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Lieutenant Colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident in Hyderabad from 1798 to 1805. He also built the historic Koti Residency in Hyderabad, a landmark and major tourist attraction. He married a local Hyderabadi noblewoman called Khair-un-Nissa. Towards the end of the autumn of 1801, a major scandal broke out in Calcutta over Kirkpatrick's behaviour at the Hyderabad court. It raised a major furore because of the interracial nature of the marriage. They had three children: a daughter called Kitty Kirkpatrick and two sons called Mir Ghulam Ali and Sahib Allum. He died in Calcutta in 1805....
 
 
Lieutenant Colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident in Hyderabad from 1798 to 1805. He also built the historic Koti Residency in Hyderabad, a landmark and major tourist attraction. He married a local Hyderabadi noblewoman called Khair-un-Nissa. Towards the end of the autumn of 1801, a major scandal broke out in Calcutta over Kirkpatrick's behaviour at the Hyderabad court. It raised a major furore because of the interracial nature of the marriage. They had three children: a daughter called Kitty Kirkpatrick and two sons called Mir Ghulam Ali and Sahib Allum. He died in Calcutta in 1805.... More • http://en.wikipedia. ... irkpatrick View • BooksImagesVideosSearch Related • MuslimsSoldiersBritish East India CompanyColonialismCulturesGreat BritainIndiaIndustrial RevolutionPeople

 
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