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William Fraser (civil servant)

1784–1835 · 19th century

William Fraser was a Scottish official of the East India Company, soldier, administrator and collector of Indian art, who served at Delhi as commissioner and agent to the governor-general. A Persian scholar who lived much like a Mughal nobleman, he was shot dead in Delhi in March 1835. Shamsuddin Ahmad Khan, Nawab of Firozpur Jhirka, was hanged for arranging the murder.

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Loharu State

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