Khan Sahib

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civil decoration honorific title

Khan Sahib is a British-era South Asian honorific title that was historically conferred on notable Muslim figures for public service or leadership.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Dr. Khan Sahib 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil decoration ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardType non-hereditary title ⓘ
category Islamic-style titles in British India ⓘ
colonial honorifics ⓘ
conferredBy British colonial authorities ⓘ
conferredFor leadership ⓘ
public service ⓘ
conferredUpon Muslim men ⓘ
countryOfOrigin British India NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymology derived from the title "Khan" with honorific suffix "Sahib" NERFINISHED ⓘ
genderAssociation male ⓘ
higherRankThan Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra British colonial period in India ⓘ
languageOfName Persian ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ
lowerRankThan Khan Bahadur NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfProminence Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ
North India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Punjab (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAssociation Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialFunction enhancement of local elite status ⓘ
recognition of loyalty to the British Crown ⓘ
statusAfter1947 largely discontinued ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
usedIn Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frontier Gandhi → hasHonorificTitle → Khan Sahib ⓘ
Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan → alsoKnownAs → Khan Sahib ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dr. Khan Sahib