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 Chief Engineer to the Chief Commissioner of the Panjab till 1856 : Lt-Colonel, 1856 : in 1857 was Chief of the Staff to Outram (q.v.), at the relief of Lucknow, Sep. 25, and the actions before and after : severely wounded at the second relief by Sir Colin Campbell : Brig-General at the capture of Lucknow in March, 1858 : C.B. : second in command to Sir Hugh Rose at Gwalior : defeated Tantia Topi at Jaora Alipur : routed Firozshah in Dec. 1858 : destroyed the Parone forts, and suppressed the mutiny in Central India : K.C.B. : commanded a Division in China, 1860 : Maj-General, 1861 : Military Member of the Supreme Council, Feb. 1861, to March, 1865 : acted as Viceroy and Governor-General, Nov. 21-Dec. 2, 1863 : C. in C. at Bombay, 1865–9, during which time he commanded the Abyssinian expedition, 1867–8 : made a Peer : G.C.B : G.C.S.I., 1868 : D.C.L. of Oxford : F.R.S., 1869 : C. in C. in India, April 1870–April 1876 : Governor of Gibraltar, 1876–83 : Field Marshal, 1883 : Constable of the Tower, 1886 : he died Jan. 14, 1890 : buried at St. Paul's Cathedral : statues of him are in Calcutta and London : besides his distinction as an engineer and a soldier, he was highly cultured, with a knowledge of art and poetry : and was remarkable for his attractive personal qualities.

NARAIN, PANDIT SARUP ( ? –1903)

Political : entered service in 1850 as Superintendent of one of the first educational institutions in Central India : was, later, head of the Gwalior office : Diwan of the Bundelkund office : promoted to the graded list of the Political Department and C.I.E., in 1880 : was in 1883 an Assistant to the Agent to the Governor-General at Indore, and Political Agent in Bhopawar : retired in 1884, and received a special pension : died in 1903.

NATHAN, ROBERT ( ? - )

I.C.S. : educated at St. Peter's College, Cambridge : called to the bar : went to Bengal in the Civil Service, 1888 : served as Under Secretary to the Government of India in the Financial Department, 1895 : U. Secy, in the Home Department, 1897 : Deputy Secretary, 1904 : Secretary to India Universities Commission, 1902 : C.I.E. : Private Secretary to H.E. the Viceroy, 1904–5 : author of Official History of Plague in India, and of Progress of Education in India, 1897–8 and 1901–2.

NATHUBHOY, SIR MANGALDAS (1832–1890)

Born in Oct. 1832 : a member of the Gujarati section of the Kapol Banian caste : son of Seth Nathubhoy Ramdas : his grandfather amassed a fortune, which he inherited at the age of 11. He devoted himself to social reforms, more especially the suppression of the orgies at the Holi festival, and the immoral practices of the Vallabhacharya Maharajas : also took a great interest in the education of girls and boys, and assisted in founding the Hindu Boys' School in Bombay : endowed a travelling scholarship for Hindu graduates : founded a Dispensary at the cost of Rs. 70,000 : and established a charitable fund for his own caste. In 1859 he was appointed a Commissioner of the Income Tax. In politics, he revived the Bombay Association, and was, for some periods, a non-official member of the Legislative Council : was a member of the Royal Asiatic and Geographical Societies : C.S.I, in 1872 : knighted in 1875 : bequeathed, by will, a large sum of money to charitable uses : died March 9, 1890.

NATION, SIR JOHN LOUIS (1825–)

Son of Colonel Stephen Nation, C.B, : educated privately : entered the Bengal Army, 1841 : became Colonel, 1872 : General, 1982 : in the Indian mutiny, 1857–8 : commanded Naga Hills expedition and Eastern Frontier Brigade, 1879–82 : C.B., 1881 : K.C.B., 1900.

NATORE, RANI BHAWANI OF (1716?–1795)

Born about 1716 : married about 1727 to Maharaja Ram Kant Rai of Natore : in 1748 became a widow and succeeded to the Natore estate : adopted Maharaja Ram Krishna as son and managed the extensive property during his minority : in Benares alone she built 380 temples, besides religious edifices in other parts of the country : she annually paid 70 lakhs of sicca rupees to Government, as revenue, her gross income being about one crore and a half of rupees : in her old age she