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 BISHESHWAR BAKHSH SINGH, Ral

The title is hereditary.

Residence. Jaunpur, North-Western Provinces.

BISHESHWAR BAKHSH SINGH, Rai.

The title is hereditary.

Residence. Partdbgarh, Oudh.

BISHNATH SINGH (of Katra Balkhera), Thdkur,

The title is hereditary, having been originally conferred by Raja Nizam Shah, Gond Raja of Mandla.

Residence. Jabalpur, Central Provinces.

BISHNU CHANDRA DATTA, Rai Bahadur.

Has rendered good service as Deputy Postmaster - General, Eastern Bengal, and received the title as a personal distinction on 25th May 1892.

Residence. Dacca, Bengal.

BISHUN NARAYAN (of Sidli), Rdjd.

The title is hereditary, and was conferred on i4th August 1868. Is the son of the late Raja Gauri Narayan, descended from a family said to be descended from the ancestors of the Maharaja of Kuch Behar. The founder received a jdgir from the Raja of Kuch Behar ; his descendants subsequently became subjects of the Mughal Empire, and in 1765 came under British rule. They were under Bhutiya control for some time, and reverted to British control after the Bhutan war in 1865.

Residence. Godlpdra, Assam.

BISHUNATH SINGH, Rao.

Born 1 5th September 1870; succeeded his father on ist October 1888. The title is hereditary, and is said to have been conferred originally on Raghubar Singh, Thakur, father of Rao Bishunath Singh, by Raja Gyan Chand.

Residence. Cawnpur, North- Western Provinces.

BOBBILI, Rdjd of.

See Venkatasveta Chala-pathi Ranga Rao, Ravu, Rdjd.