1782 - 1799 H.M. Fath ‘Ali Khan Tipu Sultan Padshah Bahadur, Padshah of Khudadad. b. at Devanahalli, Bangalore, 20th November 1750, eldest son of Nawab Hyder ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Hydernagar, by his second wife, Fakhr un-nisa Fatima Begum, educ. privately. Entered the Mysore service. Granted the titles of Nasib ud-Daula, Fath ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, and Nawab, by the Nizam of Hyderabad, 11th June 1767. Granted the title of Wala Qadr, by his father. Succeeded on the death of his father as Nawab of Hydernagar and ascended the musnaid at Chittur, taking the title of Nawab Tipu Sultan Bahadur, 28th December 1782. Appointed as Sarvadhikari or Chief Minister of Mysore, in succession to his late father, 2nd January 1783. Installed as Nawab of Hydernagar at Bednur, 4th May 1783. Deposed the hereditary Maharaja of Mysore, assumed total power, and established the new state of Khudadad in 1786. Threw off any semblance of allegiance to the Mughal Emperor by substituting his own name at Friday prayers, citing that the Emperor was now a prisoner of Scindia and a mere cipher. Proclaimed himself Padshah at the Lal Bagh Mosque, Seringapatam, January 1786. His administration set about eradicating Hindu influence throughout the region, traditional rulers were deposed, dispossessed or murdered and their territories seized, place names changed to Islamic derivatives, Muslim laws declared paramount, conversions “encouraged”, and a new calendar invented. m. (first) at Seringapatam, 1774, Sultan Begum [H.H. Padshah Begum Sahiba] (d. at Fort Vellore, before 30th April 1835, bur. there), daughter of Imam Sahib Bakshi, a Navayat of Arcot. m. (second) at Seringapatam, 1774, on the same night as his first wife, Ruqaya Banu Begum [H.H. Nawab Begum Sahiba](d. from fright during the British attack at Seringapatam, 24th February 1792), daughter of Lala Mian, by his wife, the eldest daughter of Tipu’s uncle, Shahbaz ‘Ali Khan Bahadur [Ismail Sahib]. m. (third) at Seringapatam, 1795, Khadija uz-Zamani Begum Sahiba (d. in childbirth, at Seringapatam, 1797), daughter of Mir Muin ud-din Khan [Sayyid Sahib], sometime Killadar of Gurumkonda. m. (fourth) Buranti Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mir Muhammad Pasand Beg, a nobleman from Delhi, by his wife, a daughter of Sayyid Muhammad Khan, sometime Subedar of Kashmir. m. (i) Srimati Jubra Begum Sahiba [Sahibzadi Zuhura Begum] (d. ca. 1848) (one of the following?). m. (ii) at Seringapatam, after 1788, Maharajkumari Devamajji Ammani Avaru (d.s.p. at Nalknad Palace, Coorg, before 1852), daughter of Maharaja Siribayi Singha Rajendra [Lingaraja I] Wodeyar, Maharaja of Coorg, returned to her family by the British in 1799. m. (iii) at Seringapatam, after 1788, Maharajkumari Nilammajji Ammani Avaru (d.s.p. at Nalknad Palace, Coorg, 1865), daughter of Maharaja Siribayi Singha Rajendra [Lingaraja I] Wodeyar, Maharaja of Coorg, returned to her family by the British in 1799. m. (iv) a member of the Mysore Royal Family. m. (v) a member of the Mysore Royal Family. m. (vi) a member of the Mysore Royal Family. m. (vii) a niece of Mir Miran Purnaiya, of Yelandur, sometime Dewan and Regent of Mysore. m. (viii) Roshani Begum Sahiba (d. at Calcutta, 14th December 1821, bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), alias Pum Kusur, a former dancing girl from Adoni. m. (ix) Fahmida Begum Sahiba. m. (x) Mirza Begum Sahiba. m. (xi) Solia Begum, sister of Sikanabad Begum. m. (xii) Sikanabad Begum Sahiba, sister of Solia Begum. m. (xiii) Zafaran Sahiba. m. (xiv) Durdana Begum Sahiba, one of twenty women purchased in Delhi for his father Nawab Hyder ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Suba of Sira, Nawab of Hydernagar. m. (a) Rahmat un-nisa, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Musa Reza Sahib. m. (b) Umm Ghulam Muhammad (d. at Calcutta, 7th October 1851). m. (c) Umm Ghulam Ahmad (d. before 8th November 1852). m. (d) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 22nd November 1851). m. (e) the sister of Mir Khirdamand ‘Ali (d. after 1837). m. (f) …Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 1st December 1837), the sister of Qadir Sahib. m. (g) Mohan Lal Begum Sahiba. m. (h) Umm Shakrullah Sultan (d. before 28th February 1842). m. (i) Khangazi Bibi. m. (j) Umm Subhan Sultan (d. before 11th December 1829). m. (k) Umm Sarwar ud-din Sultan (d. before 20th November 1831). m. (l) Nur Jahan (d. ca. 1814). m. (m) …Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 6th November 1832). m. (n) Gulshama Bibi. He was k. at Seringapatam, 4th May 1799 (bur. at The Gumbaz-i-Shahi, Lalbagh, Seringapatam), having had issue, sixteen sons and at least eight daughters: 1) Prince (Shahzada) Hyder ‘Ali Sultan Sahib, Fath Hyder Bahadur. b. at Seringapatam, 1771 (s/o Roshani Begum), educ. privately. Exiled to Vellore 19th June 1799. Appointed to the rank of Mîr Lashkar 1799. Proclaimed there as Raja by a group of sepoy mutineers, 10th July 1806. