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- Explores and compares knowledge production by Jesuit missionaries and English agents at the Mughal court
- Considers the evolution of early modern European perceptions of the Mughal Empire
- Highlights processes of cultural exchange between Europeans and South Asians before the British Raj
Part of the book series: New Transculturalisms, 1400–1800 (NETRANS)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This open access book reconstructs and examines a crucial episode of Anglo-Iberian diplomatic rivalry: the clash between the Portuguese-sponsored Jesuit missionaries and the English East India Company (EIC) at the Mughal court between 1580 and 1615. This 35-year period includes the launch of the first Jesuit mission to Akbar’s court in 1580 and the preparation of the royal embassy led by Sir Thomas Roe to negotiate the concession of trading privileges to the EIC, and encompasses not only the extension of the conflict between the Iberian crowns and England into Asia, but also the consolidation of the Mughal Empire. The book examines the proselytizing and diplomatic activities of the Jesuit missionaries, the evolution of English diplomatic strategies concerning the Mughal Empire, and how the Mughal authorities instigated and exploited Anglo-Iberian rivalry in the pursuit of specific commercial, geopolitical, and ideological agendas.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain
João Vicente Melo
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João Vicente Melo is a JIN research fellow at University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Jesuit and English Experiences at the Mughal Court, c. 1580–1615
Authors: João Vicente Melo
Series Title: New Transculturalisms, 1400–1800
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96588-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-96587-7Published: 07 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-96590-7Published: 07 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-96588-4Published: 06 May 2022
Series ISSN: 2946-5338
Series E-ISSN: 2946-5346
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 257
Topics: History of South Asia, History of Early Modern Europe, History of Religion