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Statue of Jagannath Shankar Sheth, Asiatic Library, Mumbai
Statue of Jagannath Shankar Sheth, Asiatic Library, Mumbai. Pratishkhedekar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Asiatic Society of Mumbai

Mumbai, India, 1804

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  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, worth knowing: Sir John Malcolm called the Town Hall that houses the Society the most magnificent structure taste and munificence had yet erected in India.

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, worth knowing: Sir John Malcolm called the Town Hall that houses the Society the most magnificent structure taste and munificence had yet erected in India.
Source: http://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/about-us/history-asiatic
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Last checked: 2026-11-11
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  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, worth knowing: The Sopara relics came from a Buddhist stupa that Bhagvanlal Indraji excavated in 1882. A stone coffer held eight bronzes, relic caskets and fragments of a bowl believed to have been the Buddha's begging bowl.

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, worth knowing: The Sopara relics came from a Buddhist stupa that Bhagvanlal Indraji excavated in 1882. A stone coffer held eight bronzes, relic caskets and fragments of a bowl believed to have been the Buddha's begging bowl.
Source: https://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/holdings/sopara-relics
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Last checked: 2026-11-11
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  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, worth knowing: The coin collection numbers more than 12,000 and includes a 5th century gold coin of Kumaragupta, a very rare gold mohur of Akbar and coins issued by Shivaji.

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, worth knowing: The coin collection numbers more than 12,000 and includes a 5th century gold coin of Kumaragupta, a very rare gold mohur of Akbar and coins issued by Shivaji.
Source: https://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/holdings/coins
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Built

  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, built: Town Hall construction completed in 1833 (Wikipedia)

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, built: Town Hall construction completed in 1833 (Wikipedia)
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Architect

  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, architect: Town Hall designed by Colonel Thomas Cowper, Bombay Engineers; neoclassical

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, architect: Town Hall designed by Colonel Thomas Cowper, Bombay Engineers; neoclassical
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Size

  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, size: Town Hall height 30 m (98 ft), span 61 m (200 ft)

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, size: Town Hall height 30 m (98 ft), span 61 m (200 ft)
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  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, size: 30 steps up to a pedimented portico with eight Doric columns

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, size: 30 steps up to a pedimented portico with eight Doric columns
Source: http://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/about-us/history-asiatic
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Volumes

  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, volumes: Library of over a hundred thousand books, 15,000 of them classed rare and valuable

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, volumes: Library of over a hundred thousand books, 15,000 of them classed rare and valuable
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_Society_of_Mumbai
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Collection

  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, collection: 1,300 maps

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, collection: 1,300 maps
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  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, collection: Dante Divine Comedy codex written in the second half of the 15th century, on parchment, richly illustrated; given by Mountstuart Elphinstone, governor of Bombay and society president 1819-1827

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, collection: Dante Divine Comedy codex written in the second half of the 15th century, on parchment, richly illustrated; given by Mountstuart Elphinstone, governor of Bombay and society president 1819-1827
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Status today

  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, status today: Founded by Sir James Mackintosh as the Literary Society of Bombay

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, status today: Founded by Sir James Mackintosh as the Literary Society of Bombay
Source: http://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/about-us/history-asiatic
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  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, status today: Merged in 1826 with the Royal Asiatic Society as its Bombay Branch

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, status today: Merged in 1826 with the Royal Asiatic Society as its Bombay Branch
Source: http://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/about-us/history-asiatic
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  • Asiatic Society of Mumbai, status today: Moved into the Town Hall building in 1830 (society history)

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, status today: Moved into the Town Hall building in 1830 (society history)
Source: http://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/about-us/history-asiatic
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What happened here

  1. 1804Asiatic Society of Mumbai, founded, 1804: Literary Society of Bombay first meets (26 Nov 1804)

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, founded, 1804: Literary Society of Bombay first meets (26 Nov 1804)
Source: http://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/about-us/history-asiatic
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  2. 1826Asiatic Society of Mumbai, founded, 1826: Merges with the Royal Asiatic Society as its Bombay Branch

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, founded, 1826: Merges with the Royal Asiatic Society as its Bombay Branch
Source: http://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/about-us/history-asiatic
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  3. 1830Asiatic Society of Mumbai, opened, 1830: Society moves into the Town Hall building

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, opened, 1830: Society moves into the Town Hall building
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  4. 1833Asiatic Society of Mumbai, built, 1833: Town Hall completed (plan began 1811)

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, built, 1833: Town Hall completed (plan began 1811)
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  5. 1882Asiatic Society of Mumbai, excavated, 1882: Bhagvanlal Indraji excavated the Buddhist stupa at Nala Sopara in 1882.

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    Asiatic Society of Mumbai, excavated, 1882: Bhagvanlal Indraji excavated the Buddhist stupa at Nala Sopara in 1882.
Source: https://asiaticsociety.org.in/index.php/holdings/sopara-relics
Evidence tier: primary
Last checked: 2026-11-11
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Photographs

Statue in the Asiatic Society Town Hall, Mumbai
Statue in the Asiatic Society Town Hall, Mumbai. Pratishkhedekar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Town Hall of Mumbai, home of the Asiatic Society, seen from the side
Town Hall of Mumbai, home of the Asiatic Society, seen from the side. Qiw007, CC BY 4.0
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Town Hall steps and portico, Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Town Hall steps and portico, Asiatic Society of Mumbai. DesiBoy101, CC BY 4.0
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Town Hall steps and portico, Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Photo: DesiBoy101, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Asiatic_Society_of_Mumbai_in_May_2025.jpg
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Asiatic Society State Central Library, Town Hall, Mumbai
Asiatic Society State Central Library, Town Hall, Mumbai. Surendra Chaurasiya, CC BY-SA 3.0
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