Harendra Kishore Singh Explained

Maharaja Sir Harendra Kishore Singh was the last ruler of Bettiah Raj. He was born in 1854 and succeeded his father, the Rajendra Kishore Singh Bahadur in 1883 . He died childless on 26th March, 1893.[1] 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, Augustus Rivers Thompson. He was created a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire on 1 March 1889.[2] He was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of Bengal in January 1891. He was also a member of The Asiatic Society[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 22 July 1980 . Supreme Court of India Judgement 1980 PETITIONER: SHYAM SUNDER PRASAD SINGH & ORS. Vs. RESPONDENT: STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. . 4 Dec 2023 . SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.
  2. Book: Lethbridge, Roper . The golden book of India, a genealogical and biographical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated, of the Indian empire . 1893 . London Macmillan . Robarts - University of Toronto . 67.
  3. Book: Asiatic Society of Bengal . Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . 1865 . Calcutta : [The Society] . American Museum of Natural History Library.

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