Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1847 - 1849 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 manuscript and 1 letter handwritten
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
George Grenville Malet was born in Wiltshire in 1804, the son of Charles Warre Malet and Susanna Wales. He joined the East India Company Army in 1822 and served in the Bombay Presidency. During his time as Resident in Khairpur he undertook the… read more
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Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
The translation was undertaken by George Grenville Malet. This was copied by a number of hands for the East India Company to send to the Royal Asiatic Society.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
The papers were sent by the East India Company to the Royal Asiatic Society.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
George Grenville Malet undertook the translation of Mahomed Masoom's A History of Sind. The History, which covers the period from A.D. 710 to A.D. 1590, was written in Persian at the end of the sixteenth century. Malet undertook the translation when he… read more
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
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
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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.
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Verwante materialen
Related units of description
A copy of the publication of Malet's translation, published in Bombay in 1855, forms part of the Society's collections.
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- East India Company 16th- to 19th-century British trading company (Onderwerp)
- Mahomed Masoom 1538-1606 (Onderwerp)
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
The papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.