Presently maler kotla is a part of indian state of punjab. Descendants of last nawab of awadh, wajid ali shah, are still alive. The title was later adopted by the independent rulers of bengal, oudh, and arcot in england the name was applied to men who made fortunes working for the british east india company and returned home to purchase seats in parliament. The pin code postal code of malerkotla is 148023 and vehicle registration number starts with pb28. Mohiuddin nawab list of 170 novels by mohiuddin nawab. It was the two sons of one of these intersect marriages that produced two sons named. Aligarh and penned two books on nawab wajid ali shah and.
History of malerkotla state unknown facts and events. The ruled this state from 1908 after the death of his father nawab ibrahim ali khan and ruled it until his death. Once the capital of one of punjabs grand princely states, malerkotla today is a picture of squalor and filth. The nawab was the ruler of a small muslim 11 gun salute state close to patiala in the. Punjabs muslims center for sikh and punjab studies. Nobody died in malerkotla when the punjab region was split between the new. I now wanted to return to malerkotla, across the new border, back in india. Maler kotla ruler nawab ahmed ali khan mintage world. It was later ruled by sadruddinijahan s sherwani descendents.
Mohiuddin nawab collection of novels in pdf format, download and read online suspense urdu novels and books. However a part of the ruling family of malerkotla state migrated to pakistan and their members are living mostly in model town, lahore, as well as in muzaffargarh and khangarh. Publication bureau, punjab university, patiala, 2000. Siraj ud daulah by muhammad umar pdf download the library pk. Descendants of last nawab of awadh, wajid ali shah, are. Some curious facts about malerkotla princely state. Punjab included a chapter on sacred malerkotla in the book.
Qazis told nawab malerkotla, your brother lost his life at the hands of guru gobind singh. Nawab, english nabob, deputy ruler, or viceroy, under the mughal rule of india. Sir muhammad ahmad ali khan kcsi kcie 10 september 1881 16 october 1947 was the penultimate nawab of malerkotla state in india from 1908 until his death. The title of nawab was also awarded as a personal distinction by the paramount power, similarly to a british peerage, to persons and families who never ruled a princely state. The state of malerkotla or maler kotla was a princely state in the punjab region during the era of british india. The city started growing after asafuddaula, the nawab wazir of oudh, moved his capital from faizabad to lucknow.
By the time of the uprising in 1857, lucknow had grown until it reached charbagh. His descendant, nawab sher muhammad khan, brought more good fortune to malerkotla through his actions in the early 1700s. This even beats the humanity of the talibanepakistan. Some acts and deeds are so profound that they change the course of history. Share as much as you can, if you want his legacy to live on. Devta novel pdf by mohiuddin nawab complete 56 parts. The state is said to have been settled by kurdish sayids who migrated to afganistan and married into the pathan clans. I travelled back to malerkotla in india with nawab ahsan ali khans son. This enabled them to resist the repression and oppression of mighty armies of moghul emperor and could be seen from the events of anandpur sahib and chamkaur sahib battles. Today, the story of peace at partition has taken root as the citys civic.
Who is nawab muhammad ali khan of malerkotla, soninlaw. Sikhs built gurudwara haa da nara in malerkotla, named so, to honour the rallying cry for justice raised by nawab sher mohammad khan and it remains a revered place of worship for sikhs. The state was founded by nawab ahmad baksh khan in 1803, after he received loharu from the ruler of alwar, and ferozepur jhirka from lord lake. Nawab mir osman ali khan had over 15,000 fulltime employees when he died in 1967, he had exactly 14,718 employees, with 3000 arab men alone. Nawab personal name khan bahadur, nawab of malerkotla, with the style of his highness.
