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Wolseley Haig

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Haig entered the Berar Commission in 1892 and became Assistant Commissioner, then Deputy Commissioner, Inspector-General of Police, Jails, Stamps, Registration, and Excise, and Civil and Sessions Judge. He was officiating Secretary to the Board of Examiners,
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Azure a saltire between two mullets in chief and base and a decrescent and increscent in fess Argent a bordure engrailed and parted per pale Or and Vert charged with three horse shoes counterchanged.
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Hints on the study of Urdu, for the use of candidates for the lower and higher standard examinations in that language
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Haig became Assistant Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, in 1907, then Political Agent in
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Soon after Haig returned to Europe, he was appointed Professor of Arabic, Persian and Hindustani at
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in 1909, Haig was appointed officiating Political ADC to the Secretary of State for India 1909–10 (
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in 1912 and quickly moved on to become Consul-General and Agent to the Government of India,
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Haig's final years abroad were spent mostly in Persia. He was the British Consul at
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to Haig's plan. It was published in 1937, the year before Haig's death.
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in 1910, became First Assistant to the Agent to the Governor-General in
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University Press, Cambridge, 1928. Edited by Wolseley Haig.
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The Cambridge history of India Vol. III Turks and Afghans.
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in 1887 where he served in Upper Burma (1887–89) fighting
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The Cambridge history of India Vol. IV The Mughul period
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Haig made two important translations into English of
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Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
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Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Following the assassination of 50: 654: 576: 464: 441:Haig married Beatrice, older sister of 283: 707:Academics of SOAS University of London 689: 677:Officers of Arms in Scotland 1290-2016 526:The Cambridge shorter history of India 123:School of Oriental and African Studies 624: 622: 375:(history), a source for the reign of 629:"HAIG, Lt-Col Sir (Thomas) Wolseley" 403:of Arms in Scotland in 1923 and was 240:, and was thus related to the first 712:Academics of Trinity College Dublin 483:Historical landmarks of the Deccan. 264:in 1884 and was transferred to the 13: 675:Charles John Burnett Esq. (2016). 619: 334: 14: 788: 478:. Pioneer Press, Allahabad, 1898. 777:British people in colonial India 436: 486:Pioneer Press, Allahabad, 1907. 668: 664:. 25 April 1902. p. 2794. 648: 606: 498:, April 1920 – November 1923.) 411:Coat of arms of Wolseley Haig 358:The Cambridge History of India 255: 1: 767:Seaforth Highlanders officers 569: 561:Contributions to the Persian 223: 182:Wellington College, Berkshire 717:British Indian Army officers 7: 276:on 6 February 1895, and to 10: 793: 555:The Encyclopaedia of Islam 345:School of Oriental Studies 772:Scottish officers of arms 394: 187: 175: 163: 155: 150: 146: 128: 114: 102: 90: 80: 69: 62: 58: 49: 23: 452: 194:Sir Thomas Wolseley Haig 643:Oxford University Press 603:, 30 April 1938, p. 14. 341:Trinity College, Dublin 234:Charles James Blomfield 214:Trinity College, Dublin 119:Trinity College, Dublin 616:, 30 April 1938, p. 1. 457:Haig died at home, in 514:Linguaphone Institute 465:Selected publications 447:Imperial Bank of Iran 353:Royal Asiatic Society 244:. He was educated at 727:British philologists 495:The Indian Antiquary 443:Michael Lloyd Ferrar 284:Indian civil service 280:on 6 February 1902. 262:Seaforth Highlanders 212:, then Professor at 722:British Indologists 552:Various entries in 412: 399:Haig was appointed 661:The London Gazette 516:, London, c. 1930. 410: 246:Wellington College 97:Sir George Swinton 26:Lieutenant-Colonel 434: 433: 373:Tarikh-i-Bada'uni 310:Madan Lal Dhingra 306:Sir Curzon Wyllie 191: 190: 784: 681: 680: 672: 666: 665: 652: 646: 626: 617: 610: 604: 597: 420: 413: 409: 401:March Pursuivant 260:Haig joined the 170: 151:Personal details 109:Sir Thomas Innes 105: 93: 74: 54: 30:Sir Wolsley Haig 21: 20: 792: 791: 787: 786: 785: 783: 782: 781: 687: 686: 685: 684: 673: 669: 653: 649: 639:A & C Black 627: 620: 611: 607: 598: 577: 572: 532:. 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Lieutenant-Colonel
KCIE
CSI
CMG
CBE

Albany Herald
George V
Sir George Swinton
Sir Thomas Innes
Trinity College, Dublin
School of Oriental and African Studies
Persian
Arabic
Hindustani
Alma mater
Wellington College, Berkshire
KCIE
CSI
CMG
CBE
British India
Trinity College, Dublin
Scottish herald
FRS
Charles James Blomfield
Bemersyde
Lord Haig
Wellington College
Sandhurst

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