Raja Bahadur Nahar Khan | |
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Wali-e-Mewat | |
Reign | 1372-1402 |
Predecessor | Post Established |
Successor | Khanzada Bahadur Khan |
Issue |
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House | Khanzada |
Father | Raja Lakhan Pal |
Raja Bahadur Nahar Khan was the ruler of Mewat and the progenitor of Khanzada Rajput clan who were themselves a sub-clan of Jadaun Rajputs. His original name was Sambhar Pal and later came to be known as Nahar Singh. He and his brother Sopar Pal (who later became Chhaju Khan) embraced Islam under the influence of Firuz Shah Tughlaq after he annexed their estates.[1] He was also known as Wali-e-Mewat Raja Bahadur Nahar Khan[2]