Continuing the fascinating Skinner story... Better known as Sikandar saheb, Colonel James Skinner (1778–4 December 1841) was a fluent writer in Persian, the court and intellectual language of India in his day, and wrote several books in Persian, including Kitab-i tasrih al-aqvam (History of the Origin and Distinguishing Marks of the Different Castes of India), now with the Library of Congress... Skinner died at Hansi (in Hisar district, Haryana), on 4 December 1841, at the age of 64. He was first buried in the Cantonment Burial Ground at Hansi and after a period of 40 days was disinterred, and his coffin brought to Delhi escorted by 200 men of Skinners Horse. Subsequently, he was buried in Skinners Church at Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, on 19 January 1842 in a vault of white marble immediately below the Communion table... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Skinner_(East_India_Company_officer)
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