Khan Bahadur

Khan Bahadur (Bengali: খান বাহাদুর, Urdu: خان بہادُر‎, Hindi: ख़ान बहादुर) – a compound of khan (leader) and bahadur (brave) – was a formal title of respect and honour, which was conferred exclusively on Muslim and other non-Hindu natives of British India. It was a title one degree higher than the title of Khan Sahib.

Khan Bahadur Medal
Awarded by Viceroy & Governor-General of India on behalf of the Government of British-occupied India. Civil decoration
EligibilityMuslim and non-Hindu Commonwealth member
Awarded forPublic service
StatusDiscontinued since 1947
Post-nominalsKB
Statistics
Last awarded1947
Precedence
EquivalentRai Bahadur (for Hindus)
Next (lower)Khan Sahib

The title was conferred along with a medal and a citation (or sanad) and the recipient was entitled to prefix the title to his name. The title was conferred on behalf of the Government of British India by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India.

The title "Khan Bahadur" was originally conferred in Mughal India on Muslim subjects in recognition of public services rendered and was adopted by British India for the same purpose and extended to cover other non-Hindu subjects of the India. Hindu subjects of British-occupied India were conferred the title of "Rai Bahadur".

Recipients

The following is a chronological list of selected recipients. The list below is not exhaustive.

  • 1905 Muhammad Habibullah was awarded the title of Khan Bahadur by the Indian government [1]
  • 14 June 1912: Khan Bahadur Sayed Rustom Ali (Registrar, Court of the Political Resident, Aden).[2]
  • 1912: Khan Bahadur, Nadir Husain, District Superintendent of Police, Bengal. The title of Khan Bahadur was conferred on him in recognition of his services in the Police Department in June 1912.[3]
  • 1914: Khan Bahadur Muhammad Hira Khan, (Civil Engineer from University of Roorkee(Gold Medalist); Supervisor, Public Works Department, Lucknow, United Provinces. Title conferred in January 1914. [4]
  • 1915: Khan Bahadur Syed Abdul Majid of Sylhet.
  • "Saand" awarded in 1930 by Lord Irwin, Viceroy & Governor General of India to Syed Niaz Qutb - Khan Bahadur
    1918, Maulvi Abul Fazl Ahmad, Titabar, Jorhat, Assam
  • 1920: Rana Talia Muhammad Khan for meritorious services.
Sanad of Khan Bahadur Shaikh Khan Mohammed Qureshi of Bohar Mohallah Rawalpindi. 1921, Delhi
  • 1925: Khan Bahadur Maulvi Alimuzzaman Chaudhuri. M.L.C. Landholder and Chairman, District Board and Municipality, Faridpur.[5]
  • 1929: Khan Bahadur P. Kalifulla Sahib Dewan of Pudukkottai State, co-founder of justice party
  • 1929: Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan (Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces), was awarded the title of Khan Bahadur on 17 January 1929 [6]
  • 1930: Khan Bahadur, Syed Niaz Qutb (also spelled as Qutab), Postmaster General, Indian Civil Service, Government of India under the British Crown, titled conferred as a recognition of his personal distinction in administrative services and professional contribution to the institution of post office in British administered India [7][8][9][10]
  • 1931: Khan Bahadur Maulvi Muhammad Fazlul Karim, retired Magte. and Collector, Bengal. The administrator of Refugees Bengal, Government of India.[11]
  • 1936: Khan Bahadur Waliur Rahman, Planter and Proprietor of several tea gardens in Duars, Assam.[12]
  • 1938: Khan Bahadur Maulvi Muhammad Yahya, (retd.) Dy. Magte. and Dy. Collector and Chief Manager, Dacca Nawab Estate[13]
  • 1943: Khan Bahadur Yousof Hossain Chaudhury, Vice-President, District School Board, Faridpur.[14]

See also

References
  1. Aḥmad Saʻīd (1997). Muslim India, 1857–1947: a biographical dictionary. Institute of Pakistan Historical Research. p. 144.
  2. Bahadur, R. (1912). Who's who in India - Supplement. Рипол Классик. ISBN 9785872301257.
  3. Second Supplement to Who's Who in India. Lucknow Newul Kishore Press. 1914
  4. Second Supplement of Who's Who in India brought up to 1914. Lucknow Newul Kishore Press. 1914. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019.
  5. The Quarterly Civil List for Bengal. Corrected up to 1st April 1930. Appendix. Part II. List of Title-Holders and Recipients of Decorations, etc., in Bengal. Page No. 67
  6. Various (15 March 2007). Alwar State List of Leading Officials, Nobles and Personages. Potter Press. p. 4. ISBN 1-4067-3137-4.
  7. Report of the Committee of Bengal Chamber of Commerce, published in year 1931. Proceedings of the Annual General Meeting 1932, i to xxi. Bengal Chamber of Commerce, India. 1931.
  8. The India Office and Burma Office List ... Harrison and sons, Limited. 1920. p. 29.
  9. The India Office and Burma Office List ... Harrison and sons, Limited. 1928. p. 950.
  10. Vārshika Riporṭa. Department of India Posts and Telegraphs, British Government of India. 1929.
  11. Government of Bengal. The Bengal Civil List (Published annually). Corrected up to 1st July 1944. No. 279. Part II - List of Persons in Bengal Holding Titles Conferred or Recognized by His Excellency The Viceroy. Page 443
  12. The Bengal Civil List (Published half yearly) corrected up to 1st January 1937; Appendix – List of Title-Holders and Recipients of Decorations, etc. Page 696
  13. Government of Bengal. The Bengal Civil List (Published annually). Corrected up to 1st July 1944. No. 279. Part II - List of Persons in Bengal Holding Titles Conferred or Recognized by His Excellency The Viceroy. Page 444
  14. Government of Bengal. The Bengal Civil List (Published annually). Corrected up to 1st July 1944. No. 279. Part II - List of Persons in Bengal Holding Titles Conferred or Recognized by His Excellency The Viceroy. Page 445
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