Khan Bahadur Raja Jahandad Khan
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Khan Bahadur Raja Jahandad Khan, (1848–1905) was a descendant of Sultan Sarang
and a Chief of Gakhars
.
Raja Jahandad was conferred the title of Khan Bahadur on 24 May 1881 and was made an Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
(CIE) on 1st Jan, 1904. He was also invested with the gold medal of the Kaiser-i-Hind
by the Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge
, in recognition of the many years of service he had so loyally given the British Raj
in India
. Raja Jahandad Khan remained Assistant Commissioner, Punjab and was sent as an envoy of the British Government of India to Afghanistan to congratulate Amir Habibullah Khan on his accession.
As a young man, Raja Jahandad inherited Khanpur (NWFP) estate containing 60 villages with area of 120 square miles (310.8 km²) from his father Raja Haider Bukhsh. Khanpur estate was founded by Fateh Khan s/o Sultan Said Khan at the end of 16th century.
Raja Jahandad Khan married a daughter of the Afghan Amir Sher Ali Khan
and had three sons - Captain Raja Haider Zaman, Raja Manochehar Khan and Raja Safdar Khan. His descendants are still styled as Chiefs of the Gakhars and hold considerable influence in parts of the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Sultan Sarang
Sultan Sarang was a chief of the Gakhar tribe which resided in the Pothohar region in Northern Punjab, modern day Pakistan. He was born in Pharwala fort and his father was a Gakhar chief Tatar Khan...
and a Chief of Gakhars
Gakhars
The Gakhars are an ancient warrior clan who have predominantly resided in what is present day northern Punjab and South-Western Kashmir, Pakistan. In particular in the cities of Rawalpindi, Jhelum and regions of Gilgit, Baltistan, Chitral, Khanpur and Mirpur, Pakistan...
.
Raja Jahandad was conferred the title of Khan Bahadur on 24 May 1881 and was made an Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
(CIE) on 1st Jan, 1904. He was also invested with the gold medal of the Kaiser-i-Hind
Kaiser-i-Hind
The Kaisar-i-Hind was a medal awarded by the British monarch between 1900 and 1947, to civilians of any nationality who rendered distinguished service in the advancement of the interests of the British Raj....
by the Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, was a British diplomat and statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916.-Background and education:...
, in recognition of the many years of service he had so loyally given the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Raja Jahandad Khan remained Assistant Commissioner, Punjab and was sent as an envoy of the British Government of India to Afghanistan to congratulate Amir Habibullah Khan on his accession.
As a young man, Raja Jahandad inherited Khanpur (NWFP) estate containing 60 villages with area of 120 square miles (310.8 km²) from his father Raja Haider Bukhsh. Khanpur estate was founded by Fateh Khan s/o Sultan Said Khan at the end of 16th century.
Raja Jahandad Khan married a daughter of the Afghan Amir Sher Ali Khan
Sher Ali Khan
Sher Ali Khan was Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1866 and from 1868 until his death in 1879. He was the third son of Dost Mohammed Khan, founder of the Barakzai Dynasty in Afghanistan....
and had three sons - Captain Raja Haider Zaman, Raja Manochehar Khan and Raja Safdar Khan. His descendants are still styled as Chiefs of the Gakhars and hold considerable influence in parts of the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.