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- 2007 (Creation)
- 1973 (Creation)
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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 of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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Extracted from Beckingham's History of the RAS, 1823-1973. List of donations extracted from "A History of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1823-1973", by C.F. Beckingham, found in The Royal Asiatic Society: Its History and Treasures" by Stuart Simmonds and Simon Digby (eds.), E.J. Brill 1979. This is an electronic document which was first created in 2007 and converted to an archival document in 2018.
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- English