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Civil decorationEligibilityMuslim and non-Hindu native IndiansPost-nominalsKBStatusDiscontinued since 1947Last awarded1947EquivalentRai Bahadur (for Hindus)Next\u00a0(lower)Khan SahibKhan Bahadur \u2013 a compound of khan (‘leader’) and bahadur (‘brave’) \u2013 was a formal title of respect and honor, which was conferred exclusively on Muslim and other non-Hindu natives of British India. It was one degree higher than the title of Khan Sahib.The title was conferred on individuals for faithful service or acts of public welfare to the Empire. Recipients were entitled to prefix the title to their name and were presented with a special Title Badge and a citation (or sanad). It was conferred on behalf of the Government of British India by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India.[1]The title was dis-established in 1947 upon the independence of India.[2]The title “Khan Bahadur” was originally conferred in Mughal India on Muslim subjects in recognition of public services rendered and was adopted by British India for the same purpose and extended to cover other non-Hindu subjects of India. Hindu subjects of British India were conferred the title of “Rai Bahadur”.Recipients[edit]The following is a chronological list of selected recipients (the list below is not exhaustive):  Sanad of Khan Bahadur Shaikh Khan Mohammed Qureshi of Bohar Mohallah Rawalpindi. 1921, Delhi1891: Mian Ghulam Farid Khan Bahadur, former Extra-Assistant Commissioner in Punjab and Honorary Magistrate of Batala.[5]Khan Bahadur Khalifullah Rowther Sahib, Dewan of Pudukkottai State1905: Muhammad Habibullah was awarded the title of Khan Bahadur by the Indian government[6]1912: Khan Bahadur Sayed Rustom Ali (Registrar, Court of the Political Resident, Aden).[7]1912: Khan Bahadur, Nadir Husain, District Superintendent of Police, Bengal.[8]1914: Khan Bahadur Muhammad Hira Khan, (Civil Engineer from University of Roorkee (Gold Medalist); Supervisor, Public Works Department, Lucknow, United Provinces.[9]1915: Khan Bahadur Syed Abdul Majid, CIE (Bengali politician, lawyer and entrepreneur)1923: Khan Bahadur Mian Muhammad Said, Bar-at-law, British-Indian Police and Minister in Royal State of Kapurthala.[10]1925: Khan Bahadur Maulvi Gada Husain, (retired) Deputy Collector, United Provinces.[11][12]1925: Khan Bahadur Maulvi Alimuzzaman Chaudhuri. M.L.C. Landholder and Chairman, District Board and Municipality, Faridpur.[13]  “Saand” awarded in 1930 by Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, to Syed Niaz Qutb1929: Khan Bahadur Major General Fateh Naseeb Khan, Senapati, Alwar State, Rajputana1930: Khan Bahadur, Syed Niaz Qutb (also spelled as Qutab), Postmaster General.[14][15][16][17]1931: Khan Bahadur Maulvi Muhammad Fazlul Karim, Magistrate, collector, and administrator of Refugees, Bengal.[18]1932: Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Khan, Divisional Inspector of Schools.[19]1935: Khan Bahadur Khalifa Mohammad Asadullah, the first Muslim and second Indian to run the Imperial Library of the Raj in Calcutta and the first Indian to become a fellow of the Library Association, London.[20][21]1935: Sheikh Abdullah (1874\u20131965), Indian educationalist, social reformer, lawyer, and the founder of Women’s College, Aligarh.[22][23]1936: Khan Bahadur Waliur Rahman, Planter and Proprietor of several tea gardens in Duars, Assam.[24]1937: Khan Bahadur Muhammad Humayun, District Collector 1937-1939, ICS – Nellore.[25]1938: Khan Bahadur Maulvi Muhammad Yahya, (retired) Deputy Magistrate, Deputy Collector and Chief Manager, Dacca Nawab Estate[26]1943: Khan Bahadur Yousof Hossain Chaudhury, Vice-President, District School Board, Faridpur.