Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: The First Historical Archaeologist
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https://doi.org/10.22555/jhss.v10i1.90Keywords:
Sir Syed Ahamd Khan, Historical Archaeology, Asar-us-Sanadeed, Surveys, Architecture, Mughal history, Delhi, History of DelhiAbstract
The field of historical archaeology has been developed extensively in the modern period, specifically in the 20th century. Despite this, it is seen that the method and technique of historical archaeology has been put to use by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, a century earlier. The paper looks at his monumental work Asar-us-Sanadeed as the first work on historical archaeology composed in India. In the work Sir Syed Ahmad Khan utilises the information gained by him through his extensive surveys at Delhi and in addition he uses the knowledge garnered from historical and literary sources, in the process he corroborates the information gathered from both the sources, and thus fulfils the criteria of historical archaeology.
References
Ahmad, Nazir, ‘Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s Works on Archaeology Entitled Athar-us- Sanadid: A Study’, published in Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: A Centenary Tribute, ed. Asloob A. Ansari, Adam Publishers, Delhi, 2001
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