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) Zinat un-nisa Begum, daughter of Sa’adatmand Khan. m. (second) Kharun, daughter of Mir Nizam ud-din. m. (a) Gulrukh un-nisa Bibi [Gulrukhi] (d. after 1863). m. (b) Mehr Banu Bibi (d. after 1863). m. (c) Zohra Bibi (d. after 1863). m. (d) Lal Banu Bibi (d. before 1863). m. (e) Gul Shubu Bibi (d. before 1863). m. (f) Mehr un-nisa Bibi (d. before 21st November 1857). m. (g) Nazuk Banu Bibi (d. before 1863). m. (h) Gumalti Bibi (d. before 1863). m. (i) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 17th August 1850). m. (j) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 22nd November 1836). m. (k) Rungrus Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 7th May 1856). m. (l) Jahan Nawaz Bibi (d. before 14th February 1859). m. (m) Umm Muhammad ‘Ali (d. before 13th September 1845). m. (n) Umm Muhammad Bagir (d. before 9th June 1830). m. (o) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 18th October 1833). m. (p) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 21st April 1831). m. (q) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 7th or 22nd January 1832). m. (r) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 13th September 1833). m. (s) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 28th November 1833). m. (t) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 7th December 1833). He d. at “Bara Mahal”, Tollygunge, Calcutta, 30th July1815 (bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 2) Prince (Shahzada) ‘Abdu’l-Khaliq Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1782 (s/o a Hindu lady from Mysore), educ. privately. Surrendered to Lord Cornwallis 23rd February 1792 and returned to his father 29th March 1794. Exiled to Vellore 19th June 1799, and deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) in Malabar, January 1789, a daughter of Adi-Raja Junumabe Bibi I, Rani of Cannanore. m. (second) at Seringapatam, September 1794, Qamar un-nisa Begum, daughter of Mîr Mîran Muhammad ‘Ali. m. (third) Chuman Ara Begum (d. at Calcutta, 27th September 1864), alias Khair un-nisa Bibi. m. (a) Umm Muni (d. at Calcutta, 10th August 1851). m. (b) Umm Muqim (d. before 1851). m. (c) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 27th August 1851). m. (d) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 19th July 1836). m. (e) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 23rd March 1833). He d. onboard ship, off Sands Head, during his deportation to Calcutta, 12th September 1806. 3) Prince (Shahzada) Muhi ud-din Muhammad Sultan Sahib, Sultan Padshah Bahadur. b. at Seringapatam, 1782 (s/o Ruqaya Banu Begum), educ. privately. Exiled to Vellore 19th June 1799, and deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) at Seringapatm, before 26th June 1797, Nur un-nisa Begum Sahiba (moon of the heavens), daughter of Muhammad ‘Ali [Hujoo Mian]. m. (second) Fazl un-nisa Begum Sahiba, a daughter of Qadir ‘Ali? m. (third) Sultani Begum Sahiba (d. at Calcutta, 26th March 1847). m. (a) Khadija, alias Bahar Danish Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 1873). m. (b) Zeb un-nisa Bibi. m. (c) Mehr un-nisa Bibi. m. (d) Mahbub un-nisa Bibi (d. at Mecca, 28th May 1850?). m. (e) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 24th January 1850). m. (f) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 13th June 1832). m. (g) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 3rd November 1831). He d. at Calcutta, 30th September 1811. 4) H.H. Prince (Shahzada) Muiz ud-din Muhammad Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1783 (s/o Durdana Begum), educ. privately. Surrendered to Lord Cornwallis 23/2/1792 and repatriated to his father 29/3/1794. Exiled to Vellore 19th June 1799. Leader of the mutiny at Vellore, and deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. Imprisoned at the Great Calcutta Jail 1806-1813. Released, 25th June 1813. His father’s intended heir. m. (first) at Seringapatam, September 1794, Munawar Begum (same as Choti Begum who d. before 24th February 1852?), daughter of Zainal-Abidin. m. (second) Nawab Begum. m. (third) Moti Begum. m. (fourth) Mehr un-nisa Begum (d. at Calcutta, 1860). m. (fifth) Mungla Begum. m. (sixth) Nigar Begum (d. at Calcutta, 3rd May 1833). m. (a) Badr un-nisa. m. (b) Malik un-nisa. He d. from cholera, at Khas Mahal, Calcutta, 30th March 1818 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 5) Prince (Shahzada) Miraj ud-din Muhammad Sultan Sahib. He d. at Calcutta (bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 6) Prince (Shahzada) Muin ud-din Muhammad Sultan Sahib. Exiled to Vellore 19th June 1799, and deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. He d. at Calcutta (bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park. 7) Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Yasin Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1784/5 (s/o Qadir Sahib’s sister). Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) Vilayati Khanum [Khas Begum] (d. at Calcutta, 1872, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (a) Nuri Bibi. m. (b) Muqbula Bibi. m. (c) Mahtab Bibi. m. (d) Fazzu Bibi. m. (e) Mehru Bibi (d. before 23rd February 1858). m. (f) Tamida Bibi (d. before 28th April 1860). m. (g) Mehr Afroz Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 30th August 1857, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (h) Bibi Khusru [Khorash] (d. at Calcutta, 4th May 1850, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (i) Sakina Khanum (d. at Calcutta, 18th April 1850, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (j) Bibi Saida (d. at Calcutta, 21st January 1850, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (k) a daughter of ‘Abdu’l-Kuddus, who d. at Vellore, 1804. m. (l) Golkali Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 12th June 1856, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (m) Matali Bibi. m. (n) Sarfaraz Bibi. m. (o) Bibi Husain (d. before 20th November 1849). m. (p) Bibi Rambahbati (d. before 9th January 1850). He d. at Calcutta, 15th March 1849 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 8) Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Subhan Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1785/6, educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) Rais un-nisa Begum (d. at Calcutta, 1868, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (a) Nur Jahan Bibi. m. (b) Zeb un-nisa Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 1857, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). He d. at Calcutta, 27th September 1845 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), having had issue, five sons and five daughters, including: a) Sahibzada Muhammad Shaukat ud-din. b. 1801. m. at Calcutta, 1828, Sahibzadi Fatima Begum (d. at Calcutta, 6th November 1832, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), third daughter of Nawab ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan Sahib, Karim Shah, Safdar Shikoh Bahadur. He d. at Calcutta, 8th August 1853 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 9) Prince (Shahzada) Hyder Husain Khan Shukhru’llah Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1785, educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) …Begum (d. before 22nd December 1841), daughter of Zainal-Abidin Daudry. m. (second) Sahibzadi Saliha Begum (d. at Calcutta, 14th August 1857, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), elder daughter of Nawabzada Hyder Husain Khan, of Savanur. m. (third) Ulfat un-nisa Begum. m. (a) Afzal un-nisa. m. (b) Anwar Banu Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 30th November 1866, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (c) Lal Banu Bibi. m. (d) Hidayat Banu Bibi. m. (e) Hanufa Banu Bibi. m. (f) Mariam Khanum (d. before 1850). m. (g) … Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 1st November 1851). He d. at Calcutta, 25th September 1837 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 10) Shahzada Sarwar ud-din Muhammad Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1790, educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) Hamid un-nisa Begum (d. at Calcutta, 27th March 1857, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (second) Samoli Begum. m. (a) Mubaraq Kadam. m. (b) Abida Banu Bibi. m. (c) Ishwar Banu Bibi. m. (d) Salama Bibi (d. before 29th March 1859). m. (e) Lal Banu Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 1868, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (f) Fazila Banu Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 5th October 1850, and bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). m. (g) Allah Rukhi Bibi. m. (h) Tara Bibi. He d. at Calcutta, 20th October 1833 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 11) Prince (Shahzada) Nizam ud-din Muhammad Sahib. He d. at Seringapatam, 25th October 1791 (bur. there near the Hathi Gate). Copyright© Christopher Buyers. 