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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	Hannay
	Year of Birth	?
	Year of Death	?
	Entry	Major : in the service of the E.I. Co. in the time of Warren Hastings : with permission, he left the Company's service for a time, and entered that of the Nawab of Oudh, 1778 : managed the district of Gorakhpur : disturbances in it were said to be owing to his oppression and misconduct. The Nawab dismissed him in 1781, and later would not hear of his return : he took part in the war against the Rohillas in 1774, and was afterwards examined with reference to alleged cruelties practised on that people.

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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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