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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200611T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200611T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191028T140303Z
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SUMMARY:*Postponed Until Further Notice* Dr Elizabeth Lambourn (De Monfort University)
DESCRIPTION:A palm leaf letter at the Mamluk court. Material cultures of writing in the Indian Ocean world
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-elizabeth-lambourn-de-monfort-university/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200521T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200521T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191028T135746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T135746Z
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SUMMARY:*Postponed Until Further Notice* Dr Sunil Sharma (Boston University)
DESCRIPTION:Indo-Persian Shahnamas Lost and Found
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-sunil-sharma-boston-university/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200514T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191028T134721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T134721Z
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SUMMARY:*Postponed Until Further Notice* Professor Sujit Sivasundarum (director of the Cambridge University Centre of South Asian Studies)
DESCRIPTION:AGM Lecture: Asian Seamen and the Indian Ocean in the Long Nineteenth Century
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/professor-sujit-sivasundarum-director-of-the-cambridge-university-centre-of-south-asian-studies/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200507T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200507T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191028T133944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T133944Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED Professor Simon Kaner (Sainsbury Institute\, University of East Anglia)
DESCRIPTION:With regret we announce the cancellation of the RAS Lecture on May 7th by Professor Simon Kaner.\nWe hope to reschedule the talk at a future date. \nThe Rehabilitation of Myth in the Archaeology of Ancient Japan and Korea
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/professor-simon-kaner-sainsbury-institute-university-of-east-anglia/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200423T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191028T133041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T133041Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Fuchsia Hart (University of Oxford)
DESCRIPTION:Fath-‘Ali Shah Qajar and the Shrine of Fatima Ma’sumeh\, Qom
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/fuchsia-hart-university-of-oxford/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200416T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200416T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191028T132721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T132721Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Award of the RAS Medal
DESCRIPTION:Professor Carole Hillenbrand (Professor Emerita\, University of Edinburgh\, and Professor of Islamic History\, University of St Andrews) – The Seljuq sultans in The World History of Rashid al-Din \nProfessor Robert Hillenbrand (Professor Emeritus\, University of Edinburgh\, and Professor of Islamic Art\, University of St Andres) – Images of the Seljuq sultans in The World History of Rashid al-Din
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/award-of-the-ras-medal/
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200317T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191016T121731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T121731Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED RAS Collections Open Evening
DESCRIPTION:THE COLLECTIONS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A FUTURE DATE. \nAs with similar occasions in the past\, the evening will feature a series of short talks about items from the collection. It will also provide a rare opportunity to get “up close and personal” with rarely seen artworks\, manuscripts\, archives\, photographs\, and early printed books from the Society’s collections. \nWe are delighted to welcome three speakers to discuss their experiences working with the Society’s collections: \n\nRebekah Harbord will talk about the conservation of fragile Indo-Persian miniature paintings of Laylá and Majnūn\, believed to date from the mid-sixteenth to mid-seventeenth century\nArantza Dobbels will discuss the conservation of several maps\, drawn by Indian artists in the 1830s\, depicting the sacred island of Sivasamudram and the bridge over the Kaveri river\nSonetra Seng will describe her work cataloguing and arranging photographs and other materials from the Society’s H.G. Quaritch Wales collections\, which document Hindu and Buddhist antiquities from South East Asia\n\nAs well as enjoying a presentation from each of our speakers\, attendees will have the opportunity to view the objects featured in the talks\, in addition to some other rarely-seen treasures from the collections. We will also welcome attendees with a reception including a glass of wine and light refreshments. \nWe hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be a very enjoyable and stimulating occasion. The event is free and open to all\, but we would be grateful if attendees could RSVP to Amy Riach at ar at royalasiaticsociety.org.
