Muhammad Akram Khan

Not to be confused with Mohammad Akram Khan.

This article is about the ruler. For others with the same name, see Muhammad Akram (disambiguation).

Nawab Sir Muhammad Akram Khan GCIE KCSI KCVO was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Amb from 1877 until his death in 1907. Son of Jehandad Khan, he was only nine years old when his father died. People of that time thought that Maddad Khan Tanoli, the ruling Khan of Phulra, might assert a claim as ruler but no such event occurred at that time.^[2][3][4]

Nawab Akram Khan Tanoli
Nawab Shahib His Majesty
9th Nawab of Kingdom of Amb
Reign	1877 – 1907
Successor	Muhammad Khan Zaman Khan
Born	(1858-01-07)7 January 1858 Kashmir, British India
Died	(1907-09-012)12 September 1907 Amb, British India
Burial	1907 Darband, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Names Nawab Sir Muhammad Akram Khan Tanoli
Dynasty	Tanoli[1]
Father	Mir Jehandad Khan
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance	British Rule
Rank	Nawab

He built the fort at Shergarh, as well as those at Dogah and Shahkot. His rule was a peaceful time for Tanawal, with no major conflicts. As well as being appointed a knight commander of the Order of the Star of India, he also received from the British Crown the title of Nawab Bahadur^[5] and this title was eventually granted to his descendants in perpetuity.

The Imperial Gazetteer of India reported that in 1901 Amb had an area of 214 square miles and a population of 31,622.^[6]

Mohammad Ismail Khan, son of Mohammad Akram Khan, at the Delhi Durbar, 1911

Shergarh, the summer residence of the Nawab of Amb

When Akram Khan died, his son Khan Zaman Khan succeeded him. He should not be confused with Muhammad Akram Khan (1817–1852), one of the sons of Dost Mohammad Khan, Emir of Afghanistan.^[7]