Career
He was the maternal grand-uncle of Fatima Surayya Bajia, Anwar Maqsood, Zehra Nigah, Zubaida Tariq and Mrs Kazmi. In 1926 Bahadur Yar Jung was elected president of the Society of Mahdavis. In 1930 he was elected secretary of the Union of Jagirdars which had been established in 1892 but was moribund.
Matched by very few, his oratory skills served as a catalyst to the independence struggle.
In the first half of his speech he laid stress on the struggle for Pakistan. In the second half he talked about the creation of Pakistan.
At the end he said,
Decisions made under pressure do not last for lougitude To-day we are not in need of a tree that blooms like a flower or in need of fruit that tastes sweet to our mouths.
Instead, we are in the need of fine manure that dissolves in the soil and strengthens the roots.
That will unite with the water and soil to produce beautiful flowers. That will destroy itself but will leave its scent and taste in the flowers. We are at present not in need of beautiful scenery that looks good to the eyes, but what we need are foundation stones that will bury themselves in the soil to make the building standing on them strong."
Bahadurabad, a neighbourhood of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is named after Bahadur Yar Jung.
In 1990, Pakistan Post issued a stamp depicting him in its Pioneers of Freedom series designed by Saeed Akhtar.