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Ahmad Hasan Dani
Born June 20, 1920 (1920-06-20) (age 87)
Basna, British India
Residence Islamabad, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Fields Archaeology, History, Linguistics
Institutions Quaid-e-Azam University
Alma mater Banaras Hindu University
Known for Indus Valley Civilization
Notable awards Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Bundesverdienstkreuz, Légion d'honneur, Palmes Academiques

Ahmad Hassan Dani, FRAS, SI, HI (born 20 June 1920) is a Pakistani archaeologist, historian, and linguist who is among the foremost authorities on South Asian archaeology and history. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Basna is a Census town in Mahasamund District in the state of Chhattisgarh, For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields Quaid-i-Azam University is a Public university in Islamabad, Pakistan. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Banaras Hindu University (BHU Hindi: काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय is a premier Central University and a world class educational The Indus Valley Civilization (Mature period 2600&ndash1900 BCE abbreviated IVC, was an ancient Civilization that flourished in the Indus River basin Hilal-i-Imtiaz or Hilal-e-Imtiaz is the second highest honor given to a civilian or a military personnel in Pakistan. See also Civil decorations of Pakistan Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit officially Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only The Ordre des Palmes académiques ( Order of Academic Palms) is an Order of Chivalry of France to academics and educators Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland are the "great and good" people elected by the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to further "the See also Civil decorations of Pakistan Hilal-i-Imtiaz or Hilal-e-Imtiaz is the second highest honor given to a civilian or a military personnel in Pakistan. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos The term South Asia usually refers to the political entities of the Sub- Himalayan region - namely Republic of India, Pakistan, [1] He is Emeritus Professor at the Quaid-e-Azam University and the director of Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations. Emeritus (ɨˈmɛrɨtəs is an Adjective that is used in the title of a retired Professor, Bishop or other professional Quaid-i-Azam University is a Public university in Islamabad, Pakistan. Throughout his career, Dani has held various academic positions and international fellowships, apart from conducting archaeological excavations and research. He is also the recipient of various civil awards in [[Pakistan and abroad. A civil decoration is a decoration awarded to civilians for distinguished service The Pakistan Civil Awards were established on March 19 1957 following the proclamation of Pakistan as an independent Republic on March 23 1956 As a prolific linguist, he speaks more than 14 local and international languages and dialects. A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of

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Early life

Dani, an ethnic Kashmiri, was born on 20 June 1920 in Basna, British India. The Kashmiri people ( Kashmiri: कॉशुर کٲشُر Koshur) are a Dardic ethnic group living in the central valley of Kashmir in Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Basna is a Census town in Mahasamund District in the state of Chhattisgarh, For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British [2] He graduated in 1944, with an MA degree, to become the first Muslim graduate of Banaras Hindu University. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Banaras Hindu University (BHU Hindi: काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय is a premier Central University and a world class educational In 1945, Dani worked as a trainee in archaeology working under the guidance of Mortimer Wheeler. Brigadier Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler CH, CIE, MC, FBA, FSA ( September 10, 1890 Glasgow At this time, he participated in excavations at Taxila and Mohenjo-daro. For the Genus of metalmark butterflies, see Taxila (butterfly. Mohenjo-daro (موئن جودڑو موئن جو دڙو मोहन जोदड़ो Mound of the Dead was one of the largest city-settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization He was subsequently posted at the Department of Archaeology of British India at Taj Mahal, Agra. The Taj Mahal (tɑdʒ Agra ( pronounced) (आगरा آگرا is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh,

After the Partition of India, Dani migrated to East Pakistan. The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire which led to the creation on August 14, 1947 and August 15, East Pakistan ( Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান Purbo Pakistan, Urdu: مشرقی پاکستان Mashriqi Pakistan) was There, between 1947-49 he worked as Assistant Superintendent of the Department of Archaeology. At this time, he rectified the Verandra Museum at Rajshahi. Rajshahi ( Bangla: রাজশাহী is a city in Rajshahi District in northwestern Bangladesh. Later, in 1950, he was promoted to the position of Superintendent-in-Charge of Archaeology. For a period of twelve years (between 1950-62), Dani remained Associate Professor of History at University of Dhaka, while at the same time working as curator at Dhaka museum. The University of Dhaka (commonly referred to as Dhaka University or just DU) ( Bengali: ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Đhaka Curator (from Latin cura care means manager overseer. A curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e Dhaka (also known as Dacca ( Bangla: ঢাকা ɖʱaka is the Capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. During this period, he carried out archaeological research on the Muslim history of Bengal.

Dani moved to the University of Peshawar in 1962 as Professor of Archaeology and remained there until 1971. The University of Peshawar (UOP was established in October 1950 by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. During this time, he lead the resetting and renovation works for the Lahore and Peshawar Museums. Lahore Museum was established in 1894 in Lahore, Pakistan, and is one of the major museums of South Asia. The Peshawar Museum is a Museum situated in the historic city of Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. In 1971, he moved to Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and remained at various positions until his retirement in 1980 when he was made Emeritus Professor. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies

He received an Honorary Doctorate from Tajikistan University, (Dushanbe) in 1993. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding Dushanbe (Душанбе Dushanbe; formerly Dyushambe or Stalinabad) population 661100 people (2006 census is the Capital and largest city During the same year, Dani established the Islamabad Museum. Between 1992–96, he was appointed Advisor to the Ministry of Culture of Pakistan, on Archaeology. The Government of Pakistan ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان uses a federal parliamentary system with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected Between 1994-98, he remained Chairman of the National Fund for Cultural Heritage in Islamabad. Since 1997, Dani has been the Honorary Director at Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations.

