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Nawab Sher Muhammad Khan Bahadur
1672 - 1712 Nawab Sher Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Sher Jang, Nawab of Malerkotla. b. at Fort Kotla, 1640, elder son of
Nawab Firuz Khan, Nawab of Malerkotla, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1672. Granted the
titles of Bahadur and Sher Jang, and a Sword of Honour, by the Emperor.
Held in near veneration by the Sikhs because he appealed to Aurangzeb to spare the
lives of Guru Gobind Singh's two young sons, when captured at Sirhind. He declared
that their execution contravened the dictates of Islam and the laws laid-down by
the Prophet. According to the Mahan Kosh, when told that the Nawab of Malerkotla
had raised his voice, the Guru blessed the house of the nawab, declaring that its
"roots shall remain forever green." He d. at Maler Kotla, 1712 (bur.
there at the Shahi Muqbara), having had issue, eight sons:
1)
Nawab Ghulam Husain
Khan, Nawab of Malerkotla.
2) Sahibzada Mirza Khan.
3) Sahibzada Muhammad Azim
Khan.
4)
Nawab Jamal Khan, Nawab
of Malerkotla
5) Sahibzada Fateh 'Ali
Khan. He was k. (s.p.) in battle against Maharaja Ala Singh
of Patiala, 1732.
6) Sahibzada Akbar 'Ali
Khan. He d.s.p.
7) Sahibzada Ghulam 'Ali
Khan. He was k. (s.p.) in battle against Maharaja Ala Singh
of Patiala, 1732.
8) Sahibzada Ghulam Rasul
Khan. He was k. (s.p.) in battle against Maharaja Ala
Singh of Patiala, 1732.