The Royal Asiatic Society provides a forum for those who are interested in the history, languages, cultures and religions of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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đşď¸ Map in Thomas Watters's âOn Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629-645 A.D.â illustrating the Chinese Buddhist monkâs pilgrimage through Central Asia to India in the 7th century. The entire journey would have taken him over 15 years!
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This evening!
Our lecture on 11 June features Dr Megnaa Mehtta, Lecturer in Social Anthropology at @UCLSocHistSci, who will explore the diverse forms of sovereignty that shape everyday life in the Sundarbans forests in the Bengal Delta. Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260611
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On Weds 18 June, Michael Dillon will be joined by Prof Kerry Brown @Bkerrychina of KCL for a conversation about his new book on Shanghai â join us to discover the cityâs dynamic history!
Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260618
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On Wed 17 June, Dr Lydia Walker, winner of the 2024 James J. Busuttil Medal, will deliver a lecture connected to her book 'StatesâinâWaiting' - join us to explore the complexities of decolonisation claims and to celebrate Dr Walkerâs achievement!
Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260617
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This evening!
On 2 June (Tue), we are hosting a lecture by curator Daniel Lowe and conservation scientist Lucia Noor Melita, who will take us inside the recent discovery of a fragment of blue parchment with gold Qurâanic text at the British Library. Details: bit.ly/4uo2Kct
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Check out our upcoming events in June! royalasiaticsociety.org/upcoâŚ
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Our lecture on 11 June features Dr Megnaa Mehtta, Lecturer in Social Anthropology at @UCLSocHistSci, who will explore the diverse forms of sovereignty that shape everyday life in the Sundarbans forests in the Bengal Delta. Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260611
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On 2 June (Tue), we are hosting a lecture by curator Daniel Lowe and conservation scientist Lucia Noor Melita, who will take us inside the recent discovery of a fragment of blue parchment with gold Qurâanic text at the British Library. Details: bit.ly/4uo2Kct
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On Thursday 21 May weâll be celebrating the launch of Jonathan Orrâs new book â a fascinating account of the stories of four remarkable Irish administrators in the East India Company. Join us for a talk!
Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260512
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Royal Asiatic Society retweeted
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Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt series is now settled at Edinburgh University Press. Needless to say, if you have exciting publication ideas, please get in touch with me. Any primary source in any language related to the history of the Ottoman Empire. Bring it on.
@EdinburghUP
@RAS_Soc
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This engraving depicts several views of Fort St George at the coastal city of Madras, India, in the late 18th century. Coastal charts like this would have assisted marinersâ navigation at sea.
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đşď¸ Views of Fort St George on the Coast of Choromandel by B. Henry, December 1775. Published in 1779 by Alexander Darlymple, head of the Hydrographic Office of the East India Company
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Thank you everyone for joining us yesterday for the lecture by Professor Simon Kaner! Read more about this and our AGM in our latest blogpost: royalasiaticsociety.org/2026âŚ
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Professor Kaner will be delivering a second lecture also dedicated to Japanese archaeology on Monday 18th May at 10am (BST) / 6pm (JST), hosted online by the Asiatic Society of Japan. Register for your attendance here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regiâŚ
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This evening!
We're wrapping up our Japan lecture series with a special talk on 14 May by Professor Simon Kaner from @SISJAC_UK on Japanese archaeology. Join us to explore 150 years of European entanglements in Japanese archaeology!
Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260514
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Royal Asiatic Society retweeted
Closing remarks by Carl Graves (EES) and Seif El Rashidi (Barakat Trust) will discuss to what extent heritage continues to inform our future.
Co-organised: @TheEES & @Barakat_org
Support: @British_Egy & @RAS_Soc
Members receive reduced rates. Book nowđ
ees.ac.uk/whats-on/events/prâŚ
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On Thursday 21 May weâll be celebrating the launch of Jonathan Orrâs new book â a fascinating account of the stories of four remarkable Irish administrators in the East India Company. Join us for a talk!
Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260512
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A recap of our Collections Evening yesterday - thank you everyone for making the event so memorable! royalasiaticsociety.org/collâŚ
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Taking place this evening!
Our annual Collections Evening returns on 7 May! Join us to explore the Societyâs manuscript and art collections, from Malay manuscripts to Japanese Buddhist art and Zoroastrian material.
Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260507
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We're wrapping up our Japan lecture series with a special talk on 14 May by Professor Simon Kaner from @SISJAC_UK on Japanese archaeology. Join us to explore 150 years of European entanglements in Japanese archaeology!
Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260514
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