Qasim Jan

Nawab Qasim Jan was a courtier in the royal courts of Mughal Delhi. whose son, Ahmad Baksh Khan, later founded the princely state of Loharu (now in Bhiwani district) in 1806. Noted Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib was married to Umrao Begum, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Bakhsh Khan (younger brother of the first Nawab of Loharu, Ahmad Baksh Khan); Ghalib ki Haveli, the poet's residence in Delhi, was in Gali Qasim Jan and is now a museum.

His son, Nawab Faizullah Beg, was a courtier during emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar's reign, and built a complex later known as Ahata Kaley Sahab, so named after saint Kaley Khan, who lived here for a while, after whom Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan is also named. The complex was later acquired by Bunyadi Begum, poet Mirza Ghalib's sister-in-law, and housed the poet after he was released from debtors' prison.

Descendants Some of the prominent people who are linked to Qasim Jan lineage are Nawab of Loharu, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and Mirza Ghalib, whereas his own descendants were:

Son: Mirza Shakir Hussain Barlas (Barrister at Law) Wife: Bibi Mehmooda Begum (daughter of Nawab Amjad Ali Shah of Sardhana, last Nawab of Sardhana, and sister of Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah) Daughter: Halima Barlas Daughter: Nafisa Barlas (wife of M. Sultan Yar Khan, advocate and Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly (1952–56), their son Naved Yar Khan a well-known activist, demanded restoration of Kohinoor diamond to India from England and the Peacock Throne from Iran and has filed various public interest litigations including the sensitive Babri Masjid-Ram Janam Bhoomi case (Ayodhya dispute) Daughter: Aquila Barlas, later known as Dr. Aquila Kiani Son: Khalid Kiani Son: Sohail Kiani Daughter: Lina Kiani Daughter: Naema Barlas, later known as Dr. N. B. Matuk Son: Nawab Mirza Aqil Hussain Barlas Wife: Bibi Mehtabunnisa Begum (daughter of the Grand Vizier of Alwar) Wife: Nusrat Barlas Son: Nawab Mirza Adil Hussain Barlas Wife: Rukhsana Barlas Daughter: Adila Barlas Daughter: Ayat Barlas Son: Nawab Mirza Danyaal Hussain Barlas Son: Nawab Mirza Aahil Hussain Barlas Daughter: Zeisha Barlas