Pataudi State

The Pataudi state was established in 1806 through a land grant from Lord Lake. Faiz Talab Khan, an Afghan Pashtun warlord of the Barech tribe, was made the first Nawab, aided them in their battle against the Maratha Empire, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. The family traces their origin to 16th century India, when their ancestors came from present day Afghanistan to India during the period of the Lodi dynasty. The former Pataudi Palace was a hotel for some time, but is now owned privately by Saif Ali Khan, the current patriarch of the Pataudi family. ==Rulers==

Rulers bore the title of the Nawab. • Faiz Talab Khan (r. 1804–1829) • Akbar Ali Khan (r. 1829–1862) • Mohammad Taqi Ali Khan (r. 1862–1867) • Mohammad Mukhtar Husain Khan (r. 1867–1878) • Mohammad Mumtaz Husain Ali Khan (r. 1878–1898) • Mohammad Muzaffar Ali Khan (r. 1898–1913) • Mohammad Ibrahim Ali Khan (r. 1913–1917) • Mohammad Iftikhar Ali Khan (r. 1917–1948; titular 1948–1952) • Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan (1952–2011): Titular Nawab • Saif Ali Khan (2011–Present): Titular Nawab == Demographics ==