Zainabad, also spelled Zainbad (ज़ीनाबाद), was a small former princely state spanning 78 square kilometers. Located in the Rann of Kutch, in what is now the state of Gujarat, India.
Title of the prince: Talukdar.
Dynasty: Multani Malek.
Religion: Muslim.
Area: 10 square miles and comprised 6 villages.
Population: 3.456 people in 1921 year, comprised 7 villages.
Current head of the dynasty: Malek Shri Mahomed Shabbir Khan.
The Multani Malek family traces its lineage back to the Sufi saint Khwaja Bahudin Zakaria. A significant event in their history recounts how, in the 13th century, Malek Bakhan avenged his father's death and was rewarded with the state of Dasada by the king of Ahmedabad. Zainabad subsequently separated from Dasada and was renamed in honor of Malek Shri Zain Khanji. The traditional succession followed a patrilineal system, passing to the eldest son of the first wife.
The princely state of Zainabad was initially part of the Baroda State during the British Raj.
Later, in 1921, Zainabad became a separate princely state in its own right.
The current Talukdar of Zainabad is Malek Shri Mahomed Shabbir Khan, born in 1941 and married to Rani Riddhi. They have three children, including their heir, Kumar Shri Dhanraj Malik, who is married to Kumari Zaida and has two children, one of whom is a son, Kumar Shri Armaan Malik.
Title of the prince: Talukdar.
Dynasty: Multani Malek.
Religion: Muslim.
Area: 10 square miles and comprised 6 villages.
Population: 3.456 people in 1921 year, comprised 7 villages.
Current head of the dynasty: Malek Shri Mahomed Shabbir Khan.
The Multani Malek family traces its lineage back to the Sufi saint Khwaja Bahudin Zakaria. A significant event in their history recounts how, in the 13th century, Malek Bakhan avenged his father's death and was rewarded with the state of Dasada by the king of Ahmedabad. Zainabad subsequently separated from Dasada and was renamed in honor of Malek Shri Zain Khanji. The traditional succession followed a patrilineal system, passing to the eldest son of the first wife.
The princely state of Zainabad was initially part of the Baroda State during the British Raj.
Later, in 1921, Zainabad became a separate princely state in its own right.
The current Talukdar of Zainabad is Malek Shri Mahomed Shabbir Khan, born in 1941 and married to Rani Riddhi. They have three children, including their heir, Kumar Shri Dhanraj Malik, who is married to Kumari Zaida and has two children, one of whom is a son, Kumar Shri Armaan Malik.
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