Lake City Bhopal: Nawab

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The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan Begum (1868 – 1901) the daughter of Nawab Jehangir Mohammad Khan and Sikandar Jahan Begum. Shah Jehan Begum wanted the same glory for herself as Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. So, she named this palace the ‘Taj Mahal’. Its construction was started in 1871 and was completed in thirteen years in 1874 for a cost of Three million Rupees. Interestingly, in 1949, this palace served as a shelter to thousands of riot victims and migrants of India Pakistan partition from Sindh and Punjab for many years.

The palace has 120 rooms and eight large halls. The large entrance of this six storied building, and the main lobby are huge and spacious in order to accommodated horse driven carriages inside the palace. The ‘Sawan Bhado’ pavilion in the main courtyard of the palace is an attempted remake of a similar pavilion in the Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir. Here, artificial nozzles with underground water supply were mounted inside walls for spraying cold water in hot summer afternoons.

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Nawab of Bhopal's Mercedes SS hunting car 01

Nawab of Bhopal's Mercedes SS hunting car 02

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Chassis no. WB2563 6 1/2 litre 1926 Sept 2 Seater Thrupp and Maberly 1st owner Nawab of Bhopal.

Chassis no. WB2563 6 1/2 litre 1926 Sept 2 Seater Thrupp and Maberly 1st owner Nawab of Bhopal.

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Bakshi of Fooj (Army) Mian Murawat Mohammed Khan Bahadur Nasrat Jang

In this pic -- Ahmed Ali Khan Father of Nawab Hameed Ullah Khan, Col Iqbal Mohammed Khan, Nawab Hameed Ullah Khan, Nawabzada obaid Ullah Khan Brother of Nawab Hameed Ullah Khan, Nawabzada Nasr Ullah Khan Brother of Nawab Hameed Ullah Khan, Munshi Israr Hasan Khan Wazir Ul Mulk, Bhopal.

Nawab Hameed Ullah Khan

Nawab Sultan Jehan Begum with General Ahmad Sher Khan Nasrat Jang Son Of Sardar Sher Mohammed Khan Bahadur
In this photo: Manjli Bia, Choti Bia, Judicial Magistrate, Nawab Sultan Jehan Begum, General Ahmad Sher Khan Nasrat Jang Son Of Sardar Sher Mohammed Khan

In this photo: Captin Muttu Khan, Vice Bakshi Hafiz Mohammed Hasan Khan, Bakshi of Fooj (Army) Mian Murawat Mohammed Khan Bahadur Nasrat Jang.

Nawab Sultan Jehan Begum,
The last Begam of Bhopal (r.1901-26), Painting in the Garden, after having Resigned the Throne to her Son; A Photo, 1930. (Pic Shared By: Shahwar Mohammed Khan)

Nawabzada Hafiz Muhammed Bahadur Nasirullah Khan, born 4th December 1876, married 17th January 1902, Qaisar Dulhan, and had issue. He died 3rd September 1924.

Gauhar-e-Taj Abida Sultan Begam, Born 28th August 1913, Pakistani Ambassador to Brazil, President of the Karachi Council, Muslim League, Married 1933 (separated 1934), HH Nawab SARWAR ALI KHAN of Kurwai, and had issue. She died 11th May 2002 in Karachi.

Second Husband of Nawab Shah Jehan Begum: Nawab Wala Jah Amin ul-Mulk Syed Siddiq Hasan Khan, born 14th October 1832 at Bareilly, died 26th May 1890.

Second Husband of Nawab Shah Jehan Begum: Nawab Wala Jah Amin ul-Mulk Syed Siddiq Hasan Khan, born 14th October 1832 at Bareilly, died 26th May 1890

Nawab Sultan Jehan Begum Born 9th July 1858, G.C.S.I. [cr.1910], G.C.I.E. [cr.1904], G.B.E. (civil) [cr.1918], C.I., a Donat of Order of St John of Jerusalem, married 1st February 1875, Nawab Ihtisham ul-Mulk Sultan Daulah Ahmad Ali Khan of Jalalabad (Utter Pradesh), and had issue. She died 12th May 1930.