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| '''Nawab Muhammad Amir Khan''' (1769–1834) was a military general in the service of [[Yashwantrao Holkar]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] and later became the first ruler of the [[Tonk (princely state)|princely state of Tonk]] (in the present day [[Rajasthan]] state of India). He was of [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] originally from [[Afghanistan]] and was the son of Hayat Khan and the grandson of Taleh Khan.
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| Amir Khan rose to be a military commander in the service of [[Yashwantrao Holkar]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] in 1798. In 1806, Khan received the state of Tonk from Yashwantrao Holkar of the Maratha Empire.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&q=holkar+tonk&pg=PA542 | 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| isbn=9788187879541| last1=Lethbridge| first1=Sir Roper| year=2005}}</ref>
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| While the [[Pindari]]s tended to concentrate on the east and south central Hindustan, Amir Khan and his Pathans concentrated on the north and [[Rajasthan]]. At the height of his power, he is said to have controlled a personal following of 8,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry and up to 200 guns. The largest contingent amongst the Maratha chiefs, by far.
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| After the defeat of the [[Rohilla]]s in the [[Rohilla War]] of 1774–5 against the [[British Raj|British]], he fought against them. He had acquired the town and ''pargana'' of [[Tonk (princely state)|Tonk]] and the title of ''Nawab'' from [[Yashwantrao Holkar]] in 1806, and this area together with some other scattered ''parganas'' that he held, was combined with the pargana of Rampura ([[Aligarh]]) and erected into a new principality. Ultimately he established his rule in Tonk in 1806.<ref>Anil Chandra Banerjee The Rajput States and British Paramountcy 1980 - Page 71 "During the years 1807-10 Amir Khan gradually made himself the most powerful man in Central India"</ref>
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| In 1817, after the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]], Amir Khan submitted to the British [[British East India Company]], the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief, The [[Marquess of Hastings]], resolved to extinguish the Pindaris whom they deemed a menace. The [[Treaty of Gwalior]] severed the link between them and [[Scindia]]. Moreover, the treaty required the latter to join forces with the British to eliminate the [[Pindari]]s and [[Pashtun people|Pathan]]s.
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| Bowing to the inevitable, Amir Khan assiduously came to terms with the British, agreeing to disband his men in return for a large stipend and recognition as a hereditary ruler. Amir Khan was recognized as hereditary nawab, disbanded his forces and quietly settled down to consolidating his little state. He became a faithful friend to the British, earning praise and consideration from successive pro-consuls.
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| Amir Khan died in 1834. He was succeeded by his son [[Muhammad Wazir Khan]] (r. 1834–1864).
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Tonk (princely state)]]
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| * [[Pindari]]
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| * [[Pathans of Rajasthan]]
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