Maharaja Sir Harendra Kishore Singh was the last ruler of
Bettiah Raj
Bettiah Raj was the second-largest zamindari in the region of India now known as Bihar. It generated annual land revenue rentals of more than 2 million rupees.
History Before British rule
Gangeswar Deo, a Brahmin of Jaitharia clan, popularly ...
. He was born in 1854 and succeeded his father, the Rajendra Kishore Singh Bahadur, in 1883. In 1884 received the title of Maharaja Bahadur as a personal distinction and a ''Khilat'' and a ''sanad'' from the hands of the Lieutenant
Governor of Bengal
The Governor was the chief colonial administrator in the Bengal presidency, originally the "Presidency of Fort William" and later "Bengal province".
In 1644, Gabriel Boughton procured privileges for the East India Company which permitted them to ...
,
Augustus Rivers Thompson
Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson KCSI CIE (12 September 1829 – 27 November 1890) was a British colonial administrator who served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from April 1875 to March 1878. He was Lieutenant-Governor ...
. He was created a
on 1 March 1889. He was appointed a member of the
Legislative Council of Bengal in January 1891. He was also a member of
The Asiatic Society
The Asiatic Society is a government of India organisation founded during the Company rule in India to enhance and further the cause of "Oriental research", in this case, research into India and the surrounding regions. It was founded by the p ...
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Hindu monarchs
19th-century Indian monarchs
Indian maharajas
1854 births
1893 deaths
Indian knights
Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
History of Bihar
Bengal Presidency
People from Bihar