Owing to continued ill-health, he was unable to properly rule the state and so left its affairs in the hand of an administrative council. However, he was successful in continuing the beneficiaries of his predecessors, particularly in the areas of agriculture and irrigation. 1856-1877: Nawabzada Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan, Wali Ahad Bahadur.
1856-1877: Nawabzada Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan, Wali Ahad Bahadur 1877-1887: Nawabzada Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan, Wali Ahad Bahadur 1887-1889: His Highness "Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-iInglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Muhammad Mushtaq "Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur, KIH Empress of India Medal, silver-1877.
