Announcement of trial of four Asia-related databases

We are offering trials of the following four databases. 
Trial: December 13, 2021 - January 12, 2022 If you are unable to access the site via EZproxy, please try deleting the cookies including the strings "oclc" or "brill" in your browser. ===================================================== (1) Central Asia, Persia and Afghanistan 1834-1922 A database of historical documents related to Central Asia, Persia, and Afghanistan from the British Foreign Office.
This collection of Foreign Office files explores the history of Persia (Iran), Central Asia and Afghanistan from the decline of the Silk Road in the first half of the nineteenth century to the establishment of Soviet rule over parts of the region in the early 1920s. It encompasses the era of “The Great Game” - a political and diplomatic confrontation between the Russian and British Empires for influence, territory and trade across a vast region, from the Black Sea in the west to the Pamir Mountains in the east.

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---------- (2) Index Buddhicus Online The Index Buddhicus is the first classified comprehensive bibliography of Buddhist Studies. It describes secondary material ranging from articles, papers and chapters appearing in journals, proceedings and collections, through reference works, monographs, editions and theses, to digital resources. All entries are linked to an elaborate index of both proper names and thematic, and cross referenced to related material. The Index is available as an online resource. ---------- (3) Russian Military Intelligence on Asia Online: Secret Prints, 1883-1914 The bulk of the Secret Prints consists of first-hand accounts composed by contemporary travelers to lesser-known reaches of Asia. Most were Russian army officers, many of whom had extensive training in geography and related disciplines. ---------- (4) Russian Military Intelligence on Asia Online: Archive Series, 1651-1917 
Database on Russian military intelligence activities in Asia.
The 19th century was a time of rapid Russian expansion in Asia. While its western borders were largely fixed in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars, the Romanov autocracy still found many outlets for its imperial energies in the East. Imperial Russia’s Asian march coincided with a revolution in intelligence.