Ruins at Stupa 1 Sanchi Joseph Beglar 1875

Joseph David Beglar, or Joseph David Freedone Melik Beglar (1845–1907), was an Armenian-Indian engineer, archaeologist and photographer working in

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...

and reporting to the

Archaeological Survey of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander ...

, known for his images of temples and religious art. He was an assistant of

Alexander Cunningham Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Sappers who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newly crea ...

.'Archaeologizing' Heritage?: Transcultural Entanglements by Michael Falser, Monica Junej
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Report of a Tour through the Bengal Provinces
(1878) *''Report of Tours in the South-eastern Provinces in 1874-75 and 1875-76'
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*''Report of a Tour in Bundelkhand and Malwa, 1871-72: And in the Central Provinces, 1873-74'' *''Report for the Year 1871-72- Delhi and Agra''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beglar, Joseph David 1845 births 1907 deaths Archaeological Survey of India people Indian people of Armenian descent 19th-century Indian archaeologists Archaeologists from British India

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