Darab Dastur Peshotan Sanjana (18 November 1857 to 5 August 1931) was an Indian scholar and Zoroastrian head priest, known as a Dastur. He is known for his translations of works from Central Asia in languages including Bactrian, Pahlavi and Avestan, and became a member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 1893.
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Darab Dastur Peshotan Sanjana was an Indian scholar and Zoroastrian head-priest (Dastur).
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(18 November 1857-5 August 1931)
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was an Indian scholar and Zoroastrian head-priest (Dastur).
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He is known for his translations of works from Central Asia, in languages including Bactrian, Pahlavi, and Avestan.
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Darab Dastur Peshotan Sanjana (18 November 1857-5 August 1931) was an Indian scholar and Zoroastrian head-priest (Dastur).
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Darab Dastur Peshotan Sanjana (18 November 1857-5 August 1931) was an Indian scholar and Zoroastrian head-priest (Dastur).
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