assisted the Moghal Emperor Akhbar in the subjugation of the Chief of Jessore; he also obtained fifteen parganas from Jahangir in 1606, together with the title of Raja. The most remarkable scion of the house was Kishan Chandra Ray, a great scholar and patron of the Arts. He was considered a leader of Hindu society in his day and played an important part in the establishment of the British power in Bengal. His advice was sought by the leading men of Murshidabad as to the best way of displacing Suraj-ud-Daula. For the services rendered by him Lord Give conferred on him the title of Rajendra Bahadur: he also received a sword, and some of the guns used at Plassey. During Kishen Chandra's time the zemindari consisted of 84 parganas, with a revenue assessed at 6 1/2 lakhs. At present the estate pays a revenue of Rs. 62,542, and its value is estimated at Rs. 2,17,790. The Maharaja received his title as a personal distinction on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar. He has also been accorded the privilege of the "private entree" by H. E. the Vicerory. He is eighth in descent from Kishen Chandra. Address: Krishnagar, Nuddea. Bengal.
Rustam Ali Khan Mandal, Nawab Bahadur, of Karnal, Punjab, is head of the section of the Mandals which Lord Lake found, in 1804, established on the eastern bank of the Jumna in certain tracts included in the modern district Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. They came from Samana, in Patiala, according to tradition, and several members of the clan are still to be found in that State, where they hold
considerable grants of land. During the Maratha war the head of the clan at the time, whose name was Muhamdi Khan, assisted the British, and the family was subsequently transferred to Karnal. The head of the Mandal house, Nawab Ahmad Ali Khan, was of much assistance to the British during the Mutinv. and his services were duly acknowledged in a letter from Lord Canning to the Chief Commissioner of the Punjab. In 1860 Nawab Ahmad Ali Khan was appointed
