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Record Nr.

UNINA9910567789303321

Autore

Melo João Vicente

Titolo

Jesuit and English experiences at the Mughal Court, c. 1580-1615 / / João Vicente Melo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 pages)

Collana

New Transculturalisms, 1400-1800

Disciplina

271.5309540903

Soggetti

Asian history

European history

History of religion

Great Britain Foreign relations Portugal

Mughal Empire Court and courtiers

Mughal Empire Politics and government 16th century

Portugal Foreign relations Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction 2. Meeting a New Constantine 3. New Attempts 4. The English Fulano 5. The English Chan and the Mughal Dom 6. 1612-1615 7. Epilogue

Sommario/riassunto

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.