Sarkar, Jadunath, Sir, 1870-1958

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Name (Latin)
Sarkar, Jadunath, Sir, 1870-1958
Other forms of name
Sarkar, Jadunath, 1870-1958
Jadunath Sarkar, Sir, 1870-1958
Yadunātha Sarkār, Sir, 1870-1958
Sarkār, Yadunātha, Sir, 1870-1958
Date of birth
1870-12-10
Date of death
1958-05-19
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 22251438
Wikidata: Q2035098
Library of congress: n 50023096
Sources of Information
  • Author's The India of Aurangzib.
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Wikipedia description:

Sir Jadunath Sarkar, (10 December 1870 – 19 May 1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty. Sarkar was educated in English literature and worked as a teacher for some time but later shifted his focus to history research writing. He had vast knowledge of Persian language and all his books he wrote in English. He was vice-chancellor (VC) of University of Calcutta from 1926 to 1928 and a member of Bengal Legislative Council between 1929 and 1932. In 1929 the British knighted him.

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