzada Rajput Mev, the descendants of Wali-e-Mewat Raja Naher Khan, who are a sub-clan of Jadaun gotra. They are also a community of Muslim Rajputs. They refer to themselves as Musalman Rajputs Mev. After the Partition of India in 1947, many members of this community migrated to Pakistan.
Wali-e-Mewat Raja Nahar Khan, Bahadur, birth name Raja Sonpar Pal, the ruler of Mewat, was the progenitor of Khanzada Rajput clan. He was converted to Islam by Firuz Shah Tughlaq in 1355.
Wali-e-Mewat Raja Khanzada Bahadur Khan was the Khanzada Meo Rajput ruler of Mewat. He succeeded as Wali-e-Mewat after the death of his father Raja Nahar Khan Mewati in 1402.
Wali-e-Mewat Raja Khanzada Akleem Khan, Bahadur, son of Khanzada Bahadur Khan Mewati, was the Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat. from 1412 until 1417. He was succeeded by his brother Khanzada Feroz Khan as Wali-e-Mewat in 1417.
Wali-e-Mewat Raja Khanzada Feroz Khan, Bahadur, son of Khanzada Bahadur Khan, was the Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat State from 1417 till 1422. He succeeded his brother Akleem Khan as Wali-e-Mewat in 1417. Feroz Khan, proved to be an effective and popular ruler due to introduction of administrative reforms. He founded Ferozepur Jhirka in 1419.
Fateh-Ud-Duniya-Wa-Ud Din Wali-e-Mewat Raja Khanzada Jalal Khan Bahadur a.k.a. Jallu Khan, son of Khanzada Feroz Khan, was the Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat State from 1422 to 1443. He succeeded his father as Wali-e-Mewat in 1422.
Wali-e-Mewat Raja Khanzada Ahmad Khan Mewati, Bahadur, son of Khanzada Jalal Khan Mewati, was the Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat from 1443 till 1468. He was succeeded by his son Khanzada Zakaria Khan Mewati as Wali-e-Mewat in 1468.
Wali-e-Mewat Raja Khanzada Zakaria Khan Mewati, Bahadur, son of Khanzada Ahmad Khan Mewati, was the Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat from 1468 till 1485. He was succeeded by his son Khanzada Alawal Khan Mewati as Wali-e-Mewat in 1485.
Firuz Khan Mewati was the first Nawab of Shahabad, Alwar and a Commandant in Mughal Army. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I. He belonged to a Khanzada Muslim Rajput family which ruled the region of Mewat. He was a descendant of Raja Nahar Khan, who was a Rajput ruler of Mewat State in 14th century. Due to his loyal service in Mughal Army, he was granted the Jagir of Simbli by Emperor Bahadur Shah I in 1710.
The Khanzadas of Mewat were a dynasty of chiefs from Rajputana who had their capital at Alwar. The Khanzadas were Muslim Rajputs Mev who descended from Raja Sonpar Pal who was a Yaduvanshi Rajput who converted to Islam during the period of the Delhi Sultanate in India.
Shahzeb Khanzada is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and news anchor, currently hosting a Telivison program Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath on Geo News.
