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Hajji Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur (1832 – 23 March 1887) was a Nawab of the princely stateofRampur from 1865 to 1887. Succeeding his father, Sir Nawab Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur, he continued his father's good works, expanding the Rampur library, constructing the Jama Masjid costing Rs.3 lakhs and encouraging the spread of education, irrigation, architecture, literature and art in general. A gifted ruler, Sir Kalb Ali Khan was highly literate in Arabic and Persian and patronised scholars from across India and the Islamic world. He was a member of John Lawrence's governance council from 1878 to his death, attended the Delhi DurbarofQueen Victoria and was granted a personal salute of 17-guns.
| Nawab Kalb E Ali Khan Bahadur of Rampur | |||||||||
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| NawabofRampur Chief of the Rhohilla His Highness, ‘Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Haji, Nawab Khuld Ashiyan | |||||||||
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| Rampur | |||||||||
| Reign | 1865-1887 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Nawab Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur | ||||||||
| Successor | Nawab Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan Bahadur | ||||||||
| Chief of the Rohilla | |||||||||
| Reign | 1865-1887 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Nawab Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan | ||||||||
| Successor | Nawab Mushtaq Ali Khan | ||||||||
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| Born | 1834 Aonla | ||||||||
| Died | 23 March 1887 Qila-E-Mualla, Rampur | ||||||||
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Mausoleum of Hafiz Jamalullah
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| House | Rohilla (by Adoption) | ||||||||
| Father | Nawab Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan | ||||||||
| Mother | Nawab Firuz Un Nisa Begum Sahiba | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
He was also an Urdu-language writer and essayist and poet of ghazals.[1]
He was succeeded at his death in 1887, aged 55, by his son, Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan Bahadur.
Kalb Ali Khan Born: 1834 Died: 23 March 1887 | ||
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| Preceded by | Nawab of Rampur 1865-1887 |
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