Pataudi family
The Pataudi family is an Indian dynasty of nawabs of the former princely state of Pataudi, from which they take their name.[1] The first nawab was Faiz Talab Khan, an ethnic Pashtun from the Barech tribe of Kandahar, Afghanistan, who became the first Nawab of the Pataudi State in 1804.[2][1] Where Saif Ali Khan is the current head and Kareena Kapoor Khan is the Begum , Sara Ali Khan the daughter of Pataudi, Ibrahim Ali Khan and Taimur Ali Khan the Son of Pataudi .
Pataudi | |
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Princely dynasty | |
Country | British India |
Current region | Pataudi, Gurgaon district, Haryana |
Founded | 1804 |
Founder | Md. Faiz Ali Talab Khan |
Current head | Saif Ali Khan |
Final ruler | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi |
Titles | Nawab of Pataudi |
Style(s) | |
Connected families | |
Traditions | Islam |
Estate(s) | Pataudi Palace |
Dissolution | 1971 |
Deposition | 1948 |
His descendants subsequently ruled the state until 1948, when it was merged with East Punjab and acceded to Dominion of India.[3] The Pataudis retained their titles and were granted privy purses until both were abolished by the Indian government in 1971.[4] The last ruling nawab was Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and the last recognised titular nawab was his son Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. The current head of the family is Saif Ali Khan.[5]
Both Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi were cricket players and played for, and also captained, the Indian national cricket team; the former had also played for the England cricket team in 1930s.[6][7] The present members of the family consist mostly of actors who work predominantly in the Hindi film industry.[8][9]
Notable members
- Iftikhar Ali Khan, 8th Nawab of Pataudi - cricket player; married Sajida Sultan, titular Nawab Begum of Bhopal
- Mansoor Ali Khan, 9th Nawab of Pataudi - cricket player; son of Iftikhar Ali Khan and Sajida Sultan; married actress Sharmila Tagore ( Rajmata of Pataudi)
- Saif Ali Khan - actor; son of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore; married actress Amrita Singh in 1991 and divorced 2004; married to actress Kareena Kapoor Khan (Head of Pataudi)
- Sara Ali Khan - actress; daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh ; Step - Daughter of Kareena Kapoor Khan ; Niece of Soha Ali Khan ( Daughter of Pataudi)
- Ibrahim Ali Khan - Son of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh
- Kareena Kapoor Khan Pataudi- actress; Second wife of Saif Ali Khan, , Sister - in- Law of Soha ali khan. (Begum of Pataudi)
- Taimur Ali Khan Pautadi - Son of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan ; Smallest Nephew of Soha ali khan , (Son of pataudi)
- Soha Ali Khan Khemu - actress; daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore; married to actor Kunal Khemu ; Aunt Of Sara Ali Khan and Taimur ali Khan ; Saif Ali Khan Younger Sister (Former Daughter of Pataudi)
- Saba Ali Khan - daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore
- Saif Ali Khan - actor; son of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore; married actress Amrita Singh in 1991 and divorced 2004; married to actress Kareena Kapoor Khan (Head of Pataudi)
- Saleha Sultan, married Bashir Yar Jung
- Saad Bin Jung, cricketer
- Mansoor Ali Khan, 9th Nawab of Pataudi - cricket player; son of Iftikhar Ali Khan and Sajida Sultan; married actress Sharmila Tagore ( Rajmata of Pataudi)
- Sher Ali Khan Pataudi - Major General in the Pakistan Army; brother of Iftikhar Ali Khan
See also
References
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