INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Nawabganj.
Afghan family said to have come from Turkistan with Nadir Shah; hereditary title of Nawab recognised by the British, 1892, succession to title is subject to the approval of the Government of India; placed himself and his clan at the disposal of the Government during the Chitral Expedition and induced many border tribes to adopt an attitude of neutrality; in recognition of this service he was granted 3,000 acres of land in Chenab Canal Colony for settlement of his followers; Member, Punjab Legislative Council; President, Punjab Muslim League; Life President, Punjab Anjuman-i-Islamia; Patron, Punjab Muslim Club; represented the Punjab at the Famine Conference; met His Majesty the Amir of Afghanistan during his Indian tour, 1907; his estate comprises 51 villages in the district of Bahraich, yielding an annual revenue of Rs. 41,365; has a son and heir, Niser Ali Khan, b. 1901. Address: ‘Nawab Palace’, Lahore, Punjab, India.
Naylor, James Richard, C.S.I. (1890); s. of James R. Naylor; b. 1812; entered I.C.S. in Bombay, 1863; Legal Remembrancer to Government of Bombay, 1874; Member, Bombay Legislative Council, 1884; Officiated as Member of Council, Bombay, 1887-88; retired, 1893; is now a J.P. for Somerset. Address: Hallatrow Court, Bristol.
Nazir Husain Khan, Hakim, Khan Bahadur (1898); b. 1840; claims to be a direct descendant of Hakim Mirza Ali Khan, Physician to the first King of Oudh; Provincial Durbarri; has been Superintendent, King’s Yunani Dispensary, Lucknow; a Municipal Commissioner; Manager, King’s Poor House, Lucknow; Honorary Magistrate; Official Visitor of the Central Jail, and Member of the District Board, Lucknow; obtained a certificate of his service in connection with Plague work; owns the estates of Deopur and Jalalpur by inheritance; has built a flour mill. Address: Raja-ka-Bazar, Lucknow, U.P., India.
Neelanaksha Basu, Hon’ble Rai Bahadur, elected Member, Legislative Council, Bengal.
Nepal, Prime Minister and Marshal of; H.M. Maharaja Sir Chandra Sham Shere Jung Bahadur Rana, G.C.S.I. (1905), G.C.B. (1908), D.C.L. (Oxford); s. of General Dhir Shum Shere Jung Bahadur Rana. Commander-in-chief, Nepal Army; b. 1863; the first among the members of the Rana family to pass University Examinations; joined Army, 1883; Senior Commanding General, 1887; Commander-in-chief, 1901; Honorary Major-General in the British Army and Honorary Colonel of the 4th Ghurka Rifles, 1906; proceeded to England, 1908; enjoys almost all the powers, and is addressed as ‘His Excellency’ and has the title of Maharaja; received the title of ‘Thong-Lin-Pimma-Kokang-Wang-syan’ from the Emperor of China, 1902; area of the State, 54,000 square miles; population, about 4 millions; revenue, 2 crores; strength of the Army is 45,000 men including 2,500 artillery; entitled to a salute of 21 guns. Address: Khatmandu, Nepal, India.
