The term Nawab of Pataudi refers to the lineage of rulers of the former princely Pataudi State in

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. Pataudi was established in 1804 by the

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, when Faiz Talab Khan, an

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Muslim

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of the Barech tribe, who was made the first Nawab, aided them in their battle against the

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, during the

Second Anglo-Maratha War } The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) was the second conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. Background The British had supported the "fugitive" Peshwa Raghunathrao in the First Anglo-Maratha War ...

.The Hindu, Sunday, 3 Aug 2003 - ''Royal vignettes: Pataudi: The Afghan connection''
/ref> The family traces their origin to 16th century India, when their ancestors immigrated from present day

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to India during the period of the

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. The 8th Nawab of Pataudi,

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi Nawab Mohammad Iftikhar Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi, sometimes I. A. K. Pataudi (16 March 1910 – 5 January 1952), was an Indian prince and cricket player. He was the captain of the India's national cricket team during its tour of England in 19 ...

, played first-class cricket for both England and India while his son, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the last Nawab, captained the Indian cricket team. Actor

Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan ...

and actress

Soha Ali Khan Soha Ali Khan Pataudi Khemu (born 4 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and English films. She is the daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and t ...

are the children of the last Nawab of Pataudi, whereas actress

Sara Ali Khan Sara Ali Khan Pataudi (; born 12 August 1995) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Born into the Pataudi family, she is the daughter of actors Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan. After graduating with a degree in history and political ...

is the granddaughter of the last Nawab.

Rulers

All rulers bore the title of

Nawab Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi , Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...

. *Muhammad Faiz Ali Talab Khan Siddiqui (reigned 1804–1829) *Muhammad Akbar Ali Khan Siddiqui (r. 1829–1862) *Muhammad Taqi Ali Khan Siddiqui (r. 1862–1867) *Muhammad Mokhtar Ali Khan Siddiqui (r. 1867–1878) *Muhammad Momtaz Ali Khan Siddiqui (r. 1878–1898) *Mohammad Mozaffar Ali Khan Siddiqui (r. 1898–1913) *Mohammad Ibrahim Ali Khan Siddiqui (r. 1913–1917) *

(r. 1917–1947),

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(1947–1952) * Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

(1952–1971; title abolished in 1971)

References

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