Khanzadas of Mewat

Khanzadas of Mewat
Khanzadas of Mewat;
	1372–1527
Capital	Alwar
Religion	Islam;
Government	Tributary to the Delhi Sultanate; (1372-1427); Independent Chiefdom (1427-1527)
Raja
• 1372	Raja Nahar Khan (first)
• 1527	Hasan Khan Mewati (last)
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1372
• Disestablished	1527

The Khanzadas of Mewat were a dynasty of chiefs from Rajputana who had their capital at Alwar. The Khanzadas were Muslim Rajputs who descended from Raja Sonpar Pal who was a Jadaun Rajput who converted to Islam during the period of the Delhi Sultanate in India.[1]

Mewat was spread over a wide area, it included Hathin tehsil, Nuh district, Tijara, Gurgaon, Kishangarh Bas, Ramgarh, Laxmangarh Tehsils Aravalli Range in Alwar district and Pahari, Nagar, Kaman tehsils in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and also some part of Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh.

History

In 1372, Firuz Shah Tughlaq granted the Lordship of Mewat to Raja Nahar Khan, (who was formerly known as Raja Sonpar Pal, of Kotla). Raja Nahar Khan established a hereditary polity in Mewat and proclaimed the title of Wali-e-Mewat. Later his descendants affirmed their own sovereignty in Mewat. They ruled Mewat till 1527.

Distant view of Alwar fort from the city

View of city of Alwar from Bala Quila.

A passage at the Hill Fort, Kesroli.

Downfall

The last Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat was Hasan Khan Mewati, who died in the Battle of Khanwa. Following this battle, Mewat was integrated into the Mughal Empire and the Khanzadas became a part of the Mughal nobility.

Rulers of Mewat

The Khanzada Rajputs rulers of Mewat State adopted the title "Wali-e-Mewat". The title was later changed to "Shah-e-Mewat" by Hasan Khan Mewati in 1505.

Lineage
	Rulers of Mewat State	Reign
1st	Raja Nahar Khan, f.k.a Raja Sonpar Pal - the founder of Mewat state and the progenitor of Khanzada Rajputs	1372–1402
2nd	Raja Khanzada Bahadur Khan - founded Bahadurpur in 1406.	1402–1412
3rd	Raja Khanzada Akleem Khan	1412–1417
4th	Raja Khanzada Feroz Khan - founded Ferozepur Jhirka in 1419.	1417–1422
5th	Raja Khanzada Jalal Khan	1422–1443
6th	Raja Khanzada Ahmad Khan	1443–1468
7th	Raja Khanzada Zakaria Khan	1468–1485
8th	Raja Khanzada Alawal Khan - won Bala Quila from Nikumbh Rajputs to stop the practice of human sacrifice.	1485–1504
9th	Raja Khanzada Hasan Khan Mewati - The last Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat.	1504–1527

Descendants

In the following centuries, the Khanzadas were reduced to the status of zamindars. Many continued to serve in the Alwar State Forces and British Indian Army. However, the Chowdhurys' of Tijara and Nawabs of Shahabad, Alwar remained important Khanzadas strongholds. Among them Nawab Feroz Khan of Shahabad, Alwar and Khan Bahadur Fateh Naseeb Khan of Tijara, Alwar achieved Imperial chivalry ranks. After the Partition of India in 1947, majority Khanzadas of Mewat migrated to Pakistan.

References

Bharadwaj, Suraj (2016). State Formation in Mewat Relationship of the Khanzadas with the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughal State, and Other Regional Potentates. Oxford University Press. p. 11. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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[1] Bharadwaj, Suraj (2016). State Formation in Mewat Relationship of the Khanzadas with the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughal State, and Other Regional Potentates. Oxford University Press. p. 11. Retrieved 24 October 2019.