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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed	2011-04-00
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.

	Surnames	Gidhour
	Titles	Maharaja Jai Mangal Singh Bahadour Of
	Year of Birth	?
	Year of Death	1889
	Entry	During the Sonthal rebellion, 1855, he rendered valuable service to the Government, for which he received rewards : during the Sepoy mutiny he helped the Government greatly in the protection of Bihar, and was made "" Maharaja Bahadur,"" and K.C.S.I. : a jagir was granted to him in 1864 : during the Bengal famine of 1874 he gave great assistance, and the title of ""Maharaja"" was extended to his son : in 1877, at the Delhi Imperial Assemblage, this title was made hereditary in his family : he died in 1889 : grandfather of Maharaja Sir Ravaneshwar Singh (q.v.).

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