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- 2014-2016 (Création/Production)
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1 folder + digital photographs
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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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Nicholas Sims-Williams, FBA (born 11 April 1949, Chatham, Kent) is a British professor of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, where he is Emeritus Professor of Iranian and Central Asian Studies at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, Centre for Iranian Studies. Sims-Williams is a scholar who specializes in Central Asian history, particularly the study of Sogdian and Bactrian languages. He is also a member of the advisory council of the Iranian Studies journal.
Sims-Williams recently worked on a dedicatory Sogdian inscription, dated to the 1st–3rd centuries CE, that was discovered at Kultobe in Kazakhstan. It alludes to military operations of the principal towns of Sogdiana against the nomads in the north. The inscription tends to confirm the confederational organization of the Kangju state and its various allies that was known previously from the Chinese texts.
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Documents transferred from the Director and Executive Officer to the Archive in January 2026.
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The Denis Sinor Medal was awarded to Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams in 2015. The material within this series includes:
- Email from Professor Samuel Lieu, Inaugural Distinguished Professor Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney, attaching a statement of nomination for Professor Sims-Williams, a statement of achievements of Professor Sims-Williams, and a statement of support by Dr Gunner Mikkelsen, Macquarie University. The attachments are present. Typed, email dated 17 October 2014, 7 pieces.
- Email from Enrico Morano, President of the International Association of Manichaean Studies, supporting Professor Samuel Lieu's nomination. Typed, dated 17 October 2014, 1 piece.
- Email from Yutaka Yoshida, Professor at Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, supporting the nomination. Typed, dated 22 October 2014, 1 piece.
- Emails between Camilla Larsen, RAS Executive Officer, and The Royal Mint regarding medal minting and engraving. Typed, dated 29 February-8 April 2016, 7 pieces.
- Invoice from the Royal Mint for medal minting and engraving. Scanned copy, dated 11 May 2016, 1 piece.
- Five digital photographs of Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams giving his lecture at the Society's premises in Stephenson Way, and of the presentation of the Medal to him by Dr Gordon Johnson, President, Royal Asiatic Society. This event took place on 13 May 2016.