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Date transcribed2011-08-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Ram    
First Name(s)  Narain    
Titles, Honours, etc.  Raja    
Birth Year  ?    
Death Year  1763    
Entry  A native of Bihar : Aliverdi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, appointed him Deputy- Governor of Bihar : he retained his appointment in the time of Suraj-ud-daula, Aliverdi's successor : after the battle of Plassy and the deposition of Suraj-uddaula, Clive sent Major Coote to wrest the government of Bihar from Ram- Narain in 1757: Ram Narain satisfied Clive that he was not treasonable and was allowed to remain as Deputy Governor. Mir Jafir desired to remove Ram Narain from the Deputy Governorship of Bihar, but an accommodation was effected. In Dec. 1759, the Shahzada Ali Gohar (afterwards the Emperor Shah Alam) of Delhi marched against the Nawab of Bengal : Ram Narain gave him battle at Patna, and was defeated, but timely aid, in 1760, from the English, put the Imperial Army to flight. Later, in 1760, Mir Kasim became Nawab of Bengal, deprived Ram Narain of all power, and proceeded to call Ram Narain to account for the receipts of his Government. Vansittart, the Governor of Bengal, sided with Mir Kasim ; the local officers, Coote and Carnac, with Ram Narain : the latter was seized, imprisoned, and plundered, by Mir Kasim. In July, 1763, the English took arms against Mir Kasim : as they advanced to Patna, Ram Narain was drowned in the Ganges in Aug. 1763, by the order of Mir Kasim.     
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