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- 1782 - 1826 (Création/Production)
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6 items rolled paper, 3 backed with canvas
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Notice biographique
Lt. Col. William Francklin, soldier and scholar of Persian and Indian history, was born in 1763. He was the son of Thomas Francklin, Professor of Greek at Cambridge. William Francklin joined the East India Company's Bengal Native Infantry in 1783. In 1786, he undertook a tour to Persia, for which he published his book 'Observations made on a tour from Bengal to Persia, in the years 1786-7'. He is known for authoring 'The history of the reign of Shah-Aulum, the present emperor of Hindostaun' (1798), being a detailed account of the decline of the Mughal Empire.
He retired from the army in 1825 and returned for a time to England, where he became librarian of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1838, having been on the Society’s council in 1836. He contributed many articles to the Society’s journal and gave several lectures. He was also a member of the committee of the Oriental Translation Fund in 1835. He was also a member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Histoire archivistique
The inscriptions were copied by, or for, Col. William Francklin during his time in India.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The inscriptions were acquired by the Society from Francklin as part of a larger donation on 4 November 1826.
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Copies of inscriptions from Mandār Hill. These are labelled D, E and F with two copies of each inscription, one backed with canvas and the duplicate on paper. These are not labelled as to their specific location but that they were presented to the Royal Asiatic Society by Col. Francklin on 4 November 1826. According to the donations register amongst the items donated by Francklin were "Six Sanscrit Inscriptions from Mundar Hill, in duplicate". As these are labelled D, E & F, it is presumed that A,B & C were also present in the collections at one time.
Please note these inscriptions are in a fragile condition.
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Conditions d'accès
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 made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
Conditions de 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.
Langue des documents
- anglais
- sanskrit
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Unités de description associées
The Society's collections hold publications written by Francklin and artworks donated by him. Details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.
Full details of Francklin's donation can be found in the Donations Register for 1823-1831.
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- Francklin William 1763-1839 (Sujet)
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Note de l'archiviste
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.