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ministrator of his estates, which have an area of about 1,300 square miles. In 1910 there was a rebellion among the Maria Gonds of Bastar State, and Nizam Sha then was of great assistance to the officials from Khalsa who were engaged in restoring order. When the Marias were about to enter his territory he marched with his men against them, and succeeded in averting the destruction of the school, police station and Government bungalow. In addition he' made prisoners of several of the insurgents. In the same year he was of material assistance to the police in the Chanda district who were in pursuit of dacoits. His title was conferred on him in recognition of these and other distinguished services to Government and the public. He is an enlightened zemindar and much loved and respected by his people and all who come in contact with him. Address: Kutru, Bastar State.


Narayan Singh, Sardar Bahadur, Captain, Double Company Commander, Bharatpur Imperial Service Infantry, was born in 1867 and educated at Ludhiana and Lahore. He belongs to a family who have held high military posts, especiallv in the time of Maharaja Ranjit. Singh. His grandfather, Chaudhuri Gulab Singh, was Kiladar of Ludhiana Fort during that Chief's rule Sardar Narayan Singh saw active service in the Tirah Expedition in 1897-8, and was with the China Expeditionary Force as Havildar in 1900-01 : he possesses medals for these Expeditions. His great services in Dholpur and Bharatpur States in connection with the Imperial Service Troops were rewarded on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar with the grant of the title of Sardar Bahadur. Address: Bharatpur; also Bakhnwal, Ludhiana, Punjab.


Mohammad Sultan alias Kazi Farzand Ahmad Faruqi Balkhi, Khan Bahadur, K.-l.-H., was born on the 17th April, 1867, at Kazi Daulatpur. He claims his descent from Hazrat Umar Faruq of Medina, the second Khalifa, and is the 33rd in descent from him. One of his ancestors, Maulana Shah Shamsuddin-al-hakkani, was a Kazi in the city of Balkh,