Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1800 - 1890] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 folder handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
These papers were created in India. It is unknown how they came to be part of the Royal Asiatic Society's collections.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The source of acquisition is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A series of accounts or response forms concerning Indian districts. These are handwritten on Indian paper and the accounts are accompanied by letters. One of these has been identified as an 'arzee' or response form from a junior to a senior. The junior… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- Urdu
Notes area
Note
The interpretative details were provided by Naveena Naqui, Assistant Professor of Persianate Islamic Cultures of South Asia, University of British Colombia, in 2015.
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Syed Mehdi Hasan (Subject)
Description control area
Description identifier
Archivist's note
These papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.