Bhopal, July 20 -- The Madhya Pradesh archaeology department has collected a treasure trove of historical documents including a rare record of the 1857 mutiny against the British signed by rebel Tatya Tope and a rare portrait of the Queen of Jhansi, commissioned by her. The collection is part of India's ambitious Gyan Bharatam Mission under which the government last year asked citizens across the country to submit rare manuscripts in their possession for preservation and digitisation (the deadline was June 30). The originals, under the scheme, were to be returned. District-level committees were formed to implement the programme. Madhya Pradesh saw 3.4 million submissions of which 1.2 million have been verified - the highest number for any s...