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/ras-collections-open-evening-2/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200312T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191007T142026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T142026Z
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SUMMARY:Free London Lecture: Christopher de Bellaigue on The Islamic Enlightenment
DESCRIPTION:This lecture is going ahead! \nLecture followed by book signing with the author. Books available from a Daunt Books stall on the night. \nAll welcome\, please rsvp to Amy Riach ar at royalasiaticsociety.org \nThe Muslim world has often been accused of a failure to modernize\, reform and adapt. In fact\, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day\, Islamic society in its Middle Eastern heartlands hasbeen transformed by modern ideals and practices\, including the adoption of modern medicine\, the emergence of women from seclusion\, and the development of democracy. Islamic civilization has been undergoing an anguished transformation\, and the violence of an infinitesimally small minority is the blowback from this process. Christopher de Bellaigue tells the story of the scholars and scientists\, writers and statesmen who brought about these remarkable changes across society\, politics\, and the arts. Structuring his groundbreaking history around Istanbul\, Cairo\, and Tehran\, the three main loci of Islamic culture\, de Bellaigue introduces us to key figures and reformers\, from Egypt’s visionary ruler Muhammad Ali to radicals like Iran’s first feminist Qurrat al-Ayn and the writer Ibrahim Sinasi\, who transformed Ottoman Turkey’s language and literature. In doing so\, he challenges the ossified perceptions in Western culture that selfrighteously condemn the Muslim world as hopelessly benighted.\nThe Islamic Enlightenment shows the folly of Westerners demanding modernity from people whose lives are already drenched in it. It also demonstrates that we must look beyond sensationalist headlines if we are to arrive at a genuine understanding of modern Islam and Muslim culture. \n \nLLE813111 View from the Galata Bridge\, Constantinople\, Turkey (coloured photo) by French School\, (20th century); Private Collection;© Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; French.
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/christopher-de-bellaigue/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Open Evening,RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200218T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191007T141824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T141824Z
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SUMMARY:Free London Lecture 'Travelling and Collecting in the Dutch East Indies in the 1930s: the collections of Růžena Charlota Urbanová in the National Musuem\, Prague'
DESCRIPTION:The speaker will be Dr Fiona Kerlogue (Former Deputy Keeper of Anthropology at the Horniman Musuem) \nIn March 1938 the Czech author and painter Růžena Urbanová set off from Marseilles on a journey round the world. In the Dutch East Indies she made a substantial collection of objects\, now in the Náprstek Museum in Prague. Urbanová’s journey was abruptly ended when she was interned by the Japanese in 1942. She eventually returned to Europe in 1946. This talk\, illustrated with her photographs\, focusses on the kind of experiences which Urbanová\, and others travelling between the wars\, encountered. What kind of objects did she collect and what does this tell us about contacts and encounters between Indonesians and travellers? The talk is based on the book ‘Collecting Experience in the 1930s: Růžena Charltta Urbanová and her collection in the Náprstek Museum\, Prague’\, by Fiona Kerlogue and Dagmar Pospíšilová\, published in 2018 by the Prague National Museum. \nNo need to pre-book\, all welcome.
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-fiona-kerlogue-former-deputy-keeper-of-anthropology-at-the-horniman-musuem/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191007T141247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T141247Z
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SUMMARY:FREE London Lecture: The Ka'ba of Mecca as Axis and Matrix Mundi
DESCRIPTION:The Ka’ba of Mecca as axis and matrix mundi\, Dr Simon O’Meara (SOAS) \nMappa mundi with the ‘Dome of the earth’ (Qubbat al-arḍ) at the centre\, the Kaʿba next to it\, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria at the perimeter. From an unidentified late medieval or pre-modern Persianate manuscript. Gouache and ink on paper.
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-simon-omeara-soas/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200121T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191007T141059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T141059Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Ed Pulford (University of Cambridge)
DESCRIPTION:Time and History across China’s Northeastern Borders
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-edward-pulford-university-of-cambridge/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200116T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191007T140506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T140506Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Henrietta Harrison (Oxford University)
DESCRIPTION:George Thomas Staunton and the Perils of being a China Expert in early nineteenth-century London
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/professor-henrietta-harrison-oxford-university/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191210T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191007T135901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T135901Z
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SUMMARY:Dr George Mak (Hong Kong Baptist University)
DESCRIPTION:The Mandarin Union Version after One Hundred Years: A Reflection on the History and Impact of a Classic Chinese Biblical Translation
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-george-mak-hong-kong-baptist-university/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191120T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20191004T115817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T115817Z
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SUMMARY:Lord Stephen Green
DESCRIPTION:Lecture and book presentation. The Human Odyssey – East\, West and the search for Universal Values.
