Nawab Bahadur Khanji - III

Nawab Bahadur Khanji  

     

      Junagadh After the death of the sixth Nawab of Junagadh, Mahabat Khanji II, his son Bahadur Khanji came as the Nawab of Junagadh. He was born on 5-1-16.  Who was educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.  In his father's time, he took part in the administration and ran the state police department.  He completed his studies at Rajkumar College and toured Hindustan with Colonel Lester in 18-2 AD.  He had five begums.  But Akay did not have a son.  In his time, Junagadh state was making great strides in the age of modernity.  A bridge was built over Damodar Kund.  The foundation of the Leper Asylum was laid by Prince Albert Victor on the way to Datar's Hill.  In his time, Kadu Makrani was an outcast.  Apart from this, the Nawab's army fired on the Maiyas on the Kanda Dungar, so 3 Maiyas were killed in the massacre and one woman was also killed.  So there was an uproar in Sorath.  Population of Junagadh city  2.1 in 191.  211.20 in 181  9,51 in 1901, 4,613 in 1911.  6,51 in 181; 2,50 in 151;  5,411 in 181. 6,90 in 181.  It was 9 in 181.  In 2001, the population of Junagadh was 4,50,8.  They also introduced necessary reforms in Junagadh state.  They monopolized the revenue collection of the villages, stopped the practice and introduced the norm of collecting revenue by the Talatis.  So the farmers got a lot of relief.  He introduced cash disbursement instead of cash on fruits and vegetables.  In 1918, Victoria Jubilee Junagadh Scholarship (Rs. 2000) was started to promote education.  Apart from this, three scholarships of Rs. 2006 were given to go to England to study. He was declared the title of GCIE on 5-11-17.  The court for this was given the title by a political agent in Rajkot on 30-11-190.  During his tenure, the state had an income of Rs. 2,3,8/50 and an outflow of Rs.  In his time, works like Mahabat Madrasa, Ferguson Bridge, Girnar and Datar's steps, Shapur's fort, stone lions etc. were done in Junagadh to decorate Junagadh.  In addition, in his time, when the railway first entered Junagadh on January 18, 19, Captain Kennedy inaugurated a political colonel named Woodhouse to commemorate the event.  Then on 1st September 19 Jetalsar Junagadh Railway was formally started.  While Junagadh Veraval Railway was started on 1st February 19th.  In the time of this Nawab, Bahauddinbhai built houses on the south side of the new Mukler Gate and built houses on the north side.  He died on 21-1-16.  He was buried in the Mahabat Tomb in front of the court