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Raza Library
The Raza Library in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a library of Indo-Islamic manuscripts and art that grew from the collection of Nawab Faizullah Khan, ruler of Rampur from 1774 to 1794, and was enlarged by later nawabs. It holds thousands of Arabic, Persian and Urdu manuscripts, Mughal miniature paintings and specimens of calligraphy. Housed in the Hamid Manzil palace, it was taken over by the Government of India in 1975 as a national institution.
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