James Skinner's treatise on India's caste system was based on Sanskrit sources that were later translated into Persian.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including a scholarly database (Perso-Indica), a museum/academic exhibition site, and a historian's article, all consistently describing the Tashrih al-Aqvam as based on Sanskrit sources (Vedas and Shastras) translated into Persian for Skinner. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- The Library of Congress Has Digitized 155 Persian Texts Dating ... (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- http://perso-indica.net/work/treatises_of_mixed_contents/tasrih_al-aqwam (corroboration)
- https://sites.asiasociety.org/princesandpainters/tashrih-al-aqvam-album/ (corroboration)
- https://ranasafvi.com/james-skinner-and-tashrih-al-aqvam/ (corroboration)