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Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I
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 | Hafiz Rahmat Khan | | Year of Birth | 1710? | | Year of Death | 1774 | | Entry | A famous Rohilla chief : born about 1710 in Afghanistan : uncle of Ali Muhammad, chief of the Rohillas, who had settled on the N.W. frontier of Oudh : joined his people in 1739 and received large grants of land from his nephew : on the death of Ali Muhammad, he was made "" Hafiz"" or guardian of his sons : but betrayed the trust and made himself virtual ruler of the country : entered into alliance with the Nawab of Oudh, Shuja-ud-daula, against the Mahrattas, engaging to pay him 40 lakhs in return for his aid. Sir Robert Barker, the English general, attested the treaty. The Mahrattas were driven out, but Rahmat Khan failed to fulfil his part of the engagement. The destruction of the Rohillas was the result : they were defeated at Miranpur Katra by the united forces of the Nawab and the English : Hafiz Rahmat Khan was killed in the battle (1774) : a man of education, and of literary attainments : a strong ruler, and on the whole a beneficent one, both towards the Rohillas and as regards his Hindu subjects. |
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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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