Prince Sahibzada

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Shareef Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Khan Sahib, (March 1795 in Srirangapatnam – 11 August 1872 in Russapagla,

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) was the fourteenth son of

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. Deported to

in 1806 along with the remainder of his family 7 years after the defeat and death of his father, he was eventually recognised by the

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as the official head of the family and successor to his father. Known as the last surviving son of

and Knighted in 1870, he died 2 years later, aged of 77, of dengue fever.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sultan Sahib, Ghulam Muhammad History of Karnataka Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Indian knights 1795 births 1872 deaths Deaths from dengue fever Tipu Sultan