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Memory of the World

UNESCO's programme aiming at preservation and dissemination of valuable archive holdings and library collections worldwide

Proposed Inscription
Arabic and Persian Manuscripts and Miniature paintings of Mughal, Central Asian & Iranian Schools
Nomination concerning India, submitted in 2005, and not recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register.
Year of submission: 2005
Link to Nomination Form


The Library is known for its matchless collection of more than 21,000 manuscripts, some of them extremely rare and richly illustrated, in Arabic, Pali, Pashtu, Persian, Sanskrit, Turkish and Urdu languages and also for its Mughal, Iranian, Central Asian and Rajput paintings. It has become a centre of research for the scholars of Islamic Studies, Medieval Indian History, West, South and Central Asian Studies, Mughal Architecture, Islamic Sciences and Mughal, Iranian, Central Asian and Rajput paintings.


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          · Previous Nominations
          · 2005
          · Asia and the Pacific
          · India