Mahmudabad Estate

Shaikh Siddiqui (Khanzada)
Raja & Taluqdar of Mahmudabad Awadh
Shaikh Siddiqui (Khanzada) ; Raja & Taluqdar of Mahmudabad Awadh
Noble house
Country	Kingdom of Oudh, British India, India
Founded	1360
Founder	Sheikh Nathu; Was rewarded large estates in Fatehpur by King of Delhi
Current head	Mohammad Amir Mohammad Khan
Final ruler	Mohammad Amir Ahmad Khan
Titles	Nawab, Raja, Khan Bahadur, Amirul Omara, Saeedul Mulk, Muzzafar Jung, Ghanzanfaru-daula, Sir
Estate(s)	Mahmudabad Estate
Dissolution	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.

History[edit]

The Mahmudabad Estate was founded in 1677 by Raja Mahmud Khan.^[2]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ "KOTHI, QILA MAHMUDABAD". Retrieved 19 July 2013.

External links[edit]

Naqvi, Saba (13 March 2006). "Suleiman, After Vanvas". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
Contractor, Farzana Behram. "The Riyasat of Raja Mehmoodabad". Retrieved 19 July 2013.
Zabeeh, Zia-ur-Rahman. "Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad". Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[GBI-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.

[2] "KOTHI, QILA MAHMUDABAD". Retrieved 19 July 2013.

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