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/lord-stephen-green/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191119T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20190927T120439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T120439Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Tilman Frasch (Manchester Metropolitan University)
DESCRIPTION:Bagan and the Theravada Buddhist Ecumene in the 12-13th Centuries CE
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-tilman-frasch-manchester-metropolitan-university/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191114T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20190927T101049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T101049Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Michael Franklin (Swansea University)
DESCRIPTION:Phebe Gibbs\, Our Calcutta Correspondent.
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/professor-michael-franklin-swansea-university/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191112T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20190927T100743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T100743Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Giles Tillotson (DAG\, New Delhi)
DESCRIPTION:Vision and Landscape: New Perspectives on Oriental Scenery by Thomas and William Daniell
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-giles-tillotson-dag-new-delhi/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191111T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20190927T100444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T100444Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Rustaveli Day 2019
DESCRIPTION:The Anglo-Georgian Connection Series: Episode 2
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/annual-rustaveli-day-2019/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20190927T095356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T095356Z
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SUMMARY:Paul Bromberg Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Thai Silverware: \nPaul Bromberg will present a talk on “Thai Silver and Nielloware”\, which display exquisite craftsmanship and design to rival better-known genres of silver from Asia. However\, there has to date been little research undertaken about this fascinating subject. Bromberg will examine the history and scope of specified Thai silver and nielloware production dating from the early 19th century to the present\, as well as the various forms and designs utilised. \nPaul Bromberg is the serving editor of the Journal of the Siam Society and a contributing editor to Arts of Asia magazine. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society\, a lifetime member of both the Siam Society and the Southeast Asian Ceramics Society\, and writes and lectures regularly about Thai art and antiques. He has been living in Asia since 1985\, and resident in Bangkok since 1997. He read Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Leeds\, and also studied at Fudan University\, Shanghai\, and Xiamen University\, Fujian province. He was an editorial advisor to Bencharong & Chinaware  in the Court of Siam (2011)\, a contributing author to Royal Porcelain from Siam: Unpacking the Ring Collection (2013) and the author of THAI SILVER and Nielloware (2019).
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/paul-bromberg-lecture/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191022T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20190906T113616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190906T113616Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Philip Mansel (Author)
DESCRIPTION:The Sun King and the Sultan: Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire. \n \nUsing unpublished archives and drawings\,  Dr Philip Mansel shows that the traditional alliance between France and the Ottoman Empire became a corner-stone of French foreign policy under Louis XIV. In 1688 Louis XIV sent French armies across the Rhine in order to reduce Imperial pressure on the Ottoman Empire. In 1709-10\, the French ambassador in Constantinople arranged grain shipments from throughout the Ottoman empire to save France from starvation. Meanwhile French artists and writers spread the fashion for turqueries in Europe: Antoine Galland translated the 1001 Nights into French\, Jean Baptiste Vanmour painted the costumes and professions of the Levant\, as well as the reception of the French ambassador by the Sultan. At the same time\, pursuing a double policy\,  Louis XIV was in contact with discontented Christian leaders in Aleppo and other provinces\, and sent French engineers to survey Ottoman ports\, from Constantinople to Alexandria\, to facilitate French conquests in case the Ottoman Empire collapsed. \n  \nDr. Philip Mansel’s books include Sultans in Splendour: Monarchs of the Middle East 1869-1945 (1988); Constantinople\, City of the World’s Desire (1995); and Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean (2010).  King of the World: the life of Louis XIV\, published by Penguin in July 2019 is his latest book. \n 
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/philip-mansel-author/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191017T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20190906T092433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190906T092433Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Stephen Martin (University of Chiang Mai)
DESCRIPTION:Flute Lecture Concert: Surviving Asia\, Sponsoring Mozart.\nThe Polymathic Portrait of Dr Ferdinand Dejean
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/professor-stephen-martin-university-of-chiang-mai/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190926T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190926T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T144415
CREATED:20190905T102626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T102626Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Stefan Halikowski-Smith (Swansea University)
DESCRIPTION:Lecture: Two Missionary Accounts of Southeast Asia in the Late Seventeenth Century
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-stefan-halikowski-smith-swansea-university/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RAS Lecture Series 2019-20
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Riach":MAILTO:ar at royalasiaticsociety.org
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