| 1644 - 1649 Shah Husain Khan, Wafadar Khan Bahadur, Governor of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali, elder son of Khan Maudad Khan, Governor of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali. Succeeded his father as Chief of the Alus Abdali and Governor of Safa 1644. Courted by both the Shah of Persia and granted the title of Mirza. Fled to India after losing Safa to his cousin in 1649, Sultan Hayat Khan Khudakka. Settled at Multan. Granted an Imperial mansab of 700 together with the district of Sialkot in jagir (later exchanged for Rangpur), and raised to the title of Wafadar Khan, by Emperor Shah Jahan. Served under Prince Dara Shikoh in his expedition to Kandahar in 1653, and with Aurangzeb in the Deccan 1654-1655. He d. at Rangpur, before 18th September 1659, having had issue, a son:- 1) Muhammad Husain Mirza. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 80 zat 1649. He d.v.p. before 1658.
Copyright© Christopher Buyers1649 - 1665 Sultan Khuda Dad Khan [Khudkai Sultan], Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali. b. before 11th February 1614, elder son of Khwaja Khizr Khan, Governor of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali. Disputed the succession of his cousin, Shah Husain Khan. Defeated him and seized control of Safa 1649. Extended his rule over a wide area between Kaseghar and Kandahar, including Argistan, but not including the Fort of Kandahar. Assumed the title of Sultan. m. Murad Bibi. He d. 14th August 1665, having had issue, three sons (ancestor of the Sultan-khel and Khudakka Saddozai):- 1) Sultan Qalandar Khan, Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali - see below.
- 2) Sultan Inayat Khan, Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali (s/o Murad Bibi?) - see below.
- 3) Sultan Hayat Khan Khudakka, Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali - see below.
Copyright© Christopher Buyers1665 Sultan Qalandar Khan, Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali, eldest son of Sultan Khuda Dad Khan [Khudkai Sultan], Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali. Succeeded on the death of his father, 14th August 1665, and reigned for two months and 23 days. Chief of the Alus Abdali. He was k. (s.p.) attempting to seize Kandahar, 4th November 1665.Copyright© Christopher Buyers1665 - 1667 Sultan Inayat Khan, Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali, second son of Sultan Khuda Dad Khan [Khudai Sultan], Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, 4th November 1665. He was k. (s.p.) on the orders of his younger brother, while out hunting, 12th October 1667.Copyright© Christopher Buyers1667 - 1680 Sultan Hayat Khan Khudakka, Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali. b. at Safa, 1647, youngest son of Sultan Khuda Dad Khan [Khudkai Sultan], Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali, by his wife, Murad Bibi. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother as Chief of the Alus Abdali, 12th October 1667. Defeated in battle at Kandahar in 1680. Abdicated in favour of his cousin, Ja’afar Sultan and fled to India. Settled at Multan where he received lands from the Mughal Emperor. m. (first) a Afghan. m. (second) an Indian dancing girl. He d. at Kiri Sultan Hayat, Multan, 26th April 1729 (bur. there at Bagh-i-Khudakka), having had issue, four sons:- 1) Sultan ‘Abdu’llah Khan, Shah of Herat and Sultan of Safa (s/o the first wife) - see below.
- 2) Shahzada Muhammad Baqir Khan, Sardar Khan Bahadur. b. 1680 (s/o the first wife). Raised to the title of Sardar Khan Bahadur and recognised as head of the family in Multan. He d. at Multan, 30th July 1760, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Shahzada Muhammad Shah Khan. He d. (presumed k.) during a hunting trip, 13th February 1760.
- b) Nawab Haji Muhammad Sharif Khan Bahadur. Taken prisoner by the Sikhs 1764. Released after paying a ransom of 12,000 rupees in 1767. Subadar (Governor) of Multan 1770-1771. m. (first) ... (d. 1798, bur. Bagh-i-Khudakka, Multan). He d. at Shujabad, 7th June 1775, having had issue, three sons:
- i) Shahzada Pir Muhammad Khan. b. 1757. Taken prisoner by the Sikhs 1764. He d.s.p. at Shujabad, 1st February 1777 (bur. Bagh-i-Khudakka, Multan).
