Robert Groves Sandeman

Robert Groves Sandeman ( born February 25, 1835 in Perth ( Scotland), † January 29, 1892 in Las Bela in present-day Pakistan) was an officer in the conquest and as governor after 1871, much to the inclusion of Baluchistan in the British - Indian colonial empire involved.

Journey

Robert Groves Sandeman was born in Perth, Scotland, the son of Major-General Robert Turnbull Sandeman ( 1804-76 ). He received at the Perth Academy and the University of St Andrews his training.

On 8 February 1856 he joined as an ensign in the British colonial army of Bengal, where he joined the 33rd Bengal Native Infantry (BNI ) was assigned on 20 May 1856. During the Sepoy Rebellion, he took part in the storming of Lucknow. On April 30, 1858, he received his commission in the 14th BNI. Three years later he became an officer on the staff. Since 1859 he has been assistant commissioner in the Punjab. 1866 he was appointed Commissioner and Magistrate ( judge) of the district of Dera Ghazi Khan.

Through skillful negotiations he reached the subjugation of the Khan of Kalat, so that the end of 1875 a protectorate over these Indian princely state could be established. For this he was knighted in 1877 as a Companion of the Order of the Star of India. Two years later he received the next higher stage of KCSI. His pleasant personality secured him influence of the Khan and the tribes of the region.

Since 21 February 1877, he was an agent of the Governor-General in Baluchistan and thus there top British administration official. This position was established in 1887 as Chief Commissioner ( his tenure was interrupted twice ) upgraded as Baluchistan province was. When he supported the supply of the troops at Kandahar in the second imperialist war of aggression against Afghanistan in 1880, this led to the recovery of a new, strategically important province for the Empire.

On February 8, 1882 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, three years was carried out to brevet colonel. He died on the border of Sind and was buried in Las Bela.

Fort Sandeman, since 1976 Zhob (31 ° 20'32 "N, 69 ° 26'55 " E ) was named after him.

Family

He was married twice:

Literature and sources

• Thornton, Thomas Henry; Colonel Sir Robert Sandeman - His Life and Work on Our Indian Frontier; 1895 440S
• Tucker, Alexander Lauzun Pendock; Sir Robert G. Sandeman, KCSI, peaceful conqueror of Baluchistan; London 1921 Full text
• Times February 1, 1892, S 6; February 2, S 8
• Obituary: Obituary: Colonel Sir Robert Groves Sandeman, KCSI; Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, New Monthly Series, Vol 14, No. 3 ( Mar., 1892), pp. 187-188