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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Bethune
	First Name(s)	Sir Henry Lindesay Baronet
	Year of Birth	1787
	Year of Death	1851
	Entry	Son of Major M. E. Lindesay : joined the Madras Artillery in 1810 : was six feet eight in height : was in Sir John Malcolm's mission to Persia in 1810, stayed there some years to drill the Persian Army, fighting with it against the Russians : returned to England in 1821 and left the E.I. Co.'s service : assumed the name of Bethune : again out to Persia in 1834, helped to quell a rebellion, was made a Baronet at the Shah's request : in 1836-9 was again in Persia, and died at Tabriz in 1851.

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