John Staples Harriott was a British army officer who while stationed in India, in the service of the East India Company, came to acquire the "Jami' al-tawarikh" in its original manuscript.
John Staples Harriott (1780--1839) was a British army officer stationed in India, in the service of the East India Company. He came to acquire the "Jami' al-tawarikh" in its original manuscript.