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]

Pataudi
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)	List Nawab Begum
Connected families	List Nawab family of Bhopal Paigah family Tagore family Kapoor family
Traditions	Islam
Estate(s)	Pataudi Palace
Dissolution	1971
Deposition	1948

His descendants subsequently ruled the state until 1949 , 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 Pataudi - 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
    • 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, Soha's Brother
      • Sara Ali Khan - actress; daughter of Saif and Amrita soha's niece
      • Ibrahim Ali Khan Pataudi - Saif and Amrita's son; Soha's nephew
      • Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi - Saif and Kareena's son,Soha's nephew
    • Soha Ali Khan - actress; daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore; married to actor Kunal Khemu
    • Saba Ali Khan - jewellery designer; daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore
  • Saleha Sultan, Nawab Begum of Bhopal, married Bashir Yar Jung
    • Saad Bin Jung - cricketer; son of Saleha and Bashir
• Sher Ali Khan Pataudi - Major General in the Pakistan Army; brother of Iftikhar Ali Khan

See also

• Nawabs of Pataudi

References

1. Santhanam, Kausalya (3 August 2003). "Royal vignettes: Pataudi: The Afghan connection". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
2. The Hindu, Sunday, 3 Aug 2003 - Royal vignettes: Pataudi: The Afghan connection
3. Sabharwal, Gopa (29 August 2017). "1948". India Since 1947: The Independent Years. London: Penguin UK. ISBN 9789352140893.
4. Ramusack, Barbara N. (2004). The Indian princes and their states. Cambridge University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-521-26727-4. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
5. "Saif Ali Khan reveals why he refuses films with wife Kareena Kapoor". Hindustan Times. HT Media. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
6. "Iftikhar Ali Khan". Making Britain. Open University. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
7. "Royalty on the cricket field". ICC Cricket. International Cricket Council FZ LLC. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
8. "Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have baby". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Associated Press. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
9. "Sara Ali Khan says Kedarnath made grandmother Sharmila Tagore message mom Amrita Singh". Hindustan Times. HT Media. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.