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International Register

 


Successful nominations from Asia Pacific to the International UNESCO MOW Programme are listed in the International MOW Register.

 

International MOW Register

Documentary heritage in Asia/Pacific region listed on the International Register includes:

Australia

  • The Endeavor Journal of James Cook (2001)
  • The Mabo Case Manuscripts (2001)
  • The Convict Records of Australia (2007)
  • The Story of the Kelly Gang 1906 (2007)
  • Manifesto of the Queensland Labour Party to the people of Queensland (dated 9 September 1892) (2009)
  • Giant Glass Plate Negatives of Sydney Harbour (2017)

Cambodia

  • Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives (2009)
  • Panji Tales Manuscripts) (2017) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)

China

  • Traditional Music Sound Archives (1997)
  • Records of the Qing’s Grand Secretariat: ‘Infiltration of Western Culture in China’ (1999)
  • Ancient Naxi Dongba Literature Manuscripts (2003)
  • Golden Lists of the Qing Dynasty Imperial Examination (2005)
  • Qing Dynasty Yangshi Lei Archives (2007)
  • Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Material Medica) (2011)
  • Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) (2011)
  • Qiaopi and Yinxin: Correspondence and Remittance Documents from Overseas Chinese (2013)
  • Official Records of Tibet from the Yuan dynasty 1304-1367 (2013)
  • Documents of Nanjing Massacre (2015)
  • The Archives of Suzhou Silk from Modern and Contemporary Times (2017)
  • Chinese Oracle-Bone Inscriptions (2017)
  • Official Records of Macao During the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886) (2017)

Fiji

  • Records of the Indian Indentured Laborers (2011)

India

  • The I.A.S. Tamil Medical Manuscript Collection (1997)
  • Archives of the Dutch East India Company (2003) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)
  • Saiva Manuscript in Pondicherry (2005)
  • Rigveda (2007)
  • laghukālacakratantrarājatikā (Vimalaprabhā) (2011)
  • Tarikh-E-Khandan-E-Timuriyah (2011)
  • Shāntinātha Charitra (2013)
  • Gilgit Manuscript (2017)
  • Maitreyayvarakarana (2017)

Indonesia

  • Archives of the Dutch East India Company (2003) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)
  • La Galigo (2011) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)
  • Nāgarakrĕtāgama or Description of the Country (1365 AD) (2013)
  • Babad Diponegoro or Autobiographical Chronicle of Prince Diponegoro (1785-1855). A Javanese nobleman, Indonesian national hero and pan-Islamist (2013) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)
  • Asian-African Conference Archives (2015)
  • Borobudur Conservation Archives (2017)
  • The Indian Ocean Tsunami Archives (2017)(Joint Nomination by two or more countries)

Islamic Republic of Iran

  • The Deed For Endowment: Rab’ I-Rashidi (Rab I-Rashidi Endowment) 13th Century manuscript (2007)
  • “Bayasanghori Shâhnâmeh” (Prince Bayasanghor’s Book of the Kings) (2007)
  • Administrative Documents of Astan-e Quds Razavi in the Safavid Era (2009)
  • Al-Tafhim li Awa’il Sana’at al-Tanjim (2011)
  • Collection of Nezami’s Panj Ganj (2011)
  • A Collection of selected maps of Iran in the Qajar Era (1193 – 1344 Lunar Calendar / 1779-1926 Gregorian Calendar) (2013)
  • Dhakhīra-yi Khārazmshāhī (2013)
  • Kulliyyāt-i Sa’di (2015)
  • Al-Masaalik Wa Al-Mamaalik (2015) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)
  • Jāme’ al-Tavarikh (2017)

Japan

  • Sakubei Yamamoto Collection (2011)
  • Materials Related to the Keicho-era Mission to Europe Japan and Spain (2013)
  • Midokanpakuki: The original handwritten diary of Fujiwara no Michinaga (2013)
  • Return to Maizuru Port – Documents related to the internment and repatriation experiences of Japanese (1945-1956) (2015)
  • Archives of Tōji Temple Contained in One-hundred Boxes (2015)
  • Documents on Joseon Tongsinsa/Chosen Tsushinshi: The History of Peace Building and Cultural Exchanges between Korea and Japan from the 17th to 19th Century (2017) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)
  • Three Cherished Stelae of Ancient Kozuke (2017)