[27]Aziz al-Hasan Ghouri[28]See also[edit]References[edit]^ H. Taprell Dorling. (1956). Ribbons and Medals. A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. p.\u00a0111.^ Sharma, B. K. Introduction to the Constitution of India, published by Prentice-Hall, India, 2007, ISBN\u00a08120332466, p. 83.^ “Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library”.^ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). “Islam, Nawab Sirajul”. Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online\u00a0ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN\u00a0984-32-0576-6. OCLC\u00a052727562. OL\u00a030677644M. Retrieved 19 April 2023.^ Who’s Who in India. Newal Kishore Press, Lucknow. 1911.^ A\u1e25mad Sa\u02bb\u012bd (1997). Muslim India, 1857\u20131947: a biographical dictionary. Institute of Pakistan Historical Research. p.\u00a0144.^ Bahadur, R. (1912). Who’s who in India – Supplement. \u0420\u0438\u043f\u043e\u043b \u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0438\u043a. ISBN\u00a09785872301257.^ Second Supplement to Who’s Who in India. Lucknow Newul Kishore Press. 1914^ Second Supplement of Who’s Who in India brought up to 1914. Lucknow Newul Kishore Press. 1914. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Alt URL^ P, Kabad: Waman. Indian Who’s who. Yeshanand & Company.^ “The Gazette of India Extraordinary, Jan 1st 1925”. The Gazette of India: 6\u20137. 1925.^ “The New Year’s Honours List”. The Civil and Military Gazette. 1 January 1925. pp.\u00a03\u20134.^ The Quarterly Civil List for Bengal. Corrected up to 1st April 1930. Appendix. Part II. List of Title-Holders and Recipients of Decorations, etc., in Bengal. Page No. 67^ Report of the Committee of Bengal Chamber of Commerce, published in year 1931. Proceedings of the Annual General Meeting 1932, i to xxi. Bengal Chamber of Commerce, India. 1931.^ The India Office and Burma Office List … Harrison and sons, Limited. 1920. p.\u00a029.^ The India Office and Burma Office List … Harrison and sons, Limited. 1928. p.\u00a0950.^ V\u0101rshika Ripor\u1e6da. Department of India Posts and Telegraphs, British Government of India. 1929.^ Government of Bengal. The Bengal Civil List (Published annually). Corrected up to 1 July 1944. No. 279. Part II – List of Persons in Bengal Holding Titles Conferred or Recognized by His Excellency The Viceroy. Page 443^ Chowdhury, Saifuddin. “Khan, Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman1”. Banglapedia. Retrieved 9 April 2023.^ Patel, Jashu; Kumar, Krishan (2001). Libraries and Librarianship in India. ISBN\u00a09780313294235.^ “Khan Bahadur Khalifa Muhammad Asadullah: A Pioneer of Library Movement in South Asia” (PDF). Pakistani Librarian.^ “The Other Sheikh Abdullah”. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.^ “Aligarh Muslim University || Halls”. www.amu.ac.in.^ The Bengal Civil List (Published half yearly) corrected up to 1 January 1937; Appendix \u2013 List of Title-Holders and Recipients of Decorations, etc. Page 696^ Government of Madras (2004). Gazetteer of the Nellore District: Brought Upto 1938. Asian Educational Services. p.\u00a0254. ISBN\u00a0978-81-206-1851-0.^ Government of Bengal. The Bengal Civil List (Published annually). Corrected up to 1 July 1944. No. 279. Part II – List of Persons in Bengal Holding Titles Conferred or Recognized by His Excellency The Viceroy. Page 444^ Government of Bengal. The Bengal Civil List1944: “Khan Bahadur Sardar Aurangzeb”, the raees of Malal, As an Assistant Commissioner in the Indian Civil Services.  (Published annually). Corrected up to 1 July 1944. No. 279. Part II – List of Persons in Bengal Holding Titles Conferred or Recognized by His Excellency The Viceroy. Page 445^ Faiz Qaziabadi. “Aziz al-Hasan Majzoob”. kashmiruzma.net. Kashmir Uzma. 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