Shagdaryn Bira
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Professor Shagdaryn Bira (born September 1927) is a Mongolian historian and scholar noted for his research that examines the history, culture, religion, and languages of the Mongols.[1][2][3][4] This research covers a wide area from ancient ties between Mongolia, India and Tibet to Ghenghis Khan's Mongolian Empire to Mongolian communism in the 20th century.[5][6][7][8]
Since 1987, he has served as the General Secretary for the International Association for Mongol Studies and worked as a visiting professor at universities and research institutes in several countries, including Russia, France, India, and Japan.[9][10] He has written numerous books, including the Mongolian Historiography in the 13th-17th Centuries, and contributed various chapters/volumes to UNESCO's History of Civilizations of Central Asia.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Dr. Bira is also President of the Roerich Society of Mongolia and Director of The Nicholas Roerich Museum and Shambhala Art Institute.[17][18] He worked with Glenn Mullin to save the Roerich house in Mongolia and restore it as a museum and art gallery.[19][20][21] Professor Bira is the oldest living student of George Roerich.[21]
In 2006 he was awarded the Fukuoka Prize.[10]
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