Bibliograph

Courting India, seventeenth-century England, Mughal India, and the origins of empire, Nandini Das

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Courting India, seventeenth-century England, Mughal India, and the origins of empire, Nandini Das

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-416) and index

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mapsplatesillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Courting India

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1330895778

Responsibility statement

Nandini Das

Sub title

seventeenth-century England, Mughal India, and the origins of empire

Summary

"When Thomas Roe arrived in India in 1616 as James I's first ambassador to the Mughal Empire, the English barely had a toehold in the subcontinent. Their understanding of South Asian trade and India was sketchy at best, and, to the Mughals, they were minor players on a very large stage. Roe represented a kingdom that was beset by financial woes and deeply conflicted about its identity as a unified 'Great Britain' under the Stuart monarchy. Meanwhile, the court he entered in India was wealthy and cultured, its dominion widely considered to be one of the greatest and richest empires of the world. In this fascinating history of Roe's four years in India, Nandini Das offers an insider's view of Britain in the making, a country whose imperial seeds were just being sown. It is a story of palace intrigue, scandal, lotteries, and wagers that unfold as global trade begins to stretch from Russia to Virginia, from West Africa to the Spice Islands of Indonesia."--, Provided by publisher

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