The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kamar Qadar Mirza Mahammad Abid Ali, Prince
Kamar Qadar Mirza Mahammad Abid Ali, Prince; e. surv s. of His late Majesty Wajid Ali Shah, King of Oudh; b. 1852; his mother Nawab Fakhr-i-Mahal Sahaba, at the risk of her own life saved two English women from the hands of the mutineers in 1857; after the suppression of the Mutiny the British Government in recognition of this courageous act of the Royal Lady, treated the Prince with special favor; after the death of the ex-king of Oudh, Lord Dufferin the then Viceroy of India, recognised the Prince as head of the Oudh family and sanctioned him a pension of Rs. 3000 (afterwards raised to Rs. 4000.) a month; at the Viceregal Durbar of Lucknow held some years ago, he was given honors due to a Royal Prince; he received a salute of twenty one guns and was given a seat of honour in the Durbar; the Prince is a man of gentle and generous disposition; his interest over the followers of his father is so great that he takes particular care to give no room to complaints of neglect on his part; owns extensive house and land property in Calcutta; married his cousin and has two sons and two daughters. Address: Lhusro Manzil, Calcutta, India.