Kazakhstan

  • Collection of manuscripts of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (2003)
  • Audiovisual documents of the International antinuclear movement “Nevada-Semipalatinsk” (2005)
  • Aral Sea Archival Fronds (2011)

Republic of Korea

  • The Hunmin Chongum manuscript (1997)
  • The Annals of the Choson Dynasty (1997)
  • Seungjeongwon Ilgi, the Diaries of the Royal Secretariat (2001)
  • Buljo jikji simche yojeol (vol. II), the second volume of “Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests’ Zen Teachings” (2001)
  • Printing woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana and miscellaneous Buddhist scriptures (2007)
  • Uigwe: The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty (2007)
  • Donguibogam: Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine (2009)
  • Human Rights Documentary Heritage 1980 Archives for the May 18th Democratic Uprising against Military Regime, in Gwangju, Republic of Korea (2011)
  • Ilseongnok Records of Daily Reflections (2011)
  • Archives of Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement) (2013)
  • Nanjung llgi: War Diary of Admiral Yi Sun-sin (2013)
  • Confucian Printing Woodblocks (2015)
  • The Archives of the KBS Special Live Broadcast “Finding Dispersed Families” (2015)
  • Archives of the National Debt Redemption Movement (2017)
  • Documents on Joseon Tongsinsa/Chosen Tsushinshi: The History of Peace Building and Cultural Exchanges between Korea and Japan from the 17th to 19th Century (2017) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)

Malaysia

  • Correspondence of the late Sultan of Kedah (1882-1943) (2001)
  • Hikayat Hang Tuah (2001)
  • Sejarah Melayu (the Malay Annals) (2001)
  • Batu Bersurat Terengganu ( Inscribed Stone of Terengganu) (2009)
  • Panji Tales Manuscripts) (2017) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)

Mongolia

  • Lu :Altan Tobchi”: Golden History written in 1651 (2011)
  • Mongolian Tanjur (2011)
  • Kanjur written with 9 precious stones (2013)

Myanmar

  • Maha Lawkamarazein or Kuthodaw Inscription Shrines (2013)
  • Myazedi Quadrilingual Stone Inscription (2015)
  • The Golden Letter of the Burmese King Alaungphaya to King George II of Great Britain (2015) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)
  • King Bayinnaung Bell Inscription (2017)

Nepal

  • Niśvāsattatvasaṃhitā manuscript (2013)
  • Susrutamhita (Sahottartantra) manuscript (2013)

New Zealand

  • The Treaty of Waitangi (1997)
  • The 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition (1997)
  • Sir Edmund Hillary Archive(2015)

Pakistan

  • Jinnah Papers (1999)

Philippines

  • Philippine Paleographs (Hanunoo, Buid, Tagbanua and Pala’wan) (1999)
  • Radio Broadcast of the Philippine People Power Revolution (2003)
  • José Maceda Collection (2007)
  • Presidential Papers of Manuel L. Quezon (2011)

Sri Lanka

  • Archives of the Dutch East India Company (2003) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)
  • The Indian Ocean Tsunami Archives (2017) (Joint Nomination by two or more countries)

Tajikistan

  • The manuscript of Ubayd Zakoni’s “Kulliyat” and Hafez Sherozi’s “Gazalliyt” (XIV century) (2003)

Thailand

  • The King Ram Khamhaeng Inscription (2003)
  • Archival Documents of King Chulalongkorn’s Transformation of Siam (1868-1910) (2009)
  • Epigraphic Archives of Wat Pho (2011)
  • The Minute Books of the Council of the Siam Society: 100 years of Recording International Cooperation in Research and the Dissemination of Knowledge in the Arts and Sciences (2013)
  • The Royal Photographic Glass Plate Negatives and Original Prints Collection (2017)

Timor-Leste

  • On the Birth of a Nation: Turning points (2013)

Uzbekistan

  • Holy Koran Mushaf of Othman (1997)
  • The Collection of the Al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies (1997)
  • Archives of the Chancellery of Khiva Khans (2017)

Vanuatu

  • Arthur Bernard Deacon (1903-27) collection MS 90-98 (2013)

Vietnam

  • Woodblocks of Nguyen Dynasty (2009)
  • Stone Stele Records of Royal Examinations of the Le and Mac Dynasties (1442-1779) (2011)
  • Imperial Archives of Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945)(2017)

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