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Dictionary of Indian Biography J to L
Date transcribed | 2011-05-01 | 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 | Jaipur | | First Name(s) | Sawai Sir Madho Singh Bahadur | | Titles | Maharajah of | | Year of Birth | 1861 | | Entry | Born 1861 : head of the Kuchhwaha clan of Rajputs : succeeded to the Raj, 1880 : organized a Transport Corps, 1890 : a wise and capable administrator of his State and takes an interest in affairs of the British Empire : a liberal contributor to the Famine Fund for India, Transvaal War Fund, King Edward Hospital Fund : guest of the nation at the Coronation of H.M. King Edward VII, 1902 : G.C.S.I. : G.C.I.E. : G.C.V.O. |
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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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