Mahmudabad Estate
{{Short description|Indian royal estate}}
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{{Infobox noble house
|surname = Shaikh Siddiqui (Khanzada)
Raja & Taluqdar of Mahmudabad Awadh
|type = Noble house
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|country = Kingdom of Oudh, British India, India
|estates = Mahmudabad Estate
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|titles = Nawab, Raja, Khan Bahadur, Amirul Omara, Saeedul Mulk, Muzzafar Jung, Ghanzanfaru-daula, Sir
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|founded = {{Start date|df=yes|1360}}
|founder = Sheikh Nathu
Was rewarded large estates in Fatehpur by King of Delhi
|final ruler = Mohammad Amir Ahmad Khan
|current head = Mohammad Amir Mohammad Khan
|dissolution = {{End date|1952}}
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Mahmudabad Estate or Mahmoodabad Estate, governed from Mahmudabad, was one of the largest feudal estates in the erstwhile Kingdom of Oudh.{{cite book|last1=Lethbridge|first1=Roper|title=The golden book of India : a genealogical and biographical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated of the Indian empire|date=1893|publisher=Aakar Books|location=Delhi|isbn=9788187879541|page=331|edition=illustrated, reprint|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&q=Mahmudabad|accessdate=20 August 2014}} The rulers are generally referred to as Raja of Mahmudabad or Raja of Mahmoodabad.
History
The Mahmudabad Estate was founded in 1677 by Raja Mahmud Khan.{{cite web|title=KOTHI, QILA MAHMUDABAD|url=http://www.wmf.org/project/kothi-qila-mahmudabad|accessdate=19 July 2013}}
The last ruler might also have an interaction with famous writer Saadat Hassan Manto as mentioned in famous book Dozakhnama-chapter 38 (writer Rabisankar Bal)
References
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External links
- {{cite web|last=Naqvi |first=Saba |title=Suleiman, After Vanvas |url=http://m.outlookindia.com/story.aspx?sid=4&aid=230545 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130719112132/http://m.outlookindia.com/story.aspx?sid=4&aid=230545 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2013 |publisher=Outlook India |accessdate=19 July 2013 |date=13 March 2006 }}
- {{cite web|last=Contractor|first=Farzana Behram|title=The Riyasat of Raja Mehmoodabad|url=http://www.uppercrustindia.com/posts/52/The-Riyasat-Of-Raja-Mehmoodabad.html|accessdate=19 July 2013}}
- {{cite news|last=Zabeeh|first=Zia-ur-Rahman|title=Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad|url=http://www.cybercity-online.net/pof/raja_sahib_of_mahmudabad.html|accessdate=19 July 2013}}
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