- ii) Shahzada Din Muhammad Khan. Taken prisoner by the Sikhs 1764. He d. 1804, having had issue, a son:
- (1) Shahzada ‘Ali Muhammad Khan. Author of the "Tazkirat ul-Muluk" (1835). He d. 1839, having had issue, four sons:
- (a) Shahzada Haji Muhammad Bahram Khan. Tahsildar Multan. Rendered valuable services to the government during the Indian Mutiny 1858. He d. at Mecca, Arabia, 1878, having had issue, three sons:
- (i) Shahzada ‘Abdu’r Rashid Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (ii) Shahzada Ghulam Muhammad Khan. He d. 1911, having had issue, five sons:
- 1. Shahzada Rab Niwaz Khan. He d. 1922.
- 2. Shahzada Ahmad Nawaz Khan Sadozai. m. a daughter of his cousin, Hafizu’llah Khan Sadozai. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- a. Shareef Asraf Khan Sadozai, educ. Punjab Univ (MSc). Employed with Education Dept. Principal Govt Coll, Multan. m. a daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Muhamad Nawaz Khan Sadozai. He had issue, two sons and five daughters.
- b. Saeed Asraf Khan Sadozai, educ. Punjab Univ (MSc). Employed with Education Dept, Principal Govt and Education Colls, Multan. m. a daughter of Muhammad Khan Sadozai. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
- i. Dr Younis Khan Sadozai, educ. Nishtar Medical Coll (MBBS), Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Assist Professor at Quaid-e-Azam Medical Coll, Bhawalpur.
- ii. Murtaza Khan Sadozai. Employed with Pepsi Cola International.
- i. Dr Zahra Nazish Sadozai, educ. Nishtar Medical Coll (MBBS), Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Assist Professor at at Nishtar Medical Coll, Multan.
- c. Sadiq Ashraf Khan Sadozai, educ. Punjab Univ (MSc), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Emplyed with Unilever Pakistan for 30 years. educ. Nur Jahan Begum (b. 1945), daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Karim Nawaz Khan Sadozai. He had issue, two sons and four daughters:
- i. Muhammad Khan Sadozai.
- ii. Kaleem Khan Sadozai.
- i. Fozia Sadozai.
- ii. Zubaida Sadozai.
- iii. Afiya Sadozai.
- iv. Aliya Sadozai.
- 3. Shahzada Muhammad Nawaz Khan Sadozai. b. 1901. Employed by British and Pakistan Railways. m. a daughter of his cousin, Hafizu’llah Khan Sadozai. He had issue, a son and daughter:
- a. Bakir Khan Sadozai.
- a. A daughter. m. Shareef Asraf Khan Sadozai, eldest son of her paternal uncle, Shahzada Ahmad Nawaz Khan Sadozai, by his wife, a daughter of Hafizu’llah Khan Sadozai. She had issue, two sons and five daughters - see above.
- 4. Shahzada Mazar Nawaz Khan Sadozai. b. 1905, educ. Punjab Univ (BA 1932), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Involved in politics and social work. m. a daughter of ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan Sadozai. He had issue, three sons:
- a. Dr Khalid Khan Durrani, educ. (MBBS). m. Riffat Begum. He had issue, three daughters.
- b. Shahid Mehmood Khan Durrani. Head of Surgery Sheikh Zayad Hospital, Lahore. m. a daughter of Colonel Mahmood Khan Durrani. He had issue, two sons and two daughters.
- c. Sajid Mahmood Khan Durrani. m. a daughter of Afzal Khan Sadozai. He had issue, a son and a daughter .
- 5. Shahzada Karim Nawaz Khan. b. 1909. m. a daughter of ‘Abdu’l Majid Khan Sadozai. He had issue, four sons and two daughters:
- a. ‘Abdu’l Rehman Khan Durrani. b. 1939. m. 1973, Amina Begum. He had issue, two sons:
- i. Mudassir Khan Durrani. b. 1974, educ. Bahauddin Zakariya Univ (BZAU) (LLB), Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. m. a daughter of Niaz Khan Durrani.
