From Juddha Shumsher’s speech to Malla-era manuscripts, 800 historical documents return to Nepal
Summary
More than 800 historical Nepali manuscripts and documents from the collection of German businessman Josef Peter Rindfleisch have been returned to Nepal and handed over to the National Archives. The collection includes Malla-era palm-leaf manuscripts, royal edicts, legal grants and a copy of the Muluki Ain.
Key Points
- More than 800 historical Nepali manuscripts and documents from Josef Peter Rindfleisch’s collection have been repatriated to Nepal and handed over to the National Archives.
- The collection includes 465 Malla-period palm-leaf manuscripts, royal orders, legal grants, court records and other state documents dating from the 13th to the 20th centuries.
- A copy of the Muluki Ain, Nepal’s first comprehensive legal code issued by Jung Bahadur Rana in 1854, is among the returned materials.
- Heidelberg University and the German government helped preserve, catalogue and facilitate the return of the documents under the UNESCO cultural property convention.
