STATE OFFICIALS Daya KiSHEN Kaul, DlWAN, C. I. e., Rai Saheb, Judicial Minister of Alwar State, is the youngest son of the late Raja Suraj Kaul. He belongs to one of the oldest Brahmin families in Kashmir. His grandfather, Pundit Lai Kaul, was confirmed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the enjoyment of a jagir of the annual value of Rs. 17,000, situated in Kashmir, which had been conferred on his ancestors by the Moghal Emperors, and continued to them by the Kabul Amirs. Pundit Lai Kaul was one of the Amir's ministers in Kabul, and subsequently entered the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He accompanied Misra Diwan Chand's expedi- tion to Kashmir in 18 19, when that country was reduced by the Maharaja's forces. He was afterwards Governor of Multan, then in command of a cavalry regiment he saw much active service, his last fight being the battle of Sobraon. At the annexation in 1848 he was granted a life pension. Pundit Suraj Kaul, father of Daya Kishen Kaul was only sixteen when his father died. Sir John Lawrence took much interest in him, and subseqnently appointed him Extra-Assistant Commissioner. In 1883 he was sent to Baluchistan as Politi- cal Agent. For his good work in that country he was given the title of Rai Bahadur, and later he was given a c. I. E. In 1888 his services were lent to Kashmir State, where he became Financial Minister and Revenue Member of Council. In 1897 he was appointed to the Viceroy's Legislative Gouncil, and two years later he took his seat on the Punjab Council. He was given the personal title of Raja in 1901, and died in the same year at the age of sixty-eight. His sons have all dis- tinguished themselves. The eldest, Rai Saheb Bal Kishen Kaul (a notice of whom appears in Part III, page 140, of this ! - i