- ii. Mubashir ‘Ali Khan Durrani. b. 1979, educ. The Institute of Management Sciences (IMS) (BSc), Lahore, and Bahauddin Zakariya Univ (BZAU) (LLB), Multan, Punjab, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Inst of Science & Technology (SZABIST) (MBA), Karachi, Scind, Pakistan. Businessman and visiting mbr of the faculty of IMS and BZU, Multan.
- b. Muhammad Iqbal Khan Durrani. b. 1941. m. a daughter of Faizu’llah Khan Durrani. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
- i. Jawad Khan Durrani. b. 1976, educ. The Institute of Management Sciences (IMS) (BSc), Lahore, and Bahauddin Zakariya Univ (BZAU) (LLB), Multan, Punjab. Branch Mngr (Corporate) Alfalah Bank, Multan.
- ii. Fawad Iqbal Khan Durrani. b. 1979, educ. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Inst of Science & Technology (SZABIST) (MBA), Karachi, Scind, Pakistan. Branch Manager Mngr (Area Islamic Branch) Alfalah Bank, Multan.
- i. Hina Durrani.
- c. Allah Nawaz Khan Durrani. b. 1947, educ. Bahauddin Zakariya Univ (BZAU) (LLB, MSc), Multan, Punjab. Presdt Multan District Bar, and Pakistan Muslim League (N) Multan District. m. a daughter of Mahmud Khan Sadozai. He had issue, three sons:
- i. Asif ‘Ali Khan Durrani. b. 1981, educ. Wichita State Univ (BBA), Wichita, Kansas, USA.
- ii. Mohsin ‘Ali Khan Durrani. b. 1982.
- iii. Anas Khan Durrani. b. 1992, educ. The Institute of Management Sciences (IMS), Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
- d. Muhammad Jamal Khan Durrani. b. 1954, educ. Bahauddin Zakariya Univ (BZAU) (MSc), Multan, Punjab. m. a daughter of Hamid Khan Durrani. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
- i. Zohaib Jamal Khan Durrani. b. 1986, educ. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Inst of Science & Technology (SZABIST) (BBA), Islamabad, Pakistan and Cardiff Univ (MBA), Wales.
- ii. ‘Ali Jamal Khan Durrani. b. 1993, educ. The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Inst of Engineering Sciences & Technology (GIKI), Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- i. Hamna Begum. b. 1983. m. Jawad Khan Durrani.
- a. Nur Jahan Begum. b. 1945. m. Sadiq Ashraf Khan Sadozai, youngest son of her paternal uncle, Shahzada Ahmad Nawaz Khan Sadozai, by his wife, a daughter of Hafizu’llah Khan Sadozai. She had issue, two sons and four daughters - see above.
- b. Farhat Begum. b. 1951. m. Sadiq Khan Durrani.
- (iii) Muhammad Khan.
- (b) Shahzada Muhammad Zargham Khan. He d. 1888, having had issue, four sons:
- (i) ‘Abdu’lllah Khan. He d. 1921, having had issue, two sons:
- 1. ‘Abdu’lr Rahim Khan. He d. 1932, having had issue, two sons:
- a. Muhammad Salim Khan.
- b. Muhammad Azim Khan.
- 2. ‘Abdu’ll Karim Khan. He had issue, three sons, including:
- a. Dr Ashiq Muhammad Khan Durrani, educ. Univ of the Punjab (MA), and Bahauddin Zakariya Univ (PhD), Multan. Joined the staff of Bahauddin Zakariya Univ in Multan and servd as Chair Dept of History and Pakistan Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, and Vice-Chancellor, retd as Emeritus Professor of History. Author of “Multan under the Afghans, 1752-1818” (1981), “History of Multan hrom the Early Period to 1849 AD” (1992), “Tarikh-i-Afghanistan Bahavalah-yi Tarikh-i-Sadozai”, etc. He had issue, two sons:
- i. Colonel Amer Khan Durrani. Dir of Admin at Lahore Univ of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore.
- ii. Captain Muhammad Arif Khan Durrani, educ. Bahauddin Zakariya Univ (MBA 2001), Multan. Area Mngr National Database & Registration Authority 2002-2006, Additional Dir Govt of Punjab Monitoring & Inspection of Highway Patrol 2006-2009, Assist Dir Home Dept since 2009.
