HARINDAR SINGH (of Kandaula), Sardár.

The title is hereditary; the Sardár belongs to the same family as those of the Sardárs Tárá Singh of Manauli, Uttam Singh of Ghanauli, and other Sardárs of the Ambála division. For an account of the Kandaula branch of this family, see Harbans Singh (of Kandaula), Sardár. The Sardár is a grandson of Sardár Dayál Singh of Kandaula. Residence.-Kandaula, Ambála, Punjab.

HARISH CHANDRA MITTRA, Rai Bahádur.

The title is personal, and was conferred on 1st June 1888.
Residence.-Calcutta, Bengal.

HARNAM SINGH, AHLUWALIA, Kunwár, C.I.E.

Born 19th January 1851. Is a son of His late Highness the Rájá Sir Randhir Singh, G.C.S.I., of Kapurthala, and only brother of the late Rájá Kharak Singh of Kapurthala, and uncle of the present Rájá of Kapurthala (q.v.) Was created a Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire on 1st January 1885.

Residence.-Kapurthala, Punjab.

HARNAM SINGH (of Kharar), Sardár.

Born 1857. The title is hereditary. Belongs to a Khatri family, whose ancestor, Sardár Dayál Singh, took possession of considerable territory in the Hoshiarpur, Firozpur, and Ambála districts. His sons were deprived of much of their land by the Mahárájá Ranjit Singh; but the eldest, named Sardár Dharm Singh, secured some lands in Kharar, Ambála district. His grandson, Sardár Ganda Singh, rendered excellent services during the Mutiny of 1857, and received a khilat from the Government in acknowledgment thereof. He died at Patiala about the year 1876; and was succeeded by his son, the present Sardár.

Residence.-Ambála, Punjab.

HARNAM SINGH (of Lidhran), Sardár.

The title is hereditary.

Residence.-Ludhiana, Punjab.

HARNAM SINGH (of Moron), Sardár.

Born 1861. The title is hereditary. Belongs to a Jat family, that came originally from Varpal, in the Amritsar district. About 1759 Sardár Sálig Singh obtained possession of territory around Moron. The family fell under the power of the Mahárájá Sher Singh ; but when the Jalandhar doáb was ceded to the British after the first Sikh war, a considerable jágir was confirmed to the head of the family in perpetuity, and is now enjoyed by Sardár Harnám Singh.

Residence.-Jalandhar, Punjab.

HARNARAYAN SINGH (of Háthras), Rájá.

Born 9th December 1864. The title is personal, and was conferred on 1st January 1877, as a continuation of the title of the Rájá's adoptive father, Rájá Gobind Singh of Háthras. Belongs to a Jat family, whose founder, named Makhan, came from Rájputána about the year 1600, and settled in the neighbourhood of Mursan. His great-grandson, Thákur Nand Rám, died in 1696, leaving fourteen sons, of whom one was Zulkaran Singh, ancestor of Rájá Ghansham Singh of Mursan (q.v.), and the other was Jai Singh. The great-grandson of the latter, Thákur Daya Rám, established himself as an independent Chief in his fortress of Háthras, at that time one of the strongest in the country. The fortress was, however, captured by General Marshall in 1817, and the Thákur's estates confiscated. The latter, on his death in 1841, was succeeded by his son, Thákur Gobind Singh. He distinguished himself by most valuable services during the Mutiny of 1857; and was rewarded in 1858, by Lord Canning on behalf of Her Majesty, with the title of Rájá and extensive grants of land. Rájá Gobind Singh was succeeded by his adopted son, the present Rájá; who is an Honorary Magistrate.

Residence.-Aligarh, North-Western Provinces.

HARNATH CHAUDHRI (of Dubalháti), Rájá Bahádur.

Born 1833. Is the son of the late Anandanáth Rai, of Dubalháti in the district of Rájshahi, Bengal; who was descended through a long line of ancestors from Kásirám Rai. The title of Rájá Bahádur was conferred as a personal distinction on the 1st January 1877, on the occasion of the Proclamation of Her Most Gracious Majesty as Empress of India. The Rájá Bahadur had received the title of Rájá on the 12th of March 1875, in recognition of his eminent services during the famine of 1873-74.

Residence.-Rájshahi, Bengal.

HARO SUNDARI DEBIA (of Siarsol), Maháráni.

The title is personal, and was conferred on 1st January 1877, on the occasion of the Proclamation of Her Most Gracious Majesty as Empress of India. The Maháráni had already received the title of Ráni on 12th March 1875, for her eminent services during the famine of 1873-74. Belongs to a family descended from Govinda Prasad Pandit.

Residence.-Bardwan, Bengal.

HAROL, THAKUR JAWANSINGHJI, Thákur of.

A Ruling Chief.

Born 1883; succeeded to the gadi 22nd March 1888. Belongs to a Thakerda (Hindu) family. The State contains a population of nearly 3000, chiefly Hindus. Its name is also spelt Hadol.

Residence.-Harol, Máhi Kántha, Bombay.

HARSA SINGH (of Mughalchak), Sardár.

