Maharaja Sir Harendra Kishore Singh was the last ruler of

Bettiah Raj The Bettiah Raj was a chieftaincy in the Mughal province of Bihar. The area of the Bettiah Raj was about 2000 sq. miles and it generated an annual land revenue of more than 2 million rupees. Its territory was mainly situated within the sarka ...

. He was born in 1854 and succeeded his father, Maharaja Rajendra Kishore Singh Bahadur in 1883 . He died childless on 26th March, 1893. In 1884 received the title of Maharaja Bahadur as a personal distinction and a ''Khilat'' and a ''sanad'' from the hands of the Lieutenant

Governor of Bengal In 1644, Gabriel Boughton procured privileges for the East India Company which permitted them to build a factory at Hooghly district, Hughli, without fortifications. Various chief agents, Governors and presidents were appointed to look after co ...

Augustus Rivers Thompson Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson KCSI CIE (12 September 1829 – 27 November 1890) was a British colonial administrator who served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from April 1875 to March 1878. He was Lieutenant-Governor ...

. He was created a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire on 1 March 1889. He was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of Bengal in January 1891. He was also a member of

The Asiatic Society The Asiatic Society is an organisation founded during the Company rule in India to enhance and further the cause of " Oriental research" (in this case, research into India and the surrounding regions). It was founded by the philologist Will ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Harendra Kishore Hindu monarchs 19th-century Indian monarchs Indian maharajas 1854 births 1893 deaths Indian knights Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire History of Bihar Bengal Presidency People from Bihar