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CHITRAL

The Katur Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1895 - 1936 H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Shuja ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE (1.1.1919, CIE 1.1.1903). b. at Chitral, 1882, youngest son of Shah Muhammad Aman ul-Mulk II, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan, by his wife, a sister of the Khan of Asmar, in Afghanistan, educ. privately. Recognised by the British authorities and the Maharaja of Kashmir as successor to his father, 3^rd March 1895. Installed at Chitral Fort, by British and Kashmiri forces after the conquest of Chitral, 1^st May1895. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers. Attended the Coronation Durbars at Delhi in 1903 and 1911. Granted a personal salute of 11-guns together with the style of His Highness 11^th December 1911 (made permanent and hereditary, 18^th July 1919). Hon. Cdt. The Chitral Scouts 21/8/1903-1936, Hon. Col. Cdt. Chitral State Scouts. Mbr. Himalayan Club (1911). Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911), and Silver Jubilee medal (1935). m. (first) a daughter of Mehtar Ghulam Muhi ud-din Shah Khuswaqte, Pahlawan Bahadur, Mehtar of Yasin. m. (second) before 12^th August 1912, a daughter of Mir 'Ali Mardan Shah, sometime Governor of Ishkoman and former Chief of Wakhan, in Badakshan, Afghanistan. m. (third) Kabuli Khonza (d.s.p.), elder daughter of Faiz Gangvur Huzur-i-Walashan Mehtar Sher Afzal, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan. m. (fourth) ca. 1917, a daughter of Nawab Muhammad Sharif Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, CIE. m. (a) a consort from Kusham. m. (b) ca. 1912, a daughter of Khan Bahadur Ataliq Bahadur. m. (c) a consort from Bimboret. m. (d) a consort from Shishi. He d. at Chitral Fort, 13^th October 1936 (bur. within the New Noghor-i-Masjid, Chitral), having had issue, sixteen sons and several daughters by four wives and four consorts including:

1) H.H. Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar Sir Muhammad Ahmad, Mehtar of Chitral (s/o Pahlawan's daughter) - see below.
2) Shahzada Amin ud-din Khan. b. at Chitral, 1901 (s/o the Kusham consort). He d. (sp?) before 1^st June 1937.
3) H.H. Mehtar Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk [Turkhoichi], Mehtar of Chitral (s/o Pahlawan's daughter) - see below. opyright©Christopher Buyers
4) Major Shahzada Hissam ul-Mulk. b. at Chitral, September 1902 (s/o Pahlawan's daughter), educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar. Governor of Drosh 1924, Maj. Chitral Body Guard 1937. Proclaimed himself Heir Apparent in 1946 due to a false rumour that Muzaffar ul-Mulk had died. Deported to Loralai 1946-1949. m. a daughter of 'Abdu'l Razak Pasha. He d. 1980, having had issue, two sons and one daughter, including:
- a) Shahzada Samsam ul-Mulk. b. before 1^st June 1937. m. Shahzadi Dur-i-Shahwar (d. 1996), daughter of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, by his second wife, a grand-daughter of Mehtar Ghulam Muhi ud-din Shah Khuswaqte, Pahlawan Bahadur, Mehtar of Yasin. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
  - i) Shahzada Zia ul-Mulk. m. younger daughter of his paternal grand uncle, Shahzada Mohay ud-din, sometime to Mehtar Saif ul-Mulk and Minister of State for Tourism. He had issue, two sons and two daughters, including:
    - (1) Shahzada Hasham ul-Mulk.
    - (2) Shahzada Samir ul-Mulk.
  - i) A daughter. m. Shahzada Hyder ul-Mulk, son of Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see below.
  - ii) Another daughter. m. Nawab Muhammad Salah ud-din Khan, Nawab of Amb, son of Nawab Muhammad Said Khan, Nawab of Amb, by his wife, Ayesha Sultana, younger daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE.
- b) Dr. Shahzada Sardar ul-Mulk. Civil Surgeon-Gen. 1973. Founder Shainigar Community Sch. 1998. m. Jamal Khonza, Head Mistress Shainigar Community Sch. since 1998, Councillor Shainigar Village, daughter of his paternal uncle, Colonel Shahzada Khuswakht ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Mastuj. He had issue, one son and five daughters, including:
  - i) Shahzada Hussain ul-Mulk, educ. Edward's Coll., Peshawar.
