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The The Asiatic Society of Mumbai (formerly ''Asiatic Society of Bombay'') is a learned society in the field of Asian studies based in Mumbai, India. It can trace its origin to the Literary Society of Bombay which first met in Mumbai on November 26, 1804, and was founded by Sir James Mackintosh. It was formed with the intention of "promoting useful knowledge, particularly such as is now immediately connected with India". After the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established in London in 1823, the Literary Society of Bombay became affiliated with it and was known as the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (BBRAS) since 1830. The ''Bombay Geographical Society'' merged with it in 1873, followed by the ''Anthropological Society of Bombay'' in 1896. In 1954, it was separated from the Royal Asiatic Society and renamed the Asiatic Society of Bombay. In 2002,〔According to its (official website ), it was renamed in 2005〕 it acquired its present name.〔 It is funded by an annual grant from the Central Government of India. File:Asiatic Town Hall, Mumbai.jpg|'The Society in its early days' File:ಏಶಿಯಾಟಿಕ್ ಲೈಬ್ರೆರಿ, ಹಾರ್ನಿಮನ್ ಸರ್ಕಲ್, ಮುಂಬಯಿ.jpg|'Asiatic Library, Fort, Mumbai' File:Asiatic Library, Mumbai.jpg|Located at Fort,Mumbai ==Holdings== The library of the Society has over a hundred thousand books out of which 15,000 are classified as rare and valuable. It also has priceless artifacts and over 3,000 ancient manuscripts in Persian, Sanskrit and Prakrit, mostly on paper but some on palm leaf. The numismatic collection of 11,829 coins includes a gold coin of Kumaragupta I, a rare gold mohur of Akbar and coins issued by Shivaji. Its map collection comprises 1300 maps.〔 The collection of the Society include: # One of only two known original copies of Dante's ''Divine Comedy''.〔 # The manuscript of ''Vasupujyacharita'' (1242), a Sanskrit text on the life of the Jain Tirthankara Vasupujya. # ''The manuscript of Shahnama of Firdausi'' (1853), written in Persian. # ''The Aranyakaparvan'' (16th century) manuscript contains illustrated text from the Mahabharat and is written in Sanskrit. # Five Buddhist caskets excavated in the ancient port town of Sopara near the suburb of Nala Sopara. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Asiatic Society of Mumbai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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