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A key figure in the history of Benares (Varanasi), James Prinsep (1799-1840) was instrumental in expanding Western knowledge of Indian civilisation. After briefly studying under Pugin, he became an assay master in Calcutta in 1819, and soon moved to Benares. His talents were many, and within a few years he had completed a detailed map of the city, designed a new mint, engineered a system to improve sanitation and begun studying the inscriptions and coins that helped him to decipher two ancient s
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- Author
- James Prinsep, Edward Thomas
- Publisher
- University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781139507240
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, India & South Asia, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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