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- [1971] (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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Letter sent by Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Literary Executors of Abraham Poliak, following the Society hearing about Professor Poliak's death. The letter asks the executors whether they would like to receive the notebooks of alterations Professor Poliak made on 'Feudalism in Egypt' prior to his death.
It is unknown whether the executors responded to this letter as the notebooks still in the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society.
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- English