First published in 1926.'These documents are full of intimate interest' Times Literary Supplement'A serious and intensely interesting piece of work' The GuardianThe Jesuit missionaries were some of the earliest Europeans to find their way into the Mogul empire in the sixteenth century. Spending more years at Akbar's court than others did months, and traversing his dominions from Lahore to Kabul, and from Kashmir to the Deccan, they undoubtedly sowed the seeds of British influence in the East.Reproducing, or summarizing the most valuable of the missionaries' letters written prior to 1610, this volume makes available the illegible and scattered primary sources on the reign of the Emperor Akbar, and as such, forms the earliest European description of the Mogul Empire.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Father Pierre du Jarric Jarric
EAN: 9781138862753
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 408 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-02-09
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GENRE: HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies
WIDTH: 138 cm
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India, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Religious mission and Religious Conversion
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