Dynasty · 1714 – 1801
Farrukhabad — the Bangash Nawabs
1714 marks Muhammad Khan Bangash's founding of Farrukhabad, named for Emperor Farrukhsiyar; a second Wikipedia article gives 1713 for the same founding. 1801 marks the Bangash Nawabs' acceptance of East India Company suzerainty after maintaining a compact territory through the 18th century. Imperial Gazetteer (2026-09-22): The Gazetteer confirms 1714 as when Muhammad Khan Bangash founded Farrukhabad, matching the row's start date, but dates the Nawab's actual surrender of his sovereign rights to 1802, a year after the 1801 cession of Oudh's tributary claim to the British.
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- wiki-farrukhabad-from
Farrukhabad was founded by Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash, who named it after the then reigning Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1714.
- wiki-mughal-successor-states
the Bangash Nawabs maintained a compact territory through the 18th century and accepted Company suzerainty in 1801
- vol. 12, p. 64
The founder was Muhammad Khan, a Bangash Afghan belonging to a village near Kaimganj. He brought 12,000 men to Farrukh Siyar in his fight for the throne, and was rewarded by a grant in Bundelkhand. In 1714 he obtained a grant near his own home and founded the city of Farrukhabad.