ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH Of Uday S. Kulkarni’s The Extraordinary Epoch of Nanasaheb Peshwa 1st December 2020 at 2pm (UK time) / 7.30pm (Indian time) If you would like to attend, please contact Matty Bradley by e-mail: mb@royalasiaticsociety.org and the Zoom link and password will be provided. Please note the number of attendees is…
We regret to announce that this event has been postponed to later this year, date tbc The Rehabilitation of Myth in the Archaeology of Ancient Japan and Korea
China’s Little Mecca: Changing Islamic Landscapes of China’s Northwest in the Late Qing, 1860-1911 The events often known as the Great Northwestern Muslim Rebellion, 1860-1874, devastated the Islamic communities of the interior northwestern provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu. Long-established Islamic communities were wiped off the map, whilst the resettlement of refugees and post-war bans on…
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The courier firms that knitted the Qing Empire together: A brief account of China’s private letter hongs from late 18th century to early 20th century Weipin Tsai Royal Holloway, University of London Long before the Imperial Chinese Post Office was set up in 1896, a postal system had existed for centuries. This was made up…