He compiled this book to save the history of nawab of bengal. The story of sahibzada zorawar singh and sahibzada fateh singh. The saint is honored for founding the city and performing miracles. The last ruler of maler kotla signed the accession to join the indian union on 20 august 1948. Malerkotla, once a princely state of india and now a city and a municipal council in sangrur district in the indian state of punjab, was named after the earlier villages of maler and kotla. The ruling family claim descent from an ancient family of khwajas from bokhara, in central asia. This novel start from his birth and as long as to its old age. The state belonged to the punjab states agency during the partition of india, the last nawab iftkhar ali khan. Mohiuddin nawab complete list of romantic urdu novels and. Read online and free download all urdu novels by mohiuddin nawab in pdf. Departure from anandpur sahib the gurus enthused high spirit in a totally down trodden and dispirited people. The young and innocent boys, sahibzada prince zorawar singh and sahibzada fateh singh attained martyrdom on 26, december, 1705, when they were brutally murdered by wazir khan the mughal governor of sirhind. Unfortunately the brave martyr hardly got any recognition in the history books. Muslims riot, attack police, torch bus and building.
After reading the text in punjabi, i have come to the conclusion that no historian of sikh history has taken so much trouble to search for original evidence about the struggle of banda singh bahadur to establish the first sikh rule in punjab. Banda singh bahadur is an edited volume based on 21 original historical sources in persian. Read online and download devta part 1 by mohiuddin nawab. The nawab of malerkotla sher mohammad khan 16721712 wrote a letter. He received a jagir of 58 villages near ludhiana and three lakhs of rupees as marriage gift, after marrying a daughter of sultan bahlol lodhi of delhi in 1454. The book captures the time when in an attempt to consolidate sikh majority areas. Free download all novels by mohiuddin nawab in pdf format or read online. Lehna singh, namdhari sikhs attacked malerkotla on 15th january,1872.
He was the only nawab of the state who had his name inscribed on coins, and was noted for his extensive building projects. Visitors are not usually received as books are not kept on the premises. Dard tells us that he donated towards the publishing of mgas book, nishanasmani aka heavenly sign june 1892 see dard, page 338. Walking through the streets of malerkotla, one finds many monuments bearing silent testimony to the fascinating history of this 500yearold muslim principality. Please enter search terms below to find similar copies. The photograph below shows how the benevolent and humane british army blew up these unarmed captured muslim civilians with cannon. Malerkotla news newspapers books scholar jstor january. The organization operates globally in 152 countries and has touched the lives of over 370 million people. Here is an opportunity for you to wreak your vengeance. Devta part 1 by mohiuddin nawab devta by mohiuddin nawab. History of the islamic republic of pakistan 18,098 words exact match. Famous novel qadeem rishta by mohiuddin nawab famous. Reimagining punjab included a chapter on sacred malerkotla in the book.
Free download or read online chalis minute ki aurat, woman for forty minutes a beautiful short. The nawab argued in vain that it violated islamic law and the quran to. Nawab siraj ud daulah was a muslim ruler of bengal who got the throne from his father. The army of moghul emperor included a million men in joint armies of delhi emperor, 22 hill. Ghai, history of the ruling family of sheikh sadruddin sadarijahan of malerkotla 1449 a. Urdu novel devta is the story of farhad ali taimor, a master of telepathy which was written by mohiuddin nawab. Thus the word nabob came to mean someone of great wealth or unusual prominence. The art of living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stressmanagement and service initiatives. No one died in malerkotla by the wilson quarterly fall 2009. We drove there to meet the last living member of malerkotla s royal family the 97yearold begum munawaarunnissa, widow of malerkotla s last nawab. In fact she has no past history of more that about 15 years. Nawabs of malerkotla in punjab held out lessons in communal.
