Henry Miers Elliot

Sir
Henry Miers Elliot
KCB
Memorial in Winchester Cathedral
Born(1808-03-01)1 March 1808
Westminster, England
Died20 December 1853(1853-12-20) (aged 45)
Simon's Town, Cape Colony
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEast India Company civil servant

Sir Henry Miers Elliot KCB (1 March 1808 – 20 December 1853) was an English civil servant and historian who worked with the East India Company in India for 26 years. He is most known for The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians based on his works, published posthumously in eight volumes, between 1867–1877 in London.[1]

  1. ^ Huart, Cl., "Waṣṣāf", in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (1913-1936), Edited by M. Th. Houtsma, T.W. Arnold, R. Basset, R. Hartmann.