James Achilles Kirkpatrick

Lieutenant Colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at Hyderabad from 1798 to 1805. He also built the historic Koti Residency in Hyderabad, a landmark and major tourist attraction.

James Achilles Kirkpatrick was born in 1764 at Fort St. George, Madras, Tamil Nadu. He replaced his brother William and arrived as resident in Hyderabad in 1795 as a cocky young imperialist intending to conquer India. There he became thoroughly enamoured of IndoPersian culture of Nizams court, and gave up his English manner of dress in exchange for Persian costumes.

Source: Wikipedia