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Tenure Rulers of Amb (Tanawal)[16]
unknown date - 1803 (Mir) Haibat Khan
1803–1809 (Mir) Hashim Ali Khan (son of Mir Haibat Khan and brother to Mir Nawab Khan, following)
1809–1818 (Mir) Nawab Khan
1818–1844 (Mir) Painda Khan
1844–1868 (Nawab) Jahandad Khan
1868–1907 (Nawab) Muhammad Akram Khan
1907 - 26 February 1936 (Nawab) Khanizaman Khan
26 February 1936 - 1971 (Nawab) [[Muhammad Farid Khan Brother{Nawab}Muhammad Ali Asgar khan}Of Sheargrah tanowl
1971–1973 (Nawab) Muhammad Saeed Khan (Amb state formally incorporated into Pakistan in 1972)
1973 (Nawabzada) Salahuddin Saeed Khan, (titular head of the Tanoli tribe and elder son of the last Nawab), remained a Member to the National Assembly of Pakistan from the former Tanawal/Amb state area.
Princely States Report > Archived Features > Military Uniforms of the British Indian ArmyBahawalpur State Forces
Bahawalpur is a Musalman state lying to the south-west of the Punjab with an area of 15,000 square miles and a population of about one million. The Nawab of Bahawalpur maintains as Indian States Forces one troop of Bodyguard Lancers and one-and-a-half battalions of Infantry. The Major shown in Full Dress in our picture belongs to the 1st Bahawalpur Infantry (Sadiq Battalion). The Bahawalpur troops have more than once been loaned for Imperial purposes, and in the Great War the Sadiq Battalion served in Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as on the North-West Frontier of India. The Sadiq Oarh Palace is shown in the background.
Check out this site. Many pictures.Great pictures, any chance of more pictures of Princely State troops?
Sir, the place from where i got this photos is no longer available though the person who posted this photo, I have send him a PM..What are the links?
I would like to send it to my unit so that all can realise how the evolution took place and take pride of our ancestors and their contribution to warfare.
Sir, what was the role of Pioneers versus that of Sappers in that time period?Soldiers from my regiment.
Then know as 34th Sikh Pioneers. The picture is during the siege of Delhi in 1857.