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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R

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Date transcribed	2011-08-00
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Naba
	First Name(s)	Kishen
	Titles, Honours, etc.	Maharaja Bahadur
	Birth Year	1732?
	Death Year	1797
	Entry	Son of a Kayasth, Ram Charan : born about 1732 in the village of Gobindpur : while he was still young his father died : at 18 he was Persian munshi to Warren Hastings : he early entered the service of Lucki Kanta (alias Naku Dhur), banian of Lord Clive : subsequently became a munshi to Clive : in 1765 Clive procured from Shah Alam the title of Raja Bahadur for him, besides appointing him Political Diwan to the Company : in 1766 he was made Maharaja Bahadur and began to preside over Caste Tribunals : his appointments were continued under Warren Hastings, who, in 1780, appointed him manager of the Burdwan zamindari : died Nov. 22, 1797.

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