Nawabzada Shahabuddin Khan

Nawabzada
Shahabuddin Khan
Nawabzada Shahabuddin Khan
شہاب الدین خان
	A Young Shahhabuddin Khan
Last Khan of Jandol State
	In office; 1947–1969

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 rulers of different parts of the state; Nawabzada Shahabuddin Khan governing Munda and Samar Bagh (Jandool), presently Lower Dir.

References

^ Correspondent, A. (4 October 2018). "Several Jandol tribes stake claim to disputed land". DAWN.COM. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "Tribe seeks ban on sale, purchase of shared land". www.thenews.com.pk. May 11, 2016.
^ "District Profile". Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12.

External links

Official Facebook Page by Royal Family

[1] Correspondent, A. (4 October 2018). "Several Jandol tribes stake claim to disputed land". DAWN.COM. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

[r1-2] "Tribe seeks ban on sale, purchase of shared land". www.thenews.com.pk. May 11, 2016.

[r2-3] "District Profile". Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12.

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