12) Prince (Shahzada) Shaikh Jahangir-i-Zaman Jamal ud-din Muhammad Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1792 (aged 15 in 1807) (s/o Qadir Sahib’s sister), educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. The first member of his family to visit England, where he lived 1835-1842 and was received by King William IV and Queen Adelaide. Mbr Oriental Club (London) 1837-1842. m. (first) Bunnu Begum. m. (a) Mehr Banu Bibi. m. (b) Timut un-nisa Bibi. m. (c) Maryam Khatu Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 1868). m. (d) Silbur Banu Bibi. He d. at Paris, France, 13th November 1842. 13) Prince (Shahzada) Munir ud-din Muhammad Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, before March 1795 (s/o Qadir Sahib’s sister), educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) Zohra Begum. m. (a) Rup Banu Bibi. m. (b) Daulat Kadam. m. (c) Gul Chimara Bibi [Khajanwali]. m. (c) Mukharam Bibi. m. (d) Nikkadam Bibi. m. (e) Kariman Bibi. m. (f) Sakina Bibi. He d. at “Nachh Kothi”, Calcutta, 1st December 1837 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 14) H.H. Prince (Shahzada) Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, KCSI (28.5.1870). b. at Seringapatam, March 1795, educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. Recognised by the GOI as the Representative of the Tipu Sultan Family. Visited Emgland 1853-1855, when he was received by Queen Victoria. Foundation Fellow Calcutta Univ. Mbr Russapugla & Ballygunge Road Inspection Cttee, Russapugla Sch Management Cttee, Great Exhibition Cttee (India) 1851, etc. m. (first) Mahtallah Bibi. m. (second) at Calcutta, 15th April 1814, Imtiaz un-nisa Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 1878, and bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), daughter of his uncle, Nawab ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan Sahib, Karim Shah, Safdar Shikoh Bahadur. He d. from dengue fever, at “Pul-pahar”, Russapagla, Calcutta, at mid-night on 11th August 1872 (bur. there at the Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 15) Prince (Shahzada) Ghulam Ahmed Sultan Sahib. b. at Seringapatam, 1796, educ. privately. Deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family, 20th August 1806. m. (first) Ruh Afza Begum (d. at Calcutta, 7th December 1850). m. (second) at Calcutta, 1823, Eliza, daughter of Charles Limont, by Hingun Bibi. m. (a) Zeb un-nisa Bibi [Zinat]. m. (b) Tara Bibi. m. (c) Tafiq un-nisa. m. (d) Kamil un-nisa. m. (e) Karim un-nisa. m. (f) Nur un-nisa Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 21st December 1856). m. (g) …Bibi (d. at Calcutta, 4th October 1836). He d. at Russapgla, Calcutta, 14th March 1824 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 16) A son b. to Khadija uz-Zamani Begum, at Seringapatam, 1797. He d. shortly after birth. 1) A daughter. m. Husain ‘Ali Khan. 2) Shahzadi Bibi Begum Sahiba. m. Sayyid Shahbaz Khan (d. at Mysore), a nephew of her father. 3) Shahzadi Umda Begum Sahiba. Settled in Calcutta 1806. m. at Vellore, 28th November 1805, as his second wife, Nawabzada Hyder Husain Khan (d. at Calcutta, 31st August 1810), son of Meherban Nawab Abu’l-Khair Khan Sahib Bahadur, Dilawar Jang, Nawab of Savanur, by his wife, Sultan Husaini Begum, younger daughter of Nawab Hyder ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, of Mysore. She d. at Calcutta – see India Non-salute (Savanur). 4) Shahzadi Azmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Mir Qadir ‘Ali Khan (d.s.p. at Calcutta, 17th August 1843, bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park), son of Sayyid Hafiz ‘Ali Khan, by his wife, Amina Begum, daughter of Nawab Hyder ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Suba of Sira, Nawab of Hydernagar. She d. before 1835. 5) Shahzadi Amir un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. at Vellore, 7th February 1806, Mirza Raza Husain (d.s.p. at Fort Vellore, bur. there), son of Sayyid Ibrahim, sometime Killadar of Bangalore. She d. before 1835. 6) Shahzadi Fatima Begum Sahiba. m. at Vellore, 13th March 1806, Muhammad Ibrahim (d.s.p.), son of Mir Miran Muhammad Reza Sahib [Binky Nawab], maternal first cousin of Hyder ‘Ali. She d. at Vellore, before 30th April 1835 (bur. Vellore Fort). 7) Shahzadi Badr un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. at Vellore, 3rd and 9th June 1806, Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Hamid. She d. before 1835. 8) Shahzadi Nur un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d/o Roqaya Banu Begum). m. at Vellore, 3rd July 1806, Mir Nizam ud-din (d. before 26th February 1829), son of Sayyid Makhdum. She d. at Calcutta, 19th September 1831. 9) Shahzadi Halima Begum Sahiba. b. at Seringapatam, 1791 (d/o Roqaya Banu Begum). Settled in Calcutta 1806. m. at Calcutta, 1819, Khwaja ‘Ali Husain Khan. She d. at Calcutta, 31st July 1842 (bur. Mysore Family Cemetery, Kalighat Park). 10) A daughter of Sayyid Sahib’s daughter. b. at Seringapatam, 1798 and d. 1799.

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