The Netherlands is returning a set of Chola-era copper plates known as the Anaimangalam Plates to India after more than a century abroad. The plates, catalogued in the Netherlands as the “Leiden Plates,” have been held by Leiden University since the 19th century. According to multiple reports, a Dutch committee has concluded that the plates were taken during the colonial period without the consent of the rightful owners. Historians cited by Indian outlets say the artefacts were likely removed from the Coromandel Coast during Dutch colonial rule, dating to the 18th century. India has been pursuing their return since 2012, and the decision to send them back follows this long-running effort. The returned collection is described as consisting of 21 copper plates dating to the Chola period and considered among the most historically valuable surviving written records from the Chola empire. Reports describe the homecoming as a significant development in cultural restitution and repatriation efforts, though details on the exact return timeline and the receiving Indian institution are not specified across the sources.
Netherlands to return Chola-era copper plates held at Leiden University to India
The Netherlands is returning a set of Chola-era copper plates known as the Anaimangalam Plates to India after more than a century abroad. The plates, catalogued in the Netherlands as the “Leiden Plate...
- The returned collection is the Anaimangalam (Leiden) copper plates, comprising 21 Chola-era plates.
- Leiden University in the Netherlands has held the plates since the 19th century.
- A Dutch committee concludes the plates were removed during the colonial period without consent of the rightful owners.
- Historians say the plates were taken from the Coromandel Coast during Dutch colonial rule in the 18th century.
- India has been seeking the plates’ return since 2012.
The Anaimangalam Plates, a set of 21 Chola-era copper plates held by Leiden University in the Netherlands since the 19th century, are set to return to India after a Dutch committee concluded they were removed during the colonial period without the consent of the rightful owners.
3 months agoNetherlands returns yearold Chola dynasty copper plates to India
3 months agoIndia has been pursuing the return of the Anaimangalam Copper Plates, known in the Netherlands as the Leiden Plates, since 2012.
3 months agoThe artefacts, widely referred to in Europe as the 'Leiden Plates', are among the most historically valuable surviving records from the Chola empire. India had been seeking their return since 2012.
3 months agoHistorians believe the copper plates were taken to the Netherlands during Dutch colonial rule on the Coromandel Coast in the 18th century.
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