Nawab Bahadur was a

title of honour A title of honor or honorary title is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an award in recognition of their merits. Sometimes the title bears the same or nearly the same name as a title of authority, but the person bestowed d ...

bestowed during

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

and later during

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was him ...

to Indian Muslim individuals for faithful service or acts of public welfare.

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* 1748:

Javed Khan Nawab Bahadur Javed Khan (c. 1695 – 1752) was an Irani '' daroga'' (head of police) under the emperor Muhammad Shah (1722–1748), and as effective regent during the reign of Muhammad's weak successor, Ahmad Shah, from (1748-1752), during the period of fina ...

(1695–1754), the chief eunuch under Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah. ;By

* 1886:

Mir Osman Ali Khan Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age o ...

(1886–1967), ruler of Hyderabad during 1911–1948. * 1887: Nawab Abdul Latif (1828–1893), Bengal reformer, was bestowed the title by Viceroy Lord Dufferin on the occasion of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...

's Jubilee. * 1892:

Khwaja Ahsanullah Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah KCIE (22 August 1846 – 16 December 1901) was the third Nawab of Dhaka. He also authored books in Persian and Urdu under the pen name of Shaheen. Ahsanullah is recognised for his philanthropic works in Ben ...

(1846–1901) Nawab of Dhaka. * 1896: Syed Walayet Ali Khan (1818–1899) * 1903:

Khwaja Salimullah Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur (7 June 1871 – 16 January 1915) was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British rule in India. In 1906, the Muslim League was officially founded at the educationa ...

(1871–1915), Nawab of Dhaka. * 1924: Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury (1863–1929), Bengali aristocrat, politician, and philanthropist. *

Bahadur Yar Jung Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung (also Bahadur Yar Jang; 3 February 1905 – 25 June 1944) was an Indian politician and foremost Muslim leader in the princely state of Hyderabad in British India. He founded All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and the ...

(1905–1944), Hyderabadi politician.

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