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Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R
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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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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