Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkbp:collectionSize over 2.5 lakh printed books
over 21000 manuscripts
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:director Dr. Shahid Jamal Ansari
gptkbp:established 1891
gptkbp:founder Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Ministry_of_Culture,_Government_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
gptkbp:location gptkb:Patna
gptkbp:namedAfter Khuda Bakhsh
gptkbp:notableCollection manuscripts
rare books
printed books
Sanskrit manuscripts
Arabic manuscripts
Persian manuscripts
Turkish manuscripts
Hindi manuscripts
Pashto manuscripts
Urdu manuscripts
gptkbp:notableFor Arabic calligraphy
Persian miniature paintings
rare Islamic manuscripts
rare illustrated manuscripts
gptkbp:publicOpeningDate 5 October 1891
gptkbp:status gptkb:public_university
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_library
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Memory of the World Register (some manuscripts)
gptkbp:website http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Patna,_Bihar
gptkb:Padmavat_(epic_poem)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6