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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 | Natore | | First Name(s) | Rani | | Titles, Honours, etc. | Bhawani of | | Birth Year | 1716? | | Death Year | 1795 | | Entry | Born about 1716 : married about 1727 to Maharaja Ram Kant Rai of Natore : in 1748 became a widow and succeeded to the Natore estate : adopted Maharaja Ram Krishna as son and managed the extensive property during his minority : in Benares alone she built 380 temples, besides religious edifices in other parts of the country : she annually paid 70 lakhs of sicca rupees to Government, as revenue, her gross income being about one crore and a half of rupees : in her old age she lived principally at Barnagore in Murshidabad : died there in 1795 : her extensive zamindari was spread over several districts : she was devoted to piety, and her name is still a household word in Bengal. |
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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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