The Mughal Padshah

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"In The Mughal Padshah, Jorge Flores offers both a lucid English translation and the Portuguese original of a previously unknown account of the court and household of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-27). Probably penned by the Jesuit priest Jerónimo Xavier in 1610-11, the text reads quite differently than the usual missionary report. Surviving in four different versions, the treatise reveals intriguing insights on Jahangir and his family, the Mughal court and its political rituals, as well as the imperial elite and its military and economic strength. A comprehensive introduction situates this text in the 'disputed' landscape of European accounts on Mughal India, as well as illuminates the actual conditions of production, propagation and readership of such a text between South Asia and the Iberian Peninsula"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Politics and government,  Portuguese,  Kings and rulers,  Missions,  Portugal,  Courts and courtiers,  Royal households,  Political culture,  Sources,  Intellectual life,  Jesuits,  Biography,  History,  Jahangir, emperor of hindustan, 1569-1627,  India, kings and rulers,  India, social life and customs,  India, biography,  Maison du roi, souverain,  Histoire,  Portugais,  Vie intellectuelle,  India & South Asia,  Court and courtiers

People: Jahangir Emperor of Hindustan (1569-1627)

Places: Mogul Empire

Times: 17th century