Visiting, research and honorary fellowships

During his Associate Professorship at Dhaka University, Dani worked as a Research Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (1958–59). The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to " SOAS " pronounced (so as or (so az is a constituent college of the University of The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. Later, in 1969 he became Asian Fellow at the Australian National University, Canberra. The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a public Research university situated in Canberra, Australia. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. In 1974, he went to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia as a visiting scholar. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə In 1977, he was Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Over the span of his career, Dani has been awarded honorary fellowships of Royal Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (1969), German Archaeological Institute (1981), IsMEO Rome (1986) and Royal Asiatic Society (1991). The German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut DAI) is one of the world's leading archaeological research institutions and a "scientific Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (RAS was according to its Royal Charter of August 11, 1824

Research expeditions

Dani has been extensively engaged in excavation works on the pre-Indus Civilization site of Rehman Dheri in Northern Pakistan. The Indus Valley Civilization (Mature period 2600&ndash1900 BCE abbreviated IVC, was an ancient Civilization that flourished in the Indus River basin Rehman Dheri is an Pre-Harappan Archaeological Site situated near Dera Ismail Khan in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The Northern Areas ( Urdu:,) is officially referred to by the government of Pakistan as the Federally Administered Northern Areas (FANA He also made a number of discoveries of Gandhara sites in Peshawar and Swat Valleys, and worked on Indo-Greek sites in Dir. Gandhāra ( Sanskrit: गन्धार Urdu: گندھارا Gandḥārā; also known as Waihind in Persian is the name of an ancient ( پښور; Urdu: پشاور) is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered Lower Dir is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. [3] From 1985, he involved in research focusing on the documentation of the rock carvings and inscriptions on ancient remains from the Neolithic age in the high mountain region of Northern Pakistan along with Harald Hauptmann of Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, University of Heidelberg. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg ( University of Heidelberg, Ruperto Carola, Heidelberg University, or simply Heidelberg) is a [4] In 1990–91, he led the UNESCO international scientific teams for the Desert Route Expedition of the Silk Road in China and the Steppe Route Expedition of the Silk Road in the Soviet Union. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 The Silk Road, or Silk Routes, are an extensive interconnected network of Trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East South and Western Asia with the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

Awards and honours

Dani was awarded the title of Distinguished National Professor in 2004 by the Higher Education Commission in recognition of his contributions and achievements. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Higher Education Commission ( HEC) formerly the University Grant Commission is the primary regulator of higher education in Pakistan [5]

Awards

Publications

Dani has more than 30 published books and numerous journal articles to his credit. Hilal-i-Imtiaz or Hilal-e-Imtiaz is the second highest honor given to a civilian or a military personnel in Pakistan. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit officially Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only Politics of Germany takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Federal Chancellor The politics of Italy take place in a framework of a parliamentary, democratic Republic, and of a Multi-party system. The Ordre des Palmes académiques ( Order of Academic Palms) is an Order of Chivalry of France to academics and educators The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially See also Civil decorations of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان uses a federal parliamentary system with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected He is fluent in Bangla, French, Hindi, Kashmiri, Marathi, Pushto, Persian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Seraiki, Sindhi, Tamil, Turkish and Urdu languages. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Kashmiri (कॉशुर کٲشُر Koshur) is a Dardic language spoken primarily in the valley of Kashmir, a region situated in the Indian state Marathi (mr मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of what is considered western India. Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو‎ pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Sarāikī ( Perso-Arabic: سراییکی Gurmukhi: ਸਰਾਇਕੀ Devanagari: सराइकी commonly spelled Seraiki also Siraiki is Sindhi ( Arabic script: سنڌي Devanagari script: सिन्धी Sindhī) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised [2] He has also published various texts in most of these languages.

Books

Co-authored works

Notes

  1. ^ Khan, O (1998). An interview with Dani in Islamabad, on 6 January. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Retrieved on 15 May 2008
  2. ^ a b Khan, M. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common N. Biographical Data. Retrieved on 15 May 2008. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  3. ^ Iqbal, M. (2002). Archaeological site discovered in Dir, Dawn (newspaper), 21 May. Dawn is Pakistan 's oldest best known and most widely-read English-language newspaper Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Retrieved on 6 March 2007)
  4. ^ Shahid, J. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (2006). Dam threatens ancient remains, Dawn, 5 December. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Retrieved on 6 March 2007)
  5. ^ HEC (2004). Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. HEC Announces list of "Distinguished National Professors", HEC Press Release, 10 March. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Retrieved on 6 March 2007)

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NAME Dani, Ahmad Hasan
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SHORT DESCRIPTION Pakistani archaeologist, history, linguisticist
DATE OF BIRTH 1920-06-20
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DATE OF DEATH
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Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
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