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 Sultan Jehan Begam: and second in 1871, her Prime Minister, Nawab Maulvi Muhammad Sadik Hussein, of a noble Bokhara family: she was made G.C.S.I, in 1872, and administered her State with ability, benevolence, and loyalty to the Government of India: Member of the Order of the Crown of India: died June 16, 1901.  BHOPAL, NAWAB SIKANDAR BEGAM OF (1816–1868)

Daughter of Nuzzur Mahomed Khan, the Nawab of Bhopal and the Kudsia Begam: born in 1816: married, April 18, 1835, her cousin the Nawab Jehangir Muhammad Khan: after his death, on Dec. 9, 1844, she was appointed Regent, in Feb. 1847, and behaved with great loyalty to the British Government in the mutiny. In 1859 she was proclaimed Ruler, her daughter. Shah Jehan, resigning her rights during the mother's life. Sikandar Begam ruled with great vigour, ability and loyalty to the British Government: she received rewards after the mutiny, was made K.C.S.I. in 1861: G.C.S.I. in 1866: made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 1863: died Oct. 30, 1868.  BHOWNAGRI, SIR MANCHERJI MERWANJI (1851–)

Son of a distinguished Parsi merchant: educated at the Elphinstone College and Bombay University: began life as a journalist: State agent in Bombay for the Bhaunagar Raja, 1873: M.P. for Bethnal Green since 1895: author of History of the Constitution of the East India Company, a Gujarati translation of H.M.'s Life in the Highlands. K.C.I.E.  BICKERTON, SIR RICHARD, BARONET (1727–1792)

Entered the Navy, 1739: served in the W. Indies, the Mediterranean, the Channel, again the W. Indies and Channel: knighted, 1773: Baronet, May, 1778: in the battle of Ushant, July, 1778: to the E. Indies as commodore, 1782–4: at the action off Cuddalore, June, 1783: C. in C. at the Leeward Islands: Vice-Admiral, 1790: Port Admiral at Ply- mouth till his death, Feb. 25, 1792: M.P. for Rochester.  BICKNELL, HERMAN (1830–1875)

Son of E. Bicknell: born April 2, 1830: educated at Paris, Hanover, University College, St. Bartholomew's: took his medical degree in 1855: gazetted Assistant Surgeon: first to Hongkong, then to Mianmir near Lahore in 1856: was Staff Assistant Surgeon: served through the mutiny and travelled widely, exploring in Tibet and the Himalayas: in 1861, resigned his commission. In 1862, as an English Muhammadan gentleman he resided in Cairo, and, undisguised, performed a pilgrimage to Mecca: he travelled also in Persia, to perfect his translation of Hafiz: visited the Kum mosque in Persia, 1869: eminent as a linguist and traveller: died March 14, 1875.  BIDDULPH, JOHN (1840–)

Colonel: born July 25, 1840: son of Robert Biddulph, of Ledbury: educated at Westminster: entered the Bengal Cavalry and arrived in India, 1858: served in the mutiny: joined the Indian Staff Corps: A.D.C. to Lord Northbrook when Viceroy, 1872–6: member of the mission to Yarkand, 1873–4: employed on a secret mission to countries beyond Gilgit, 1877: acting A.G.G. Beluchistan, May-Nov., 1882: Political Agent, Bhopawar, 1882: Haraoti and Tonk, 1886: Resident and Commissioner, Ajmir, 1890: Officiating Agent, Beluchistan, 1891: acting Resident at Gwalior, 1892: Resident at Baroda, 1893: reverted to military duty, 1895: author of Tribes of the Hindu Kush, 1880: The Nineteenth and their Times, 1899: Stringer Lawrence, 1901.  BIDDULPH, SIR MICHAEL ANTHONY SHRAPNEL (1823–1904)

Son of the Rev. Thomas Shrapnel Biddulph, of Amroth Castle, Pembrokeshire: born in 1823: educated at Woolwich: entered the Royal Artillery in 1843: Captain, 1850: Brevet-Major, 1854: Maj-General, 1877: General, 1886: he served throughout the Crimean campaign: in India he was Deputy Adjutant General of Artillery, 1868–73, and commanded the Rohilkund District in 1876: in the Afghan war of 1878–80, he commanded the Quetta Field Force, and a Division of the Kandahar Field Force: was present at the occupation of Kandahar, and the engagement at Khushk-i-Nakhand, and, later, commanded the Thal-Chotiali Field Force: C.B., 1873: K.C.B. in 1879: President