- (ii) Habibu’llah Khan. He had issue, one son:
- (iii) Hafizu’llah Khan. He had issue, two sons:
- 1. Muhammad Khan. He had issue, two sons.
- 2. Mahmud Khan.
- (iv) Waliu’llah Khan. He had issue, two sons:
- 1. Muhammad Afzal Khan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- a. Shafqat Khan Durrani. He had issue, one daughter.
- b. Muhammad Arshad Khan Durrani. He had issue, three sons:
- i. Muhammad Mushaf Khan Durrani. b. 1987.
- ii. Muhammad Mustaqeem Khan Durrani.
- iii. Muhammad Mughni Khan Durrani.
- a. Husan Ara Begum. m. Sajid Khan Durrani.
2. Muhammad Akbar Khan. He d.s.p. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (c) Shahzada Muhammad Mubazar ud-din Khan. He d. 1886, having had issue, two sons:
- (i) Nur Muhammad Khan. He d. 1917, having had issue, two sons:
- 1. Khuda Dad Khan. He had issue, one son:
- a. Saleh Muhammad Khan. He had issue, three sons.
- 2. Ayub Khan.
- (ii) Nur Ahmad Khan. He d. 1907, having had issue, two sons:
- 1. ‘Abdu’ll Aziz Khan. He d. 1930, having had issue, two sons:
- a. Faizu’llah Khan Durrani. b. 1912.
- b. Atau’llah Khan Durrani. b. 191x.
- 2. ‘Abdu’ll Majid Khan Durrani. He had issue, two sons:
- a. Muhammad Khan Durrani. b. 1911. He had issue, two sons.
- b. Lieutenant-Colonel Mahmood Khan Durrani, GC (23.5.1946). b. at Multan, Punjab, 1st July 1914, educ. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut. 1st Bahawalpur Infantry, served in WW2 1939-1942, in Malaya 1941-1942 (POW, tortured and ill treated by the Japanese), transf. to Pakistan Army, prom Lieut-Col 1971. Author of "The Sixth Column" (1955). Rcvd: MID, 39/45 and Pacific Stars, Defence & War (1945), and Pakistan Independence (1948) medals. m. Naheed Begum. He d. 20th August 1995, having had issue, three sons and one daughter.
- (d) Shahzada Azdar ‘Ali Khan. He d. 1892, having had issue, five sons:
- (i) ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan. He had issue, two sons:
- 1. Sadu’llah Khan. He had issue, two sons.
- 2. Muhammad Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (ii) ‘Abdu’l Ghafur Khan. He had issue, one son:
- 1. Ghulam Qasim Khan. He had issue, two sons.
- (iii) ‘Abdu’l Saboor Khan. He had issue, one son:
- (iv) ‘Abdu’l Quddus Khan. He had issue, three sons:
- 1. ‘Abdu’l Qadir Khan Durrani.
- 2. ‘Abdu’l Razzaq Khan Durrani.
- 3. ‘Abdu’l Khaliq Khan Durrani.
- (v) ‘Abdu’ll Shakoor Khan. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- 1. Aziz ur-Rahman Khan Durrani. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a. Muhammad Khan Durrani. m. (first) ... m. (second) ... He had issue, five sons and four daughters:
- I. Muzammil Khan Durrani.
- ii. Hamza Khan Durrani.
- iii. Ahmad Khan Durrani.
- iv. Taha Khan Durrani.
- v. Talha Khan Durrani.
- i. Aqsa Durrani.
- ii. Faqia Durrani.
- iii. Saima Durrani.
- iv. Fatima Durrani.
- b. Bilal Khan Durrani.
- a. Shahr Bano Begum.
- b. Raziya Begum.
- 2. Atta ur-Rahman Khan Durrani. He had issue, three daughters:
- a. Saleema Durrani. m. ... She had issue, two daughters.
- b. Nadeema Durrani.
- c. Mohsina Durrani. m. Arshad Khan Durrani.
- 3. Ubaid ur-Rahman Khan Durrani.
- 1. Aisha Begum.
