Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s kashmiri geneology
( Tracing Sir Syed’s Kashmiri Ancestory )
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1) Syed Syed Ahmed Khan wrote a biography of his grand father ,published in 1886 ,in which he traces back his ancestory from Kashmir .
2) In the biography ,”Seerat – e – Fareediya ”
pp.3 ,he has written about his 1000 year old geneology .
3) His 6th – great grand – father , Khwaja Abdul Aziz ,was a kashmiri silk merchant ,he came to Dehli and established a silk factory there .
4) Khawaja Ashraf was grandson of Khawaja Abdul aziz and his son was Khawaja Farid ud din Ahmed Khan Bahadur .
5) Khawaja Farid ud din Khan bahadur got married in another Kashmir tribe of Khawaja Abdullah Ahrar .
6) Sir Syed was grand son of Khawaja Farid ud din Khan Bahadur ,since he was orphaned very early ,so his grand father adopted him .
7) Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan in his on writings including his bilingual journal The Loyal Mohamedans of India (Vol. I; 1860) : Khawaja Fariduddin’s Khan bahadurs eldest daughter Azeenunisa was married to Sayyid
Mohammad Muttaqi in 1805.( He was his relative it seems ? )
9) With the financial help of another ,kashmir nawab ,Khawaja Salimullah ( Nawab of Dhaka – later Founder of all India muslim league) ,he Established Aligarh Muslim university.
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10)Note : I am still exploring more facts on it and will publish it soon ,you may add you information \ negation or criticism in the comment section .
Further reading :
1) Tarikh e yaafi
2) Safinat ul awliya
3) Tabqat ul qubra
4) Seerat e Fareediya – 1886
5 ) Bilingual journal The Loyal Mohamedans of India (Vol. I; 1860
DrAshraf Kashmiri
Email : drashrafshafikashmiri@gmail.com
Sir Syed .
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