Hamid Ali Khan of Rampur explained

Nawab Hamid Ali Khan of Rampur
Nawab of Rampur
Chief of the Rohilla,
Titletext:Major-General, His Highness ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i- Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul- Umara
Succession:Nawab of Rampur
Reign:1889–1930
Predecessor:Nawab Mushtaq Ali Khan
Successor:Nawab Raza Ali Khan
Succession1:Chief of the Rohilla
Reign1:1889–1930
Predecessor1:Nawab Mushtaq Ali Khan
Successor1:Nawab Raza Ali Khan
Birth Date:31 August 1875
Birth Place:Rampur, British Raj
Death Place:Hamid Manzil, Rampur, British Raj
Burial Place:Karbala, Iraq
Full Name:Nawab Sayyid Hamid Ali Khan Bahadur Rohilla
Regnal Name:Major-General, His Highness, ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i- Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul- Umara, Nawab Syed Sir Hamid ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO
House:Rohilla (by Adoption)
Barha
Father:Nawab Mushtaq Ali Khan
Mother:Nawab Kurshid Jahan Begum Sahiba
Religion:Shia Islam

Nawab Sayyid Hamid Ali Khan Bahadur (31 August 1875–19 June 1930) was Nawab of the princely state of Rampur from 1889 to 1930.

He was only thirteen (but turning fourteen years of age) when he ascended the throne of Rampur, he ruled under a regency to 1896, when Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin invested him with full ruling powers. During his reign, his salute was raised from 13-guns to 15 as a result of Sir Hamid's army seeing distinguished service in the Middle East, Afghanistan and German East Africa during World War I. A staunch supporter of higher education, Sir Nawab Hamid gave generously to many colleges across the subcontinent, including the Lucknow Medical College and Aligarh Muslim University, also greatly expanding the number of educational institutions within his state. He was instrumental in foundation of Shia College, Lucknow.[1]

Dying in 1930 at the age of 54, after a 41-year reign, Sir Hamid was buried at Karbala, Iraq. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Raza Ali Khan Bahadur.

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  1. Book: Islam and the Modern Age. 1992. Islam and the Modern Age Society.. en.

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