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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	Griffin
	First Name(s)	Lepel Henry
	Titles	Sir
	Year of Birth	1840
	Entry	I.C.S. : born 1840 : joined the Civil Service in the Panjab, 1860 : Chief Secretary to the Panjab Government, 1870 : Chief Political Officer in Afghanistan, 1880 : negotiated with Abdur Rahman (q.v.), who became Amir of Afghanistan : Resident at Indore : Agent to the Governor- General for Central India, 1881-8 : retired, 1889 : Chairman of East India Association : author of The Panjab Chiefs, 1865 ; The Law of Inheritance in Chiefships 1869; The Rajas of the Panjab, 1870; The Great Republic, 1884 ; Famous Monuments of Central India, 1888 ; Ranjit Singh, 1894 : founded the Asiatic Quarterly Review in conjunction with D. Boulger : K.C.S.I., 1881.

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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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