University of Allahabad

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
University of Allahabad
Other forms of name
Ilāhābāda Viśvavidyālaya
Illahābād Yūnīvarsiṭī
Coordinates
81.86018694 81.86018694 25.46696 25.46696 (gooearth )
Type of corporate body
Universities and colleges
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 152318788
Wikidata: Q2005647
Library of congress: n 81033271
Sources of Information
  • Taṣavvuf, jihāt va imkānāt, 2018:t.p. verso (University of Allahabad) page 255 (Ilāhābāda Viśvavidyālaya, Ilāhābāda)
  • Seminar on the Planning of Business Education and Research in India, Mussoorie, India, 1963. Planning of business ...
  • Illahābād Yūnīvarsiṭī Urdū maigzīn, 1983:t.p. (Illahābād Yūnīvarsiṭī)
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Wikipedia description:

The University of Allahabad is a central university located in Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established on 23 September 1887 by an act of Parliament and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI). It is the regarded as the fourth oldest modern university in India. Its origins lie in the Muir Central College, named after Lt. Governor of North-Western Provinces Sir William Muir in 1873, who suggested the idea of a Central University at Allahabad, which later evolved to the present university. Its status as a central university was re-established through the University of Allahabad Act 2005 by the Parliament of India.

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