Khuda Baksh Oriental Library
- Khuda Baksh Oriental Library
Infobox_Library
library_name = Khuda Baksh Oriental Library
library_
caption = Front view of the Khuda Baksh Oriental Library
country = India
location = Patna, Bihar
type = National library
num_branches = 1
established = October, 1891
items_collected = Manuscripts,books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts
collection_size = 250,000 books (5,000,000 total items)
legal_deposit = Yes, Institution of National Importance by Act of Parliament,26th Dec'1969
req_to_access = Open to anyone with a genuine need to use the collection
budget =
director = Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad (Director, since February, 2004)
website = http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/
One of the national libraries of India, it has a rare collection of Persian and Arabic manuscript. It also host paintings during Rajput and Mughal rule in India.
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