John Smith

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John Smith was a 19th-century British officer credited with bringing the Ajanta Caves to modern attention after rediscovering them in 1819.

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John Smith canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British officer ⓘ
Buddhist cave complex ⓘ
person ⓘ
activityLocation India ⓘ
associatedWith Ajanta Caves ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1819 ⓘ
fieldOfWork exploration ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor bringing the Ajanta Caves to modern attention ⓘ
rediscovery of the Ajanta Caves ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Maharashtra ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableEvent rediscovered the Ajanta Caves in 1819 ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
placeOfDiscovery Ajanta Caves ⓘ

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Ajanta Caves → discoveredBy → John Smith ⓘ