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Yar Muhammad Khan
Eldest, though illegitimate, son of Dost Muhammad Khan; took the throne from his half-brother Sultán Muhammad Khan with the Nizám's backing (undated on the page, between Dost Muhammad's 1723 death and his own) and died in 1758 after an uneventful reign, leaving four sons.
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- p. 169 · read as page image
Immediately after his death the Minister of Bhopál elevated Dost Mahomed's son Súltán Mahomed to the throne, to the prejudice of his eldest, but illegitimate son, Yár Mahomed... Yár Mahomed's cause having been espoused by the Nizám, Súltán Mahomed was driven from the throne. After an uneventful reign Yár Mahomed died in A.D. 1758, leaving four sons, the eldest of whom, Faiz Mahomed, succeeded him.