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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	Briggs
	First Name(s)	John
	Year of Birth	1785
	Year of Death	1875
	Entry	Entered the E.I. Co.'s Madras Army in 1801 : served in the Mahratta wars : accompanied Sir J . Malcolm on his mission to Persia, 1810 : became Resident at Satara, and in 1831 was Senior Member of the Board of Administration of Mysore : resigned in 1832, and was Resident at Nagpur, 1832-5, when he retired : Maj- General, 1838. As Member of the Court of Proprietors of the E.I. Co., he opposed Lord Dalhousie's policy : he translated Ferishta's Muhammadan Power in India and the Siyar-ul-muta' akhkhirin from Persian into English : was F.R.S. : died April 27, 1875.

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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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