Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
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Description area
Dates of existence
1823-
History
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as the Royal Asiatic Society, was established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further 'the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia.' From its incorporation the society has been a forum, through lectures, its journal, and other publications, for scholarship relating to Asian culture and society of the highest level. It is the the United Kingdom's senior learned society in the field of Asian studies