Karnal Estate
According to some traditions, the Marhal Jat clan is descended from Nausherwan,Sassanian ruler of Iran(interestingly according to Haqiqat the Jat Rana of Gohad also trace there descended to Nausherwan however both the claim appears absurd).In the time of the Sultan Alauddin Khilji, the Mahal Jat Cheif received the jagirs of Samana and Malkana in Punjab.The most prominent Mahal family was that of the Nawabs of Karnal.They first appear in history in 1780 A,D, when the family was residing at Samana, Nawab Majid-ul-daula granted to Nawab Sher-ul-din Khan, their ancestor, the parganas of Muzaffarnagar, Shoran and Chitrawal in the Muzaffarnagar District on condition that he furnished for Government service 200 horsemen fully equipped ; on the death of the grantee in 1789 the grant was continued on the same terms to his brother Mahomdi Khan by Daulat Rao Scindia. In 1806 this Mahomdi Khan, his nephew Mahomed Ishaq and his cousin Ghairat AH Khan were in possession of these estates, and, in accordance with the policy of Lord Cornwalis, they were induced to accept a tract west of the Jumna in exchange. Thus the Mandals came to settle in Karnal.Nawab Ahmad AH Khan, gave assisted the British authorities during the mutiny and for his services the quit-rent of Rs. 5,000 payable by him was remitted in perpetuity ; he was also presented with a khillat of Rs. 10,000 in Darbar and permitted to retain two cannon and one hundred armed retainers ; these honours have been continued to his suc- cessors. He died in 1867 and was succeeded by Azmat AH Khan, his eldest surviving son, who was given the title of " Nawab Bahadur." Azmat AH Khan died childless in 1909, and his half brother Muhammad Rustam AH Khan succeeded to the title of Nawab and the jagir, while he and his brother Muhammad Umar Daraz AH Khan inherited his estate. Before his death Azmat AH Khan, who was on bad terms with his half brothers, attempted to alienate his property, but it was brought under the Court of Wards and there is now litigation by the would-be donees to obtain possession thereof. For good services Rustam Ali Khan received the personal title of " Nawab Bahadur " and Umar Daraz AH Khan that of Khan Bahadur. The latter was also an Honorary Sub-Registrar, Munsif and Magistrate of the 1st class. Muhammad Azmat Ali Khan was born in 1833 AD. Azmat Ali Khan was Muslim by Religion and the Marhal (Mandal/Maral) Jat by Tribe. In 1891, Azmat Khan assumed the title "Nawab Bahadur". The ancestors of Azmat Khan were Hindus who came from Samana(Patiala,Punjab) and settled in Karnal, but during the reign of Emperor Shah Alam, the ancestors of Azmat Khan accepted Islam.He ruled the Karnal, Shoron, Charthaval and Muzaffarnagar areas. Mohmdi Khan; Ancestor of Azmat Ali Khan Was a Commander of 200 Horseman Cavalry of Maratha Army
External Links
- https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Who%27s_Who_in_India_Supplement_1_(1912)/Rustam_Ali_Khan_Mandal,_Nawab_Bahadur
- https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b49617607dba348f016929