Kalb Ali Khan

Hajji Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur (1832 23 March 1887) was a Nawab of the princely state of Rampur from 1865 to 1887. Succeeding his father, Sir Nawab Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur, he continued his father's good works, expanding the Rampur library, constructing the Jama Masjid costing Rs.3 lakhs and encouraging the spread of education, irrigation, architecture, literature and art in general. A gifted ruler, Sir Kalb Ali Khan was highly literate in Arabic and Persian and patronised scholars from across India and the Islamic world. He was a member of John Lawrence's governance council from 1878 to his death, attended the Delhi Durbar of Queen Victoria and was granted a personal salute of 17-guns. He was succeeded at his death in 1887, aged 55, by his son, Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan Bahadur.

Nawab Kalb E Ali Khan Bahadur of Rampur
Nawab of Rampur
Chief of the Rhohilla
His Highness, ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Haji, Nawab Khuld Ashiyan
Rampur
Reign1865-1887
PredecessorNawab Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur
SuccessorNawab Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan Bahadur
Chief of the Rohilla
Reign1865-1887
PredecessorNawab Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan
SuccessorNawab Mushtaq Ali Khan
Born1834
Aonla
Died23rd March 1887
Qila-E-Mualla, Rampur
Burial
Mausoleum of Hafiz Jamalullah
Full name
Nawab Sayyid Kalb E Ali Khan Bahadur Rohilla
Regnal name
His Highness, ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Haji Nawab Sir Muhammad Kalb-i-‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab Khuld Ashiyan, Nawab of Rampur, GCSI, CIE
HouseRohilla (by Adoption)
Barha
FatherNawab Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan
MotherNawab Firuz Un Nisa Begum Sahiba
ReligionIslam
Sir Kalb Ali Khan, Nawab of Rampur.

Titles

  • 1832-1865: Nawabzada Kalb Ali Khan, Wali Ahad Bahadur
  • 1865-1872: His Highness 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur
  • 1872-1873: His Highness 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Hajji Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur
  • 1873-1875: His Highness 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Hajji Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur
  • 1875-1877: His Highness 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Hajji Nawab Sir Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur, GCSI
  • 1877-1878: His Highness 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Hajji Nawab Sir Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur, GCSI
  • 1878-1887: His Highness 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Hajji Nawab Sir Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur, GCSI, CIE

Honours

  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)-1875
  • Prince of Wales's Gold Medal-1875
  • Empress of India Medal in Gold-1877
  • Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE)-1878

References

Kalb Ali Khan
Born: 1834 Died: 23 March 1887
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur
Nawab of Rampur
1865-1887
Succeeded by
Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan Bahadur
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