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Hamidullah Khan

1894–1960 · 20th century

Hamidullah Khan was the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal, from 1926 to 1949, succeeding his mother Sultan Jahan Begum. He was twice chancellor of the Chamber of Princes and opposed the merger of the princely states into India, holding out until 1949, when Bhopal became a centrally administered state of the Indian Union.

Hamidullah Khan
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Bhopal State

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