- a) … Khonza. b. before 1^st June 1937. opyright©Christopher Buyers
5) Shahzada Khadev ul-Mulk [Molkhowichi Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 1904 (s/o Pahlawan's daughter), educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar. Served in the Third Afghan War 1919, Governor of Mulikho 1924. m. (first) a daughter of Shah 'Abdu'l Hassan, Maulai Pir of Hasanabad. . m. (second) a daughter of Nawab Sir Muhammad Shah Jahan Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, KBE, by his wife, a daughter of Shah Muhammad Aman ul-Mulk II, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- a) Shahzada Ghulam Jilani [Joghoro Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 26^th February 1922. He d. 2002, having had issue, three sons:
  - i) Shahzada Nisar Jilani, of Khosht. m. the younger daughter of Colonel Shahzada Khusrow ul-Mulk, by his wife, Alghani Khonza, daughter of Nawab Sir Muhammad Shah Jahan Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, KBE. He had issue, one son and five daughters, including:
    - (1) Shahzada Hassan Jilani.
  - ii) Shahzada Riaz Jilani. m. an Egyptian Doctor, and has issue, one son and one daughter, including:
    - (1) Shahzada Umer Jilani.
  - iii) Dr Shahzada Faiz Jilani. m. a daughter of 'Abdu'l Latif Khan, a grandson of Khan Muhammad 'Umara Khan, Khan of Jandul and Dir. He has issued two sons and two daughters.
- b) Shahzada Imad ul-Mulk, of Drasun Mulkhow. b. before 1^st June 1937. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - i) Shahazada Saeed ul-Mulk.
  - ii) Shahzada Iqbal ul-Mulk. m. a daughter of his paternal grand uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor. He had issue, five sons and two daughters, including:
    - (1) Shahzada Mansur ul-Mulk.
    - (2) Shahzada Iqtidar ul-Mulk.
    - (3) Shahzada Ijlal ul-Mulk. opyright©Christopher Buyers
    - (4) Shahzada Shahi ul-Mulk.
  - i) a daughter. m. 1992, Shahzada Sikander Hayat (b. at Kabul, 1954), youngest son of Shahzada Amir Abe Hayat, 'Usman ul-Mulk, of Dammernisar. She has issue, one son and one daughter - see above.
- c) Shahzada Fakhr ul-Mulk. b. before 1^st June 1937. Poet and man of letters. He d. at Chitral, 31^st October 2005, having had issue, four sons and three daughters, including:
  - i) Major Shahzada Iftikhar ul-Mulk.
  - ii) Shahzada Mubashir ul-Mulk. m. a daughter of his paternal uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor.
  - iii) Shahzada Tanvir ul-Mulk. Advocate. m. a descendant of Mehtarjao Afrasiyab, of Koghozi.
  - iv) Shahzada Muddasar ul-Mulk. Engineer. m. a descendant of Mehtarjao Afrasiyab, of Koghozi.
  - i) A daughter. m. a gentleman from Islamabad.
  - ii) Another daughter. m. Pir Sayyid Zahir ud-din Al-Gilani, son of Pir Sayyid 'Abdu'llah Muiz ud-din Al-Gilani, by his wife, the elder daughter of Major Mehtarjao Muhammad 'Usman Khan, of Gahiret. She had issue, one son - see below.
6) Shahzada Muhammad Ghazi ud-din Khan. b. at Chitral, 1904 (s/o the Bimboret consort), educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar, and Aligarh Muslim Univ. (BA). Granted Nagar, Utzun, Ziarat and Pattai in jagir. Served in the 3^rd Afghan War 1919, Sikatar to the Mehtar 1937. m. a daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan Muhammadzai, by his wife, Koko Jan, daughter of H.H. Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. He had issue, two sons:
- a) Shahzada Siraj ud-din [Sarkar Nagar]. Sikatar to Mehtar Saif ud-Rahman. He d. 1998, having had issue, one son and two daughters: opyright©Christopher Buyers
  - i) Shahzada Salah ud-din [Sarkar Nagar]. m. a daughter of Khan Rahimdad Khan, Khan of Hathiyan Mardan, sometime Provincial Presdt. Pakistan Peoples' Party. He has issue, three sons and two daughters.
