Muhammad Wazir Khan (reigned 1834–1864) was the second ruler of the princely state of
Tonk (in the present day
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
state of India). Tonk
He was the son of
Muhammad Amir Khan whom he succeeded. During the
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...
he allied himself with the
British and repulsed rebels.
Tonk State
Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, ''p. 409''
References
Rohilla
Nawabs of Tonk
Nawabs of India
Indian Muslims
Indian people of Pashtun descent
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