Benjamin L. Rice
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B. Lewis Rice (1837-1927) was the director of the Department of Archaeology of Mysore state
in India
and an epigraphist. He is known for his work Epigraphia Carnatica
which contains his study on about 9,000 inscriptions he found in the Old Mysore
area.
Mysore State
The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India. Upon India gaining its independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore merged his realm with the Union of India...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and an epigraphist. He is known for his work Epigraphia Carnatica
Epigraphia Carnatica
Epigraphia Carnatica is a set of books on epigraphy of the Old Mysore region of India, compiled by Benjamin Lewis Rice, the Director of the Mysore Archaeological Department. Over a period of about ten years between 1894 and 1905, Rice published the books in a set of twelve volumes...
which contains his study on about 9,000 inscriptions he found in the Old Mysore
Mysore State
The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India. Upon India gaining its independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore merged his realm with the Union of India...
area.