- 2. Saeeda Begum.
- iii) Shahzada Muhammad Said Khan. He had issue, a son:
- (1) Anwar Khan. Attacked and captured Multan Fort during the absence of ‘Ali Muhammad Khan in 1762. Defeated in battle outside the fort and k. there, 1762.
- 3) Shahzada Muqarrab Khan (s/o the first wife). He d.s.p.
- 4) Nawab ‘Abdu’ll Aziz Khan. b. at Multan, 1695 (s/o the second wife). Naib Nazim (Deputy Governor) of Multan 1748. He was k. in battle, at Multan, 1749, having had issue, at least four sons (three k. during the siege of Multan I 1764), including:
1680 - 1695 Ja’afar Sultan, Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali. Proclaimed on the abdication of his cousin, Sultan Hayat Khan Khudakka, 1680. He d. 1695.Copyright© Christopher Buyers1695 - 1712 Sultan ‘Abdu’lllah Khan, Shah of Herat and Sultan of Safa. b. at Safa, 1670, eldest son of Sultan Hayat Khan Khudakka, Sultan of Safa and Chief of the Alus Abdali, by his first wife. Returned to Safa after the death of his cousin, Ja’afar Sultan, and was proclaimed as Sultan and Chief of the Alus Abdali, 1695. Joined Mir Wais in his rebellion against the Persians in 1708, but later fell-out with him and returned to Safa. He joined the banner of King Kaikhusru of Georgia, the Persian commander, who recognised him as Chief of the Alus Abdali in 1709. Retired to Herat after the Persians failed to take back control of Kandahar. He then sided with the Afghan population of the city when they revolted against the Persian governor Abbas Quli Khan Shamlu, gathered together large levies of his tribe, captured Isfizar fort and surrounded the city. Admitted into the Filkhana Bastion and took control of the city, 25th July 1717. Subsequently extended his rule over Ghurian, Kuhsan, Bala-Murghab, Badghis, Obah and Farah. m. a daughter of Sardar Daulat Khan. He was k. by Qasim Khan Zafran-khel, at Rauda Bagh, Herat, 13th November 1721, having had issue, five sons:- 1) Shahzada Assadu’llah Khan. b. at Multan, before 6th November 1687. Conquered Herat from the Persians, 16th October 1712. He was k. in battle against the Ghilzais, at Dil Aram, before 3rd October 1720.
- 2) Shahzada Muhammad Khan. b. at Multan (s/o Daulat Khan’s daughter). Installed as Chief of the Alus Abdali, at Herat, before 15th July 1722. Forced to resign by the elders of the tribe after encountering opposition from his cousin, Zulfikhar Khan, before 19th September 1724. Went into exile in India, where he received an Imperial mansab of Haft Hazari and granted lands in Multan, Delhi and Lahore in 1740. He was k. while attempting to cross into Afghanistan, at Sibbi, before 30th November 1750, having had issue, at least three sons:
- a) Shahzada ‘Abdu’ll Rahim Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Shahzada Muhammad Akbar Khan. Attempted to capture Kandahar in March 1775, but captured and imprisoned at the Bala Hissar, Kabul.
- c) Shahzada Asghar Khan. He was k. with his father, at Sibbi, before 30th November 1750.
- 3) Shahzada ‘Abdu’ll Rahman Khan. He attempted to avenge his father’s death by killing Zulfikhar Khan in 1725. This resulted in a long and drawn out feud ultimately settled when the tribal leaders expelled both parties out of Herat in 1726, Zulfikhar to Bakharz and ‘Abdu’ll Rahman to Farah.
- 4) Shahzada Allah Yar Khan. Brought from Multan by the elders of the tribe and proclaimed as Chief of the Alus Abdali, at Herat, 1726. Submitted to Nadir Shah, May 1729 but subsequently lost Herat to Zulfikhar Khan 21st April 1730. Restored by Nadir Shah, 22nd August 1731. Joined the revolt against Nadir Shah, but left Herat at the dead of night when Nadir’s army advanced toward the city, 28th February 1732 . Settled in Multan.
- 5) Shahzada ‘Ali Yar Khan. He left issue.
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