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LYALL  , -

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ALFRED
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COMYN (1835- ), Anglo-
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Indian
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civil servant and
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man of letters, son of the Rev . Alfred Lyall, was
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born in 1835, and educated at
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Eton and Haileybury . He entered the
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Bengal civil service in 1855, saw service during the
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Mutiny in the
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Bulandshahr
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district, at
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Meerut, and with the
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Khaki Risala of
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volunteers . He was
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commissioner in
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Berar (1867), secretary to the
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government of
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India in the
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Home and
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Foreign departments,
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lieutenant-
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governor of the
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North-western Provinces (1882-1887), and member of the
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Council of India (1888-1903) . Among his writings, his Verses Written in India (1889) attained considerable popularity, and in his
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Asiatic Studies (1882 and 1899) he displays a deep insight into Indian
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life and
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character . He wrote the Life of
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Lord Dufferin (1905), and made numerous contributions to periodical literature .

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