Dost Mohammad Khan was the founder of Bhopal State in central India. He founded the modern city of Bhopal, the capital of the modern day Madhya Pradesh state.
Dost Mohammad Khan, Nawab of Bhopal 19th century
Ruins of Ginnorgarh, the Ginnor fort
Kamlapati Mahal in Bhopal
The Nawabs of Bhopal were the Muslim rulers of Bhopal, now part of Madhya Pradesh, India. The nawabs first ruled under the Mughal Empire from 1707 to 1737, under the Maratha Confederacy from 1737 to 1
Dost Mohammad of Bhopal
…was, however, allowed to execute the royal functions as the regent. The Bhopal State later became a protectorate of British India, and was ruled by the descendants of Dost Mohammad Khan until 1949, when it was merged into independent India. Most of Dost Mohammad Khan's descendants along with the bulk of the Muslim…
Nawabs of Bhopal, c. 1630–1640
Nawab of Bhopal, 17–18th century
Bhopal royal family: From left to right – Nawab Hamidullah Khan, his wife Maimoona Sultan, their daughters – Rabia Sultan, Abida Sultan, Sajida Sultan in London, 1932