Nawabzada Shahabuddin Khan Explained

Honorific Prefix:Nawabzada
Shahabuddin Khan
Native Name Lang:Urdu
Order:Last Khan of Jandol State
Term Start:1947
Term End:1969

Nawabzada Muhammad Shahabuddin Khan[1] (Urdu: شہاب الدین خان‬) was the last Khan of Jandol, a princely state that is now part of Lower Dir District, Pakistan from 1947 to 1969. He is remembered for building schools, hospitals, forts and roads but also for his absolute rule over the region, which ended when Pakistan took control of Dir after local unrest.

Life

He was the second son of Nawab of Dir Sir Nawab Shah Jahan Khan.[2] [3] After Partition in 1947 Nawab Shah Jehan made his three sons Khan of different parts of the state; Nawabzada Shahabuddin Khan governing Munda and Samar Bagh (Jandool), presently Lower Dir.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Correspondent . A. . Several Jandol tribes stake claim to disputed land . DAWN.COM . en . 4 October 2018.
  2. News: Tribe seeks ban on sale, purchase of shared land . www.thenews.com.pk . May 11, 2016.
  3. Web site: District Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712105239/http://www.upperdir.financekpp.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=63 . dead . 2014-07-12 . Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.