Read online social and romantic novels by mohiuddin nawab in pdf. Its rulers belonged to a pathan dynasty, and its capital was in. Sarparast by mohiuddin nawab complete sarparast novel is authored and written by mohiuddin nawab contains a social adventure complete story in urdu pdf language with the size of mb in 1,2,3,4 parts high quality format posted into adventure urdu novels pdf and mohiuddin nawab free books. Nawab wazir khan called sher mohammad, the nawab of malerkotla. The state acceded unto the union of india in 1947 and was merged with other nearby princely states to create the patiala and east pu. Warayam singh at the time executions in malerkotla on 18th jan,1872 kuka massacre at malerkotla. Nawab muhammad ali khan born 1870, died february 10th, 1945see dard page 816, a chief of malerkotla it was roughly 200 km southeast from qadian seems to have been an ahmadi since at least 1892. The qazi has sentenced these two sons of guru gobind singh to death and has further ordered that. His close relative, sher mohammed khan, nawab of malerkotla, who was present in the.
Best romantic and jasoosi urdu novels collection of mohiuddin nawab. Reprint of ludhiana district and malerkotla state gazetteer, 1904. The most famous ruler in malerkotlas history is nawab sher muhammad khan, who ruled from. Download free urdu books by mohiuddin nawab in pdf format read and free download. Her rupjalal was the first literary text written by a bengali muslim woman. The translated text is placed in the historical context of colonialism and the nationalist movement of colonial bengal. He was the only nawab of that had issued coins in his name. Lucknows nawabi history can still be seen its fabulous. He was travelling to the indian part of punjab, for the urs commemoration of the founder of the ruling dynasty of malerkotla, with special permission from the indian government. During the partition of india, the last nawab iftkhar ali khan remained in maler kotla and died in the year 1982. Its rulers belonged to a pathan dynasty, and its capital was in malerkotla. It is the muslim equivalent of the term maharaja that was granted to hindu rulers. History of kamboj people mostly foreigners or nonkamboja indian people wrote the books of history. The book cover of pippa virdees from the ashes of 1947.
Nawab faizunnesa 18341903 challenged established notions regarding womena tms position in a muslim society in colonial bengal. Muhammad umar noor elahi is the author of the book nawab siraj ud daulah pdf. Wazir khan, his close relative, sher mohammed khan, nawab of malerkotla, who. Marriage advice cards urdu stories novels to read english book free pdf books poetry books history books book lovers good books. In 1705, the nawab of maler kotla, sher mohammad khan, was the only man to stand up against wazir khan, the mughal governor of sirhind. The state of malerkotla or maler kotla was a princely state in the punjab region during the era. Malerkotla had a history of peaceful interfaith coexistence starting. In times of muslims fearing hindus and hindus fearing muslims, pippa virdees latest offering from the ashes of 1947 reimagining punjab discloses the details of the blessing of guru gobind singh that kept the princely state of malerkotla safe even at the peak of communal violence witnessed during partition. Malerkotla is a city and a municipal council in sangrur district in the indian state of punjab. Malerkotla state was established by a ruler from presentday afghanistan, sheikh sadruddinijahan in 1454. In 1705, the thennawab sher mohammad khan, protested profusely and. The author was a historian and research scholar in united india.
Nawab ahmed ali khan was nawab of malerkotla or maler kotla in india. Sher mohammad khan, the nawab of malerkotla, who was present at court. The 1% muslim residue was left in malerkotla the reason was, the last sikh guru, had blessed the muslim nawab of malerkotla, bcos he had objected to the walling alive bricked alive of the 2 infant sons of the guru, aged 8, 9, for refusing to convert to islam. It was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the british raj. The royal houses of punjab with their rich history and lavish lifestyles have have always fascinated me. Malerkotla had a history of peaceful interfaith coexistence starting from the 15th century. The outsiders or unattached writers no doubt can write more positively about us but they tend to miss some of the salient aspects of our tribes. The state acceded to the union of india in 1947 and was merged with other nearby princely states to create the patiala and east punjab states union pepsu when that political entity was reorganised in 1956, the territories of. Nawab sher mohammad khans grave is one of the simplest ones, lying. He has published over sixty books, including a translation and. It is also believed that the sufi saint, baba haidar sheikh founded malerkotla town almost 500 years ago.