Dictionary of Indian Biography/Bulandshahr, Lachhman Singh, Raja of
BULANDSHAHR, LACHHMAN SINGH, RAJA OF (1826–1896)
A Rajput of the Jadon clan: his grandfather held a high post in Sindia's Army, and died at Alighar in 1801: his sons resided in Agra, and held lands near the city: Lachhman Singh entered Government service in 1847: employed as a translator in the Secretariat at Agra: rendered good service during the mutiny: rewarded with a Khilat, and a small parcel of revenue-free land in the Agra district: employed in the Educational Department, and promoted to a Deputy Collectorship: wrote a Statistical Memoir of the Bulandshahr District, and translated various official works, besides the Sakuntala, in Hindi: in 1877, was made Raja as a personal distinction: after his retirement, resided at Bulandshahr, and died there in July, 1896.