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{{infobox royalty<br />
| name = Faiz Muhammad Khan Talpur<br />
| title = Wali-e-Mumlikat-e-Khudadad-e-Khairpur<br />
| succession = [[Mir (title)|Mir]] of [[Khairpur (princely state)|Khairpur]]<br />
| reign = 2 April 1894 – 6 March 1909<br />
| predecessor = Ali Murad Khan<br />
| successor = [[Mir Imam Bakhsh Khan Talpur|Imam Bakhsh Khan]]<br />
| birth_date = {{circa|1835}}<br />
| death_date = 6 March 1909<br />
| issue = {{unbulleted list|[[Mir Imam Bakhsh Khan Talpur|Imam Bakhsh Khan]]|Ahmad Ali Khan|}}<br />
| full name = Mir Faiz Muhammad Khan Talpur I<br />
| house = {{flagicon image|Khairpurflag.png}} [[Khairpur (princely state)|Khairpur]]<br />
| father = Ali Murad Khan Talpur<br />
| dynasty = [[Talpur_dynasty#Sohrabani_Talpurs_of_Khairpur|Talpur]]<br />
}}<br />
[[Sir]] '''Faiz Muhammad Khan Talpur''' {{small|[[Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]]}} ({{Langx|sd|فيض محمد خان ٽالپر}}) was the [[Mir (title)|Mir]] of [[Khairpur (princely state)|Khairpur]] from 1894 until his death in 1909.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
He was born in 1835 to Ali Murad Khan, the [[Mir (title)|Mir]] of [[Khairpur (princely state)|Khairpur]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Lethbridge |first=Sir Roper |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Book_of_India_A_Genealogical/zykYAAAAYAAJ |title=The Golden Book of India. A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire. With an Appendix for Ceylon |date=1900 |publisher=S. Low, Marston & Company |pages=138 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Debrett_s_Illustrated_Peerage_and_Barone/DQApiSlr4rEC |title=Debrett's Illustrated Peerage and Baronetage, Titles of Courtesy and the Knightage |date=1902 |publisher=Kelly's Directories |pages=747 |language=en}}</ref> Upon the death of his father on 2 April 1894, he succeeded him as [[Mir (title)|Mir]] of [[Khairpur (princely state)|Khairpur]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Dept |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Treaties_Engagements_and/Xz1eQIW2c9gC |title=A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads, Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries |date=1909 |publisher=Superintendent Government Printing, India |pages=335 |language=en}}</ref> During his reign, he introduced a series of reforms that brought his state in line with other progressive ones and were instrumental in increasing [[Khairpur (princely state)|Khairpur]]'s revenue many times over compared to the level at the time of his succession.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Commons |first=Great Britain Parliament House of |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Parliamentary_Papers/3fhDAQAAMAAJ |title=Parliamentary Papers: 1850-1908 |date=1903 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |pages=45–46 |language=en}}</ref> In the first eight years of his reign, [[Khairpur (princely state)|Khairpur]]'s revenue increased by over 100%.<ref name=":2" /> He constructed new canals and improved existing ones.<ref name=":2" /> He built roads, bridges, wells, rest houses for travelers, and tanks.<ref name=":2" /> He established academic and industrial schools that provided education free of charge.<ref name=":2" /> He also established several medical institutions, such as dispensaries and hospitals, where both medicine and consultations were provided free of charge.<ref name=":2" /> He reformed the entire justice system in his dominion and established several courts where justice was imparted impartially.<ref name=":2" /><br />
[[File:Mir of Khairpur with his entourage.jpg|thumb|H.H. the Mir Sir Faiz Muhammad Khan I Talpur of Khairpur (seated, front row) with members of his entourage.]]<br />
On 20 June 1897, on the occasion of [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria|Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee]], he was made a [[Grand Cross|Knight Grand Commander]] of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]].<ref name=":0" /> [[Lord Curzon]], then [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy and Governor-General of India]], invited him via letter to attend the [[Delhi Durbar]] on 1 January 1903, which was organized to celebrate the accession of [[Edward VII]] as [[Emperor of India]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7733 |title=History of the Delhi Coronation Durbar : held on the first of January 1903 to celebrate the Coronation of his Majesty King Edward vii Emperor of India |date=1904 |publisher=John Murray Albemarle, London |pages=1–15,26–27,77,89}}</ref> He participated in the State Entry into [[Delhi]] on 29 December 1902.<ref name=":3" /> His camp, on the occasion, was situated between the [[Rajput|Rajputs]] on one side and the [[Baloch people|Baluchis]] on the other.<ref name=":3" /> It consisted of a large durbar tent with stained-glass windows.<ref name=":3" /> He attended the durbar exhibition.<ref name=":3" /> In 1906, the number of [[Gun salute|gun salutes]] he received was increased from 15 to 17 as a mark of personal distinction.<ref name=":1" /><br />
He married and had two sons: [[Mir Imam Bakhsh Khan Talpur|Imam Bakhsh Khan]] and Ahmad Ali Khan.<ref name=":1" /> He died on 6 March 1909, and his son, [[Mir Imam Bakhsh Khan Talpur|Imam Bakhsh Khan]], succeeded him as [[Mir (title)|Mir]] of [[Khairpur (princely state)|Khairpur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ruling_Chiefs_Nobles_and_Zamindars_o/LfoxAQAAMAAJ |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India |date=1915 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |pages=172–173 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.03014/11783.E33004_Imperial_Coronation_Durbar_1911%252C_Vol-I/ |title=Imperial coronation durbar 1911 |date=1911 |publisher=The Imperial Publishing, Lahore |pages=110}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category: 1835 births]]<br />
[[Category: 1909 deaths]]<br />
[[Category: Mirs of Khairpur]]<br />
[[Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]]</div>KristineCharlton