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oapen-20.500.12657-544122022-05-15T06:52:21Z Jesuit and English Experiences at the Mughal Court, c. 1580–1615 Melo, João Vicente diplomacy transcultural exchange Ralph Fitch John Mildenhall Catholicism bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJF Asian history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRA Religion: general::HRAX History of religion 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. 2022-05-13T12:18:34Z 2022-05-13T12:18:34Z 2022 book ONIX_20220513_9783030965884_4 9783030965884 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54412 eng New Transculturalisms, 1400–1800 application/pdf n/a 978-3-030-96588-4.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-030-96588-4 Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-3-030-96588-4 10.1007/978-3-030-96588-4 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 178e65b9-dd53-4922-b85c-0aaa74fce079 9783030965884 European Research Council (ERC) Palgrave Macmillan 257 Cham 681884 H2020 European Research Council H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council open access
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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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