Mahmudabad Estate

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Shaikh Siddiqui (Khanzada)
Raja & Taluqdar of Mahmudabad Awadh
Noble house
Country Kingdom of Oudh, British India, India
Founded1360 (1360)
FounderSheikh Nathu
Was rewarded large estates in Fatehpur by King of Delhi
Current headMohammad Amir Mohammad Khan
Final ruler Mohammad Amir Ahmad Khan
TitlesNawab, Raja, Khan Bahadur, Amirul Omara, Saeedul Mulk, Muzzafar Jung, Ghanzanfaru-daula, Sir
Estate(s)Mahmudabad Estate
Dissolution1952 (1952)

Mahmudabad Estate or Mahmoodabad Estate, governed from Mahmudabad, was one of the largest feudal estates in the erstwhile Kingdom of Oudh. [1] The rulers are generally referred to as Raja of Mahmudabad or Raja of Mahmoodabad.

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History

The Mahmudabad Estate was founded in 1677 by Raja Mahmud Khan. [2] The last ruler might also have an interaction with famous writer Saadat Hassan Manto as mentioned in famous book Dozakhnama-chapter 38 (writer Rabisankar Bal)

References

  1. Lethbridge, Roper (1893). The golden book of India : a genealogical and biographical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated of the Indian empire (illustrated, reprint ed.). Delhi: Aakar Books. p. 331. ISBN   9788187879541 . Retrieved 20 August 2014.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. "KOTHI, QILA MAHMUDABAD" . Retrieved 19 July 2013.