public spirit and bids fair to turn out a good and useful man to his nation. Address: Gaya, Bengal.
Asadullah Khan, the Hon'ble Nawab, Khan Bahadur (some details of whom appear in Part IV. page 115. of this work) is the present head of the Kambo family of Meerut. who are said to have entered India with Mahmud of Ghazni. Some of his ancestors, notably Nawab Shahbaz Khan, Nawab Dadan Khan and Nawab Khairandesh Khan, were officials in high posts under the Moghal Emperors. The last named, who lived during the reigns of Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb. built a fort at Meerut. the gate of which still exists, and is known as Khairnagar Gate. Nawab Mubarak Ali Khan, grandfather of the present Nawab, was Mir Munshi to Lord Auckland. His son, Nawab Ahmadullah Khan, rendered loyal service during the Mutiny, when he was wounded and twice robbed by rebels. He received the personal title of Nawab in 1885. His son, Nawab Asadullah Khan, is, as was his father, an Honorary Magistrate and Vice-President of the Meerut District and Municipal Boards. He received the title of Khan Bahadur in 1888 and the personal title of Nawab in 1895. He has received three certificates on account of his work on the District and Municipal Boards. He was recently elected to the United Provinces Council. His brother, Islamullah Khan, was for 31 years a Police Officer, serving for many years as Superintendent; the only Indian Superintendent in the United Provinces. His son, Islam Ahmad Khan, B. A., is a Deputy Superintendent of Police, while another son, Islam Nabi Khan, B. A., is a selected candidate for a Deputy Collectorship. The Nawab's third brother, Saifullah Khan, Khan Saheb, is a Deputy Collector at Bijnor, U. P., who received his title for his good work in suppressing plague riots at Cawnpore. The youngest brother of the Nawab, Amirullah Khan. is Secretary of Hapur Municipal Board. Address: Meerut.
