Joseph David Beglar

Ruins of the Southern Gateway, Sanchi in 1875, photographed by Joseph David Beglar.

Joseph David Beglar, or Joseph David Freedone Melik Beglar (1845–1907), was an Armenian-Indian engineer, archaeologist and photographer working in British India and reporting to the Archaeological Survey of India, known for his images of temples and religious art. He was an assistant of Alexander Cunningham.[1][2]

## Works

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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 Google Books
* 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

## See also

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* Sir John Hubert Marshall
* Sir Edward Clive Bayley
* Sir Alexander Cunningham

## References

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1. ^ Armenians in India, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, by Mesrovb Jacob Seth p.309
2. ^ 'Archaeologizing' Heritage?: Transcultural Entanglements by Michael Falser, Monica Juneja p.42

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