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133: 25: 386:(1889–1930). Hamid Ali Khan was known for renovating the city's mosque, castle ramparts, and state buildings in Rampur. He also contracted his Chief Engineer W.C. Wright to create a palace named Hamid Manzil in the early 20th century, where he held court. The Raza Library was shifted to this building in 1957. 518:
The world fame Rampur Raza Library was founded by Nawab Faizullah Khan in 1774. It was taken over by the Government of India in 1975 by an act of Parliament. It is functioning under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh is the Chairman of the Rampur Raza
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When the library was taken over by the Central Government, Nawab Syed Murtaza Ali Khan was nominated the vice-chairman of the newly created Board for life under sub-section 5 (1) of the Act. With his death on 8 February 1982, the post of vice-chairman was automatically abolished. Now the Library
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ascended the throne on 21 June 1930. He was educated in India and abroad. He was a progressive from an early age and bolstered education in schools and colleges. He also invited educators to organize these academic institutions. Besides he was a great lover of Indian music for which he purchased
333:, who ruled Rampur from 1774 to 1794, established the library from his personal collection of ancient manuscripts and miniature specimens of Islamic calligraphy in 1774. Succeeding Nawabs were patrons of scholars, poets, painters, calligraphers and musicians, so the library grew rapidly. 450:"Review of Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in Raza Library, Rampur, Imtiyāż 'Alī 'Arshī; A Descriptive Catalogue of the Fyzee Collection of Ismaili Manuscripts; Descriptive Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in Nigeria" 424:
The Library is designated as a 'library of national importance' by the Ministry of Education. The library is also a designated 'Manuscript Conservation Centre' (MCC) under the
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occupies the position of an autonomous institution of national importance under Department of Culture, Government of India and is fully funded by Central Government.
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is a repository of Indo-Islamic cultural heritage established in the last decades of the 18th century. It was built up by successive
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or dispersed. On the Indian subcontinent, these collections were succeeded by those belonging to the Nawabs and Nizams of Rampur,
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A repository of Indo-Islamic cultural heritage in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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It contains a collection of manuscripts, historical documents, specimens of
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Parliament of India. 9 May 1975. 447: 348:book collections were destroyed, taken to 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 600:"Hamid Manzil - Fort [Rampur] 1" 454:Journal of the American Oriental Society 165:28.812327295199776°N 79.0233623495845°E 699: 737:Government buildings in Uttar Pradesh 632: 722:18th-century establishments in India 639:India International Centre Quarterly 557: 170:28.812327295199776; 79.0233623495845 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 13: 742:Libraries established in the 1790s 14: 753: 685: 617:THE RAMPUR RAZA LIBRARY ACT, 1975 396: 137:Front view of Rampur Raza Library 675:National Mission for Manuscripts 426:National Mission for Manuscripts 131: 23: 664:Manuscript Conservation Centres 34:needs additional citations for 692:Raza Library, Official website 657: 633:Kumar, Girja (December 1983). 1: 564:Economic and Political Weekly 431: 417:passed the Raza Library Act. 635:"Education as Human Capital" 7: 558:Khan, Razak (14 May 2014). 531:Khalidi, Omar (2002–2003). 495:Ministry of Culture (India) 10: 758: 707:Libraries in Uttar Pradesh 448:Partington, D. 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