The Nawab of Mamdot was the title of the hereditary rulers of Mamdot, a

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, near

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, in the

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Background

In 1794, Nizamuddin and his younger brother Qutbuddin, established themselves as rulers of

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. Following the death of his elder brother, Qutbuddin began to openly challenge the authority of

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and in February 1807, the Maharajah marched on Kasur and removed Qutbuddin from power. As a gesture of goodwill the Maharajh granted Qutbuddin the

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of Mamdot, territory which he had recently acquired from the

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. In 1831, Qutbuddin was ousted as jagir by his nephew Fatehuddin and shortly after died in

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. The Maharajah in turn replaced Fatehuddin with Jamaluddin, the eldest son of Qutubudin. In 1845, the

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offered to confirm Jamaluddin's status in return for support during the forthcoming Sutlej Campaign. Jamaluddin opposed the British at the battles of

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and Ferozeshah and in the latter his brother Fatehuddin was killed. Towards the end of the campaign, sensing a British victory, he offered them support at

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when under attack by the

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. For this assistance, in 1848 he was allowed to retain his possessions and awarded the title Nawab. However later accusations of abuse of power and oppression led to an investigation against him, and he was stripped of his powers in 1855. The state of Mamdot subsequently became part of

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and the title went into abeyance. On the death of Jamaluddin in 1863, the succession of Mamdot was disputed between the sons of Jamaluddin and his younger brother Jalaluddin. On 5 October 1864, the

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under the authority of the British Crown conferred the hereditary title of Nawab of Mamdot on Jalaluddin. Although he had opposed the British during the Sutlej Campaign, he was deemed untainted by his brother's misgovernance, and rewarded for faithful service during the

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and the

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. In 1870, Jamaluddin was made an Honoury Magistrate, and he died in 1875. His titles and possessions passed to his eldest son Nizamuddin.

Nawabs of Mamdot (1848)

*Nawab Jamaluddin Khan (died 1863)

Nawabs of Mamdot (1864)

* Nawab Jalaluddin Khan (died 1875) * Nawab Nizamuddin Khan (1862-1891), eldest son of the first Nawab * Nawab Ghulam Qutbuddin Khan (1889-1928), eldest son of the second Nawab * Nawab Sir Shahnawaz Khan (1883-1942), great nephew of the first Nawab * Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan (1906-1969) (eldest son of the fourth Nawab), Nawab Aslam Khan Mamdot (middle son of the fourth Nawab), Nawab Zulfiqar Khan Mamdot (youngest son of the fourth Nawab) * Nawab Pervaiz Iftikhar Mamdot (eldest son of Nawab Iftikhar), Nawab Suhail Khan Mamdot (elder son of Nawab Aslam), Nawab Naveed Aslam Khan Mamdot (younger son of Nawab Aslam), Abdul Qadir Mamdot (son of Nawab Zulfiqar) * Nawab Shahnawaz Mamdot, eldest son of the sixth Nawab

Present day

Following the

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, Mamdot became part of newly created

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. The Nawab at the time of partition, Iftikhar Hussain Khan, went on to become the first Chief Minister of West Punjab in

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. Within India, the hereditary title of "Nawab of Mamdot" was officially, constitutionally and legally abolished in 1971 under the

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."Twenty Sixth Amendment to the Indian Constitution". Indiacode.nic.in. 28 December 1971. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

References

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