Hi Yes, majority of Jagirdars were Muslims. There are some prominent hindu families as well. For example Gadwal and Wanapurthy were old telagu rajas. Raja Shamraj Bahadur also called Rai-i-Rayan was a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin. Raja Rao Rambha - They were descendants of Rambhaji Nimbalkar , a maratha commander who defected to nizam. They had big jagirs in Beed and Osmanabad. Estate of Bhatambra - This is my most interesting discovery!!! I discovered that this belonged to the Jadhav family. They were descendants of famous Dhanaji Jadhav of the Santaji-Dhanaji fame. Dhanaji Jadhav's son Chandrasen Jadhav defected to the Nizam and was given an estate of Bhatambra. Strangely, Nizam was a Sunni muslim but most of the big jagirdars were either Shia or Hindus. There were no Sunni jagirdars. --- hirojirao patankar <hrpp2000@yahoo.co.in> wrote: --------------------------------- Are all jagirdars Muslims or the list includes Hindu jagirdars but Muslim titles?Thanks Patankar 27th Feb 2008 --- On Wed, 27/2/08, akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> wrote: From: akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Hyderabad Jagirdars2 To: india-royalty-l@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, 27 February, 2008, 2:42 AM HiRegarding the hyderabad jagirdars, at this link is theofficial list of all hyderabadi jagirs at the time ofits abolition in 1947.http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/scan%20acts/jagirs%20regulation.htmThe list is as follows:[Section 2(a)] List of Jamiyiat Jagirs1. Paigah Asmanjahi.2. Paigah Khurshid Jahi.3. Paigah Vicar-ul-Umra.4. Jagir of late Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur.5. Samasthan of Wanaparthy.6. Samasthan of Gadwal.7. Jagir of Rajah Sham Raj Bahadur.8. Jagir of Nawab Ghazi Jung Bahadur.9. Jagir of late Nawab Kamal Yar Jung Bahadur.10. Jagir of late Nawab Shaukat Jung Bahadur.11. Jagir of late Nawab Mehdi Jung Bahadur.12. Jagir of Nawab Ali Yavar Jung Bahadur.13. Jagir of Nawab Dost Mohd. Khan.14. Jagir of Khaja Behbud All Khan.15. Jagir of Shujaat Ali Khan.16. Jagir of Rabat Ali Khan.17. Jagir of Mir Imdad Ali Khan, S/o.Azad Ali Khan.18. Jagir Mirza Sardar Ali Khan, Qiledar ofMalkhed.19. Jagir of Lt. Col. Umar Daraz Khan, Qiledar ofGolconda.20. Estate of Nawab Asker Jung Bahadur.21. Estate of Nawab Suraiya Jung Bahadur.22. Estate of Raja Krishna Rao.23. Estate of Bhatambra. ____________________________________________________________________________________Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping-------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email toINDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' withoutthe quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. Click here. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping