Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library

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Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library is a renowned public research library in Patna, India, celebrated for its extensive collection of rare manuscripts and Islamic, Persian, and Arabic literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf manuscript library
public library
research library
administeredBy Ministry of Culture, Government of India NERFINISHED
buildingType heritage library building
collectionType Arabic literature
Islamic literature
Persian literature
Urdu literature
calligraphy
historical documents
miniatures
printed books
rare manuscripts
country India
foundedBy Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh NERFINISHED
hasCatalogue manuscript catalogue
printed book catalogue
hasCollectionSize over 20,000 manuscripts
over 250,000 printed books
hasDesignation Institution of National Importance NERFINISHED
hasDigitalInitiatives digitization of manuscripts
hasFunction organization of seminars and conferences
preservation of rare manuscripts
publication of scholarly works
support of academic research
hasLegalStatus autonomous organization
hasReadingRooms yes
hasResearchFacilities yes
inception late 19th century
locatedIn Bihar NERFINISHED
Patna NERFINISHED
locatedOn Bank of the Ganges NERFINISHED
namedAfter Khuda Bakhsh NERFINISHED
notableFor Indo-Persian miniature paintings
collection of Mughal-era manuscripts
collection of illuminated Qurans
publicOpeningDate 1891
specializesIn Arabic studies
Indo-Persian history
Islamic studies
Medieval Indian history
Persian studies
supportsLanguage Arabic
English
Hindi
Persian
Urdu

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Ministry of Culture, Government of India hasPart Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
Ministry of Culture oversees Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
subject surface form: Ministry of Culture (India)