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In which year was the Royal Asiatic Society founded by civil servant Sir William Jones?

In which year was the Royal Asiatic Society founded by civil servant Sir William Jones? Correct Answer 15 January,1784

The correct answer is  15 January 1784.

Key Points

  • The Royal Asiatic Society was founded on 15 January 1784 by civil servant Sir William Jones.
  • At the time of its foundation, this Society was named as "Asiatick Society".
  • An outstanding scholar from the University of Oxford, William Jones arrived in Kolkata on September 1783 as a Supreme Court Judge.
  • The Society was founded shortly after his arrival.
  • The Asiatic Society had the support and encouragement of Warren Hastings through he declined its presidency.
  • Headquarters is in Kolkata.
  • The Society owns an art collection that includes paintings by Peter Paul Rubens and Joshua Reynolds.
  • The Society's library contains some 100,000 general volumes.
  • And its Sanskrit section has more than 27000 books, manuscripts, prints, etc.

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