Streynsham Master, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Streynsham Master

British colonial administrator

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1640

Place of Birth: Langdon, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1724

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Sir Streynsham Master (28 October 1640 – 28 April 1724) was one of the 17th-century pioneers of the English East India Company.
He served as the Agent of Madras from 27 January 1678 to 3 July 1681, and is credited with having introduced the first administrative reforms in the Madras Government.
He banned sati and prohibited the burning of a Hindu widow in 1680 in what is the first official British response to sati.
He made English the sole official language and language of court in the Madras Presidency, replacing the Portuguese,Tamil and Malayalam languages.Returning to England, in 1692 he bought the Codnor Castle estate and for the rest of his life divided his time between Derbyshire and London.

Attributed to Charles d'Agar (1669–1723)
Alternative names	Charles D'Agar; Charles Agar; Charles d' Agar
Description	French portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1669	May 1723
Location of birth	Paris
Work location	London (1705–1711)
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