Dictionary of Indian Biography/Chandu Lal, Maharaja
CHANDU LAL, MAHARAJA (1766–1845)
Born 1766 : at first a subordinate in the Customs Department at Hyderabad under his uncle, Rai Nanak Ram : in 1806 Peshkar, and, after Mir Alam's death, became the real Minister of the Nizam's Government, though Munir-ul-mulk was Diwan : was highly regarded by Henry Russell, the Resident at Hyderabad from 1811–20. Chandu Lai ruled Hyderabad for about 35 years : retired Sep. 1843, from the Peshkarship, on a monthly pension of Rs. 30,000 : died April 15, 1845.