Mill's history (followed by Thornton and Macaulay,) Impey was long regarded as "one of the ogres of Indian history, a traditional monster of iniquity." His Life, by his son, E. B. Impey, 1846, did something to rehabilitate his name, and, later, high authorities have done more : the fact that the virulent attempts to impeach him failed is most significant.
IMPEY, EUGENE CLUTTERBUCK (1830–1904)
Colonel : born 1830 : son of Edward Impey, B.C.S., and grandson of Sir Elijah Impey : educated privately and at Wadham College, Oxford : joined the 5th Bengal N.I., 1851 : A.A.G.G. Rajputana, 1856 : served through the mutiny : at the siege of Kotah, 1858 : PoHtical Agent at Ulwar, 1858 : Military Secretary to the Viceroy, Lord Lawrence, 1863–4 : Political Agent, Jodhpur, Oodeypur, and Gwalior : Resident in Nipal : retired, 1878 : C.I.E., 1879 : died Nov. 1904.
INDORE, JASWANT RAO HOLKAR MAHARAJA OF (1775?–1811)
An illegitimate son of Maharaja Tukaji Rao : on the murder of his half-brother, Kashi Rao, he asserted himself, raised a large army and fought with Sindia, defeating both him and the Peshwa, Baji Rao, in 1802 at Poona, which he took : he declined to join the other Mahratta chiefs against the British, but took his own line, as a freebooter, in Rajputana, and, after compelling Colonel Monson to make a disastrous retreat in July, 1804, was defeated by Lord Lake in 1804–5, and compelled to make peace and surrender territory. He became insane in 1806, and his wife, Tulsi Bai, became regent. He died Oct. 20, 1811.
INDORE, MALHAR RAO HOLKAR, MARAHAJA OF ( ? –1766)
The first and greatest Prince of the Holkar family : came to notice first as an officer in the service of the Peshwa, Baji Rao, about 1724 : was an early Mahratta adventurer in Northern India, and obtained the Indore district in jagir about 1733 : was most active after Baji Rao's death in 1740, until his own death. May 19, 1766.
INDORE, MALHAR RAO HOLKAR, MAHARAJA OF (1805–1833)
Son of Jaswant Rac Holkar (q.v.) : succeeded as an infant : adopted by Jaswant's widow, Tulsi Bai, who became regent : the Army became predominant in the State, and in 1817 took up arms against the British : Tulsi Bai, on being suspected of British proclivities, was murdered : the army was routed by Malcolm at Mahidpur, Dec. 21, 1817 : terms were made, Malhar Rao being treated as an independent prince : he died in 1833.
INDORE, TAKOJI RAO HOLKAR I, MAHARAJA OF ( ? –1797)
Was made Commander in Chief of Holkar's force in 1767 by Ahlia Bai (q.v.), the daughter-in-law of the late Maharaja Malhar Rao Holkar I, and served her with devoted fidelity till her death in 1795. He was defeated by De Boigne (q.v.), Sindia's general, 1794, and ruled from 1795 until he died Aug. 15, 1797.
INDORE, SIR TAKOJI RAO HOLKAR II, MAHARAJA OF (1832–1886)
Was nominated successor by the Regent mother of the late Maharaja and recognized in 1843 by the British Government : invested with authority, 1852 : the thoroughness of his loyalty during the mutiny of 1857 was doubted, but, after the defeat of his army, which attacked the British Residency at Indore, his prudent and circumspect behaviour was held to entitle him to confidence : and he was made a G.C.S.I. in 1861. He developed the resources of his State, which he administered with skill and attention to business : giving much time to military and police matters : he received the Prince of Wales with great ceremony when H.R.H. visited India in 1875–6 : was made a General in 1877 : he died June 17, 1886.
INGLIS, SIR JOHN EARDLEY WILMOT (1814–1862)
Born Nov. 15, 1814 : son of the Very Rev. John Inglis, D.D., Bishop of Nova Scotia : joined the 32nd regt. in 1833, in Canada, 1837 : in the second Sikh war of 1848–9 was at the sieges and capture of Multan, at Cheniote and Gujarat : at Lucknow in the mutiny, was second in command at Chinhut, June 30. 1857 :
