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{{short description|Nawab of Sachin (1791 – 1802)}}
[[Siddi|Sidi]] '''Abdul Karim Muhammad Yakut Khan I''' (or '''Balu Mian''') was the [[Nawab]] of [[Sachin State|Sachin]] from 1791 until his death in 1802.

==Biography==
He was the elder son of Abdul Rahim Khan and the heir to [[Janjira State|Janjira]] and other possessions of the [[Siddi|Sidis]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bombay (India : State) |first= |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Gazetteer/nb2fEwnBJRsC |title=Gazetteer |date=1880 |publisher=Government Central Press |pages=260 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Cotton |first=James Sutherland |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Imperial_Gazetteer_of_India/nXdDAAAAYAAJ |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India ... |last2=Burn |first2=Sir Richard |last3=Meyer |first3=Sir William Stevenson |last4=Meyer |first4=William |date=1908 |publisher=Clarendon Press |pages=345 |language=en}}</ref> Following his father's death, he was expelled from [[Janjira State|Janjira]] by a younger branch of the family, and Sidi Jauhar Khan seized the throne of [[Janjira State|Janjira]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He then went to the court of [[Madhavrao II]], the [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha Confederacy]], and presented his grievances to his minister, [[Nana Fadnavis]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.03014/11783.E33004_Imperial_Coronation_Durbar_1911%252C_Vol-I/ |title=Imperial coronation durbar 1911 |date=1911 |publisher=The Imperial Publishing, Lahore |pages=151–152}}</ref> He also appealed to the British for assistance.<ref name=":2" /> Negotiations were initiated with the objective of securing for him a territory of equal value in another part of the country.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/aclarch0000269a296/ |title=ACL-ARCH 00269 Indian Princes And The Crown |pages=283}}</ref> On 6 June 1791, an agreement was reached between the parties through the mediation of the British Resident at [[Pune]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Purushotam Vishram Mawjee |url=https://archive.org/details/DurbarAlbum1/ |title=(1911) Imperial durbar album of the Indian princes, chiefs and zamindars, Vol. I. |date=1911 |pages=249}}</ref> The agreement required him to relinquish his claims to [[Janjira State|Janjira]] in favour of the [[Peshwa]], to pledge loyalty to the [[Peshwa]], and to refrain from disturbing the districts under British control.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Department |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Treaties_Engagements_and/H80NAAAAIAAJ |title=A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries |date=1892 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |pages=79 |language=en}}</ref> In lieu of the land he had ceded to the [[Peshwa]], he was granted a tract of land near [[Surat]], estimated to yield £7,500 annually.<ref name=":0" /> Of this land grant, the first installment—comprising 17 villages—was granted to him.<ref name=":0" /> However, when it failed to yield the promised revenue, three additional villages were granted to him.<ref name=":0" /> Since the [[Peshwa]] never managed to claim [[Janjira State|Janjira]], he made no further land grants to Abdul Karim.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He initially established his capital at [[Lajpor]] on the [[Mindhola River|Mindhola river]] but later moved it to [[Sachin State|Sachin]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ruling_Chiefs_Nobles_and_Zamindars_o/LfoxAQAAMAAJ |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India |date=1915 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |pages=364–365 |language=en}}</ref> In 1797, he paid nazrana ({{lit|Gift}}) to [[Shah Alam II]], the [[Mughal Emperor]] at [[Delhi]], and obtained the title of [[Nawab]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Gujarat_State_Gazetteer/-qHiAAAAMAAJ |title=Gujarat State Gazetteer |date=1989 |publisher=Director, Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State |pages=305 |language=en}}</ref>

He died in 1802, and his son, Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan I, succeeded him as the [[Nawab]] of [[Sachin State|Sachin]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />

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