In 1794, Nizamuddin and his younger brother Qutbuddin, established themselves as rulers of
Kasur.[1] Following the death of his elder brother, Qutbuddin began to openly challenge the authority of
Maharajah Ranjit Singh and in February 1807, the Maharajah marched on Kasur and removed Qutbuddin from power.[2] As a gesture of goodwill the Maharajh granted Qutbuddin the
jagir of Mamdot, territory which he had recently acquired from the
Rai of
Raikot.[3] In 1831, Qutbuddin was ousted as jagir by his nephew Fatehuddin and soon after died in
Amritsar.[4] The Maharajah in turn replaced Fatehuddin with Jamaluddin, the eldest son of Qutubudin.[5]
In 1845, the
East India Company offered to confirm Jamaluddin's status in return for support during the forthcoming
Sutlej Campaign. Jamaluddin opposed the British at the battles of
Mudki and
Ferozeshah and in the latter his brother Fatehuddin was killed.[6] Towards the end of the campaign, sensing a British victory, he offered them support at
Ferozepur when under attack by the
Khalsa Army.[7] For this assistance, in 1848 the British allowed him to retain his possessions and awarded him the title of Nawab.[8] However later accusations of abuse of power and oppression led to an investigation against him, and he was stripped of his powers in 1855. The state of Mamdot subsequently became part of
Firozpur district and the title went into abeyance. On the death of Jamaluddin in 1863, the succession of Mamdot was disputed among the sons of Jamaluddin and his younger brother Jalaluddin.[9]
On 5 October 1864, the
Governor-General of India under the authority of the British Crown conferred the hereditary title of Nawab of Mamdot on Jalaluddin.[10] Although he had opposed the British during the Sutlej Campaign, he was deemed untainted by his brother's mis-governance, and rewarded for faithful service during the
Second Anglo-Sikh War and the
Indian Rebellion of 1857. In 1870, Jamaluddin was made an Honoury Magistrate, and he died in 1875. His titles and possessions passed to his eldest son Nizamuddin.[11]
Nawabs of Mamdot (1848)
Nawab Jamaluddin Khan (died 1863)
Nawabs of Mamdot (1864)
Nawab Jalaluddin Khan (died 1875)
Nawab Nizamuddin Khan (1862-1891), eldest son of the first Nawab
Nawab Ghulam Qutbuddin Khan (1889-1928), eldest son of the second Nawab
Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan (1906-1969) (eldest son of the fourth Nawab), Nawab Aslam Khan Mamdot (middle son of the fourth Nawab), Nawab Zulfiqar Khan Mamdot (youngest son of the fourth Nawab)
Nawab Pervaiz Iftikhar Mamdot (eldest son of Nawab Iftikhar), Nawab Suhail Khan Mamdot (elder son of Nawab Aslam), Nawab Naveed Aslam Khan Mamdot (younger son of Nawab Aslam), Abdul Qadir Mamdot (son of Nawab Zulfiqar)
Nawab Shahnawaz Mamdot, eldest son of the sixth Nawab
^Iqbal Singh, The Quest for the Past: Retracing the History of Seventeenth-Century Sikh Warrior, Xlibris Corporation, 8 Dec 2017.
^Iqbal Singh, The Quest for the Past: Retracing the History of Seventeenth-Century Sikh Warrior, Xlibris Corporation, 8 Dec 2017.
^Jean Marie Lafont, Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Lord of the Five Rivers, Atlantic Publishers & District, 2002, p. 25
^Jean Marie Lafont, Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Lord of the Five Rivers, Atlantic Publishers & District, 2002, p. 25
^Jean Marie Lafont, Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Lord of the Five Rivers, Atlantic Publishers & District, 2002, p. 25
^Griffin Lepel. H Sir, Chiefs And Families Of Note In The Punjab Vol-i, 1940
^Griffin Lepel. H Sir, Chiefs And Families Of Note In The Punjab Vol-i, 1940
^Sir Roper Lethbridge, he Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893 , p.391
^Sir Roper Lethbridge, he Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893 , p.391
^Sir Roper Lethbridge, he Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893 , p.391
^Sir Roper Lethbridge, he Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893 , p.391
^"Twenty Sixth Amendment to the Indian Constitution". Indiacode.nic.in. 28 December 1971. Retrieved 1 May 2017.