File RAS SESQ/9/6 - Asiatic Society of Japan

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Reference code

GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/9-RAS SESQ/9/6

Title

Asiatic Society of Japan

Date(s)

  • 1971 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

3 items typed and handwritten

Context area

Name of creator

(1823-present)

Administrative history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation ofread more

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Scope and content

Correspondence with the Asiatic Society of Japan concerning the sesquicentenary celebrations. These are:

  • Letter from President, Royal Asiatic Society, to President, Asiatic Society of Japan, to inform about the sesquicentenary of the Society and to
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Language of material

  • English

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