Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil
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Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil
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Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil (1726-1799) was a French Army Colonel, Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis, who worked in India. He is known for the collections he made of historic manuscripts and artifacts from India and for his cartography and documentation of Mughal history. Gentil was born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze in a noble family on 25 June 1726. He joined the army in 1752 in India and served under Dupleix, Bussy, Law de Lauriston, Comte de Conflans and Lally. After the English to
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French army colonel (1726–1799)
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2016-05-06T05:48:42Z
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2024-09-07T22:46:46Z
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