  - i) The elder daughter. m. a conservationist from Islamabad.
  - ii) The younger daughter. m. Mehtarjao Zia ud-din 'Ali Khan, sometime Consul-Gen. at Jalalabad, son of Major Mehtarjao Muhammad 'Usman Khan, of Gahiret, by his wife, Shahzadi Amna Sultan, sometime Provincial Minister for Women's Affairs, daughter of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral. She d. 1984, having had issue, one son and two daughters - see above.
- b) Shahzada Nasir ud-din. Civil Servant. He d. 2002, having had issue, two sons and three daughters, including:
  - i) Shahzada Shuja ud-din. m. a daughter of Major-General H.H. Nawab Muhammad Shah Khusru Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir. He d. 1989, having had issue, one son.
  - ii) Shahzada Ihsan ud-din. m. a daughter of Major Shahzada Shams ud-din, sometime Sikatar to Mehtar Saif ul-Mulk.
  - i) A daughter. m. a grandson of Major-General Nawab Muhammad Shah Khusru Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir - see Pakistan (Dir).
  - ii) Another daughter. m. Nawab Muhammad Shah Salim Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, son of Major-General H.H. Nawab Muhammad Shah Khusru Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir. She had issue, two sons - see Pakistan (Dir).
7) Shahzada Shahab ud-din Khan. b. at Chitral, 1911 (s/o the Shushi consort). Mbr. Board of Administration 1950. He had issue, two sons:
- a) Major Shahzada Shams ud-din. Sometime Sikatar to Mehtar Saif ul-Mulk. m. …Bibi (d. from heart failure, at Broze, 19^th May 2004). He had issue, one son and five daughters:
  - i) Shahzada Rizwn ud-din. Employed with a local NGO. He has issue, one son and two daughters. opyright©Christopher Buyers
- b) Shahzada Jalal ud-din. Local government servant. m. Khonza Mas, younger daughter of Major Mehtarjao Muhammad 'Usman Khan, of Gahiret, sometime ADC, by his wife, Shahzadi Amna Sultan, sometime Provincial Minister for Women's Affairs, daughter of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral. He d. 1990, having had issue, an only son:
  - i) Shahzada Iftikhar ud-din Jehangir. m. the elder daughter of his maternal uncle, Mehtarjao Zia-ud-Din 'Ali Khan, sometime Consul-Gen. at Jalalabad, by his wife, the younger daughter of Shahzada Siraj ud-din [Sarkar Nagar]. He has issue, one son and two daughters.
8) Shahzada Amir ud-din Khan [Boshkhoroko Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 1912 (s/o the Kusham consort). Governor of Kalkatak. m. (first) Bibi Hawa Khonza, née Shahzadi Ruqaya Sultan [Hindustani Khonza], eldest daughter of his paternal uncle, Mehtar Muhammad Amir ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan. m. (i) Biljim Sera, daughter of Ataliq Sarfaraz Shah. m. (a) Ruqaya Bibi, daughter of Muhammad Shafi, from Kalkatak. m. (b) Sultan Bibi (d. at Kalkatak, 14^th February 2006, bur. there), daughter of Jami'ullah, sometime Hakim of Arandu. He d. at Chitral, 8^th February 2002 (bur. Kalkatak, Drosh), having had issue, seven sons and three daughters:
- a) Shahzada Mohay ud-din [Sairdorchi Shahzada] (s/o Sarfaraz Shah's daughter). Sometime Sec. for Public Works and Sikatar to Mehtar Saif ul-Mulk, in private business an contracting 1971-1983, Chair. Chitral District Cncl. 1983, MNA 1997-2004, Minister of State for Tourism, District Nazim of Chitral 2004. Capt. Pakistan National Football Team in 1960s. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
  - i) Shahzada Iftikhar ud-din, educ. (MBA). m. a daughter of Captain Shahzada Sikandar ul-Mulk. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
    - (1) Shahzada 'Usman Amin ud-din.