The title is hereditary. Belongs to an ancient Sikh family, famous for the conspicuous bravery of its members. Sardár Anup Singh, of Probyn's Horse, was one of the most distinguished officers in the army throughout the Mutiny campaigns of 1857, 1858, and 1859. He was present at the fall of Delhi, at the capture of Lucknow, and on many other great occasions; was four times wounded, and had three horses wounded under him. He also fought with great distinction in the China campaign in 1860, and subsequently in the disturbances on the north-west frontier. He twice received the Order of Valour for bravery in the field. In 1876 he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to England, and was honoured with the marked approval of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen Empress and the Royal Family. He died in 1885, amid universal expressions of regret, and was succeeded by the present Sardár.

Residence.-Mughal Chak, Gujránwála, Punjab.

HASAN ALI walad MUHAMMAD KHAN, Mir.

The title is hereditary, the Mir being a representative of one of the Mirs or Chiefs of Sind at the time of the annexation.

Residence.-Sind.

HASAN ALI walad MUHAMMAD AISAN, Khán Bahádur.
The title is personal, and was conferred on 1st June 1888.

Residence.-Karachi, Sind.

HASAN ALI KHAN, C.I.E., Nawáb.

The title is hereditary. The Nawáb was created a Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire 5th February 1881.

Residence.-Baluchistan.

HASAN ALI KHAN, MIR, His Highness.

The title is personal. His Highness is the representative of one of the Mirs or Chiefs of Sind at the time of the annexation.

Residence.-Hyderabad, Sind.

HATI SINGH (of Chandgarh), Rao.

Born 5th September 1844. The title is hereditary, and is said to have been originally conferred by Gori Sháh Padishah. The family is descended from Prithi Singh, who was eleventh in descent from the famous Bhoj Ráj.

Residence.-Nimár, Central Provinces.

HATWA, MAHARAJA SIR KRISHNA PARTAB SAHI

BAHADUR, K.C.I.E., Mahárájá Bahádur of.

Born October 1857. Belongs to a Baghochhia Bráhman family, that claims to have been settled as Rájás in the district of Sáran for 102 generations. The patronymic of the earlier Rájás was "Sen," this in the sixteenth descent was changed to "Singh," in the eighty-third to "Mal," and in the eighty-seventh to "Sahi." The traditions of the family state that the title of Mahárájá was conferred on the eighty-sixth in this line, the Mahárájá Kalyan Mal, and that of Mahárájá Bahadur on the eighty-seventh, the Mahárájá Isham Karan Sahi Bahadur, both by the Emperor of Delhi. In the time of Akbar it is said that the Mahárájá Jubráj Sahi Bahádur obtained possession of Parganá Sipa by killing the Muhammadan Chief Kabul Muhammad, probably one of those Muhammadan Chiefs who had rebelled against the Imperial authority in Southern Behar. Four generations later the Mahárájá Sardár Sahi invaded the Majauli Ráj, and destroyed their garh or fort, and imposed as terms of peace on the Chief of Majauli the condition that he and his descendants were not to display their nishans and dunkas (flags and drums) till these should be retaken from the Hasipur (or Hatwá) Rájás. The eldest son of the Mahárájá Sardár Sahi died before his father; he was succeeded by the second son, the Mahárájá Fateh Sahi Bahádur, who was a rebel against the British Government in 1767, in the time of Warren Hastings, and ultimately fled to the Gorakhpur jungles. His cousin, Bábu Bassant Sahi, displayed his loyalty by assisting the Government with his retainers, and doing all in his power to arrest Fateh Sahi. But in 1775 he was surprised by the rebel and killed, and his widow ascended the funeral pyre, and was burnt with her husband's head on her lap. Bassant Sahi's son, Bábu Mahes Datt Sahi, followed in his father's footsteps, and the Government was about to proclaim him the rightful successor of the rebel Fateh Sahi when he died, leaving a son, Bábu—afterwards Mahárájá—Chhatardhári Sahi. In 1790, when the Decennial Settlement was in contemplation, Lord Cornwallis, after inquiring into all the facts and the usages of the family, granted to the latter the estates of Fateh Sahi; and in 1837 the title of Mahárájá Bahádur was conferred upon him. This title was renewed in October 1858 in favour of the Mahárájá Rajendar Partáb Sahi, and by the sanad of 31st August 1874 in favour of the present Mahárájá Bahádur. At the time of the Santál insurrection, and again during the Mutiny of 1857, the Mahárájá Chhatardhári Sahi Bahadur rendered most valuable services to the Government, and was rewarded at the close of the Mutiny with the grant of a portion of the confiscated estates of the rebel Kunwar Singh. He was succeeded by his great-grandson, the late Mahárájá Rajendra Partáb Sahi Bahádur, who died in 1871, leaving a minor son, the present Mahárájá. The latter attained his majority and was installed on the gadi on 31st August 1874. He received a medal of distinction at the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi in 1877, on the occasion of the Proclamation of Her Most Gracious Majesty as Empress of India, and in 1889 he was created a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire. The family cognisance consists of a shield between two swords, with tigers as supporters, and underneath is the motto-"accu” Residence.-Hatwá, Sáran, Bengal.