Khan Clan of Shamasabad
There are about 56 Pathans' villages in the Chhachh. About 78% land of good quality is owned by Pathans of Chhachh. There is a narrated version that Mahboob Khan, a Pathan, migrated around 1880 from NWFP and married a girl of Shamasabad. Later on he also married a girl of nearby village Kamra. Mahboob Khan was a contractor and nicknamed locally as Booba Thekedar (contractor). He made a reasonable fortune from contracting business.
The Imperial British East Africa Company was established in 1888. During the railway construction era in Kenya a lot of Indian peoples were taken to provide the skilled manpower. Some of Mahboob's descendants migrated to Kenya and later on during the rule of Jomo Kenytta migrated to UK, USA and some other European countries. A glance at the history of inhabitants of Shamasabad reveals that Mahboob Khan descendants had a better vision to migrate for economical progress as compared to Awans, Malik and Mughals. The notables of Khan's Clan are Snober Bhanhu, Dr Alweena Zairi and Parvez Khan. Dr Alweena Zairi appears the first descendant of Mahboob Khan who obtained a Ph.D.; Snober Bhangu is a recipient of MBE awrad from Her Majesty the Queen of UK and Parvez (Peiji) married with American Linda is a USA diplomat. The Khans married many Awan girls and there descendants claim to be either Awans or Khans.
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