HistoryAncient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

When was the Asiatic Society (Bengal) founded?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → 1784

The Asiatic Society (Bengal) was founded in 1784, in the eighteenth century.

NCERT (2026-27): “Timeline 2 …
1784 Founding of the Asiatic Society (Bengal) Nineteenth century 1810s Colin Mackenzie collects over 8,000 inscriptions in Sanskrit and Dravidian languages 1838 Decipherment of Asokan Brahmi by James Prinsep 1877 Alexander Cunningham publishes a set of Asokan inscriptions 1886 First issue of Epigraphia Carnatica Indian inscriptions 1888 First issue of Epigraphia Indica”