The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Pestonji Jehangir

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1603926The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915) — Pestonji JehangirC. Hayavadana Rao


Pestonji Jehangir, Khan Bahadur (1887), C.I.E. (1882); b. 1831; belongs to a family which was honored by the Moghul Emperors with the grant of Jagirs in Surat and the Titles of “Nekshant Khan” and “Iabyar Khan”; the family is described by Sir John Malcolm as the “Khan’s of the Empire”. Address: Bombay, India.