Qaimkhani
Kaimkhani or Qaimkhani Rajput are the descendants of Khan-e Jehan Nawab Kaim Khan Shaheed who was the son of Raja Motay Rai Chauhan, the ruler of Dorayraor Dadrewa (presently situated in Bikaner Rajasthan). The first progenitor of Kaimkhanis was Karamchand born in the family of Moterao of Chauhan clan, the ruler of Dadrewa. [1] Firuz Shah Tughluq converted him to Islam and named him Kaimkhan. [2] Thus his descendants were called Kaimkhani. [3]He embraced Islam along with his brothers, Zainuddin and Jabaruddin, in the times of Sultan Feroz Shah (born in 1310 AD & crowned in 1351 AD). Descendents of Zainuddin and Jabaruddin are also called 'Kaimkhanis'.
Nawab Kaim Khan was an Ameer of the Delhi Sultanate. Tuzk-e-Mehboobia of Sultan-e-Deccan Mir Mehboob Ali Khan mentions:
- "Nawab Kaim Khan embraced Islam in 754 Hijra. In 760 Hijra, Sultan Feroz Shah appointed him the Governor of Hisar Ferozah with the title of Khan-e-Jehan". [4]
Nawab Kaim Khan continued as the Governor of Hisar in the times of Sultan Mehmood Shah Tughlaq and Khizar Khan. Khizar defeated Daulat Khan Lodhi and imprisoned him under Nawab Kaim Khan at Hisar Ferozah. (It is the same Daulat Khan Lodhi who was at the helms of the Delhi Sultanate for one year and three months).
Khizar Khan then developed differences with Nawab Kaim Khan. Khizar Khan was on a military campaign when he received the information that Ameers Kaim Khan, Ikhtiar Khan, and all remnants belonging to the household of Sultan Mehmood Shah Tughlaq were planning to dethrone him. Khizar Khan left the campaign and while going back to Delhi, invited with deceit Nawab Kaim Khan and others at a meeting held at the banks of Jumna and murdered them all on 20th Jamadi-ul-Awal, 822 Hijra, [5]
Tareekh-e-Farishta and Tarik-e-Tabqat-e-Akbari also corroborate this incident. It appears that Nawab's body was then thrown in the river Jumna as his burial place is not given in the history books.
Nawab Kaim Khan had six sons, named Muhammad Khan, Taj Khan, Quttab Khan, Mohan Khan, Ikhtiar Khan, and Wahid Khan. In the life of the Nawab, Muhammad Khan lived in Hisar while Taj Khan and Quttub Khan ruled Tussam in Punjab. And Mohan Khan and Ikhtiar Khan were the rulers of Fatehabad and Dhosi. After the death of their father at the hands of Khizar Khan, they dispersed and chose to keep a low profile for the time being to avoid confrontation with Hakim-e-Delhi. Taj Khan was the eldest son of Nawab Kaim Khan and was made the Nawab of Hisar. He ruled Hisar from 1420 - 1446 AD. After death of Taj Khan his eldest son Fateh Khan was made Nawab of Hisar but Bahlol Lodi expelled Fatehkhan from Hisar. Taj Khan's brother, Muhammad Khan was made Nawab of Hansi but he was also expelled. Both these brothers came to Shekhawati area of Rajasthan and established here two states and became Nawabs. These states were Fatehpur and Jhunjhunu. [6] Their descendants also founded the states of Narhar, Barwasi, Jharo Dapti, and Kayad.
The prominent historical profession of the Kaimkhanis being Rajputs is soldiery. Many Kaimkhanis served in Mughal, Deccan, and English armies.
Before partition, Kaimkhanis were mostly settled in Shekhawati, a vast area of Rajasthan. Many are still living there. After partition of India, a large number of Kaimkhanis migrated to Pakistan and are settled in Tando Allahyar, Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, Multan, Sahiwal, Okara, Lahore, and Sheikhupura.[7]
References
- ^ Muhnot nainsi ki khyat part-1 page 99
- ^ Dr Dasharatha Sharma: Kaimkhan Rasa, page-1
- ^ Jhabarmal Sharma: Maru Bharat 1/3, page 5
- ^ Tuzk-e-Mehboobia, Volume II, Page No.189
- ^ Tarikh-e-Hindustan, Volume II by Maulvi Zaka-ullah Delhvi. Pages 294, 297 & 302.
- ^ Sahi Ram: Ek adhuri kranti, page 4-5
- ^ Kaimkhani.com