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GB 891 RAS BP-RAS BP/1

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2018 (Creation)

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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

(1823-)

Biographical history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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In 2018 the winner was Johannes Lotze (University of Manchester) for his thesis, _Translation of Empire: Mongol Legacy, Language Policy, and the Early Ming World Order, 1368-1453_. The shortlisted candidates were Kyle Jackson (University of Warwick) for _Colonial Conquest and Religious Enlightenment: A Mizo History from Northeast India (c. 1980-1920)_; Ed Pulford (University of Cambridge) for _On northeast Asian Frontiers of History and Friendship_; Partha Pratim Shil (University of Cambridge) for _Police Labour and State-Formation in Bengal, c.1860- c.1950_; and Callie Wilkinson (University of Cambridge) for _The Residents of the British East India Company at Indian Royal Courts, c. 1798-1818_. For the inaugural Bayly Prize the society appointed the adjudicators: Professor Taylor Sherman (LSE), Professor Sunil Amrith (Harvard), Professor Dame Caroline Humphrey (Cambridge), Professor James Laidlaw (Cambridge), and Professor Naoko Shimazu (Yale-NUS). The winner was announced by Professor Sir David Cannadine, President of the British Academy, at a reception held at the Royal Asiatic Society on 30th October 2018. The archival material is: * 'The Bayly Prize 2018 Shortlist' - document giving biographical details of the shortlisted candidates and their theses. Computer printed, 4 pieces. * 'The Bayly Prize and Launch of Professor Sir Christopher Bayly's _Remaking the Modern World 1900-2015. Global Connections and Comparisons_' - printed invitation from the President and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to the award of the first Bayly Prize and book launch on 30 October 2018. Printed on card, 2 copies. * 'The Bayly Prize' - printed details concerning the establishment of the Bayly Prize and the shortlisted candidates. Printed on card, 2 copies. * Four digital photographs of the award ceremony on 30 October 2018 including some of the shortlisted candidates, Professor Lady Bayly and officers of the Society.