Richmond Shakespear, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British Army officer
Date of Birth: 11-May-1812
Place of Birth: West Bengal, India
Date of Death: 29-Oct-1861
Profession: diplomat
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Richmond Shakespear
- Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear (11 May 1812 – 16 December 1861) was an Indian-born British Indian Army officer.
- He helped to influence the Khan of Khiva to abolish the capture and selling of Russian slaves in Khiva.
- This likely forestalled the Russian conquest of the Khiva, although it ultimately did not prevent it.
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