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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography J to L

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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	Khairuddin Muhammad
	First Name(s)	Fakir
	Year of Birth	1751
	Year of Death	1827 ?
	Entry	Of Allahabad : in the service of the British Government, and earned a pension for the assistance rendered to Mr. Anderson in his negotiations with the Mahrattas : left Anderson, and took employment under one of the Imperial Princes : obtained some favour from Nawab Saadat Ali at Lucknow : lived latterly, and died, at Jaunpur, about 1827 : wrote the Ibratnama, a history up to 1790 a.d. of the reigns of Alamgir II and Shah Alam (q.v.), including the atrocities and death of Ghulam Kadir : wrote also the history of Jaunpur : and Balwant-nama, or history of the Benares Rajas, including Balwant Singh, Chait Singh, Mahipat Narain, and Udit Narain Singh.

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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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