    - (1) Khadijat ul-Kubra Khonza.
  - ii) Shahzada Khalid Pervez. Dist. Head of Pakistan Muslim League 2004. m. a lady from the family of the foster brother of Mehtar Shuja ul-Mulk. He had issue, an only daughter:
    - (1) Aleena Khonza. opyright©Christopher Buyers
  - iii) Shahzada Suhail Mohay ud-din.
  - i) Parveen Khonza. m. Shahzada Masud ul-Mulk, CEO Sarhad Rural Support Program, son of her paternal uncle, Major Shahzada Khushamad ul-Mulk. He had issue, three sons and one daughter - see below.
  - ii) A daughter. m. Shahzada Zia ul-Mulk, eldest son of her paternal first cousin, Shahzada Samsam ul-Mulk, of Drosh. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see above.
- b) Shahzada Nizam ud-din (s/o the Kalkatak lady). Employed by US Agency for International Dvpt., retd. 1993. m. Carolan Nizamuddin, an Irish-Canadian lady. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - i) Shahzada Dawood Nizamuddin. Settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1994. Banker.
  - ii) Shahzada Faisal Nizamuddin. m. Farahdiba, daughter of Zabiu'llah Nuristani, a tribal chief from Nuristan province, in Afghanistan.
  - i) Rosy Nizamuddin.
- c) Shahzada Habib ur-Rahman (s/o Amir ul-Mulk's daughter). m. a granddaughter of Mehtarjao Afrasiyab, of Koghozi. He had issue, two sons and five daughters, including:
  - i) Shahzada Zia ur-Rahman Gormani.
  - ii) Shahzada Zahir ud-din Babur. m. a daughter of his paternal grand uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor. He had issue, two sons:
    - (1) Shahzada Hamza Amir ud-din.
    - (2) Shahzada Salman Amir ud-din.
  - i) Gul Khonza (eldest daughter). m. Muhammad Salim Moghul, a businessman settled in Birmingham, UK. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
    - (1) Muhammad Haris Suleman Moghul.
    - (1) Maryam Moghul. opyright©Christopher Buyers
  - ii) The second daughter. m. Shahzada Aziz ul-Mulk, youngest son of her paternal grand uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see below.
- d) Shahzada Saif ud-din (s/o the Kalkatak lady). m. a Chitrali lady. He had issue, one son and three daughters, including:
  - i) Shahzada Zubair Saif ud-din.
- e) Shahzada Dr Bakhtiar ud-din (s/o Sarfaraz Shah's daughter). m. Gulnar Begum, a lady from Mastuj. He had issue, one daughter:
  - i) Zainab Khonza.
- f) Shahzada Sareer ud-din (s/o Jami'ullah's daughter). m. a daughter of Sayyid Taufiq, of Sover. He had issue, two sons and three daughters, including:
  - i) Shahzada Ihtisham ud-din.
  - ii) Shahzada Zaka ud-din.
- g) Shahzada Naeem ud-din (s/o Jamil'ullah's daughter). Banker. m. a daughter of Mehtarjao Taimur. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - i) Shahzada Fahim ud-din.
  - ii) Shahzada Tafhi ud-din.
- a) Kaneez Fatima Khonza (d/o Amir ul-Mulk's daughter). m. Mehtarjao Saleem, of Danin, sometime DSP.
- b) Sumiya Khatun Khonza (d/o Sarfaraz Shah's daughter). m. 1979, Shahzada Sohrab Hayat (b. at Dammernisar Fort, 1943), sometime Govt. Contractor in Chitral, second son of Shahzada Amir Abe Hayat, 'Usman ul-Mulk, of Dammernisar. He has two sons and one daughter - see above.
- c) Surayah Khatun Khonza (d/o Jami'ullah's daughter). m. Muhammad Fazl-i-Rabi, of Peshawar, sometime Dir. Water Supply Programme. She had issue, two sons and one daughter, including:
  - i) Muhammad Hilal. opyright©Christopher Buyers
  - ii) Muhammad Qasim.

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