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Alt label
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
SES ID
- 361626
- 361628
Notation
- 361626
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Definition
- Founded in 1823 by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Henry Colebrooke; received its Royal Charter from King George IV in 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'.