Khanzada Alawal Khan

Raja Khanzada Alawal Khan
Wali-e-Mewat
Reign1485-1504
PredecessorKhanzada Zakaria Khan
SuccessorKhanzada Hasan Khan Mewati
HouseKhanzada Rajput
FatherKhanzada Zakaria Khan

Wali-e-Mewat Raja Khanzada Alawal Khan, Bahadur, son of Khanzada Zakaria Khan Mewati, was the Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat from 1485 till 1504. He was succeeded by his son Hasan Khan Mewati as Wali-e-Mewat in 1504. In 1492 he won Bala Quila from Nikumbh Rajputs to stop the practice of human sacrifice. It is also believed that the city of Alwar is named after him.

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