The Commentary of Father Monserrate, S.J.: On His Journey to the Court of Akbar
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A valuable historical account of Father Monserrate’s journey to Emperor Akbar’s court, offering a European perspective on Mughal India, its culture, geography, and traditions.
| Author |
J. S. Hoyland |
|---|---|
| ISBN |
9789360803940 |
| Year Of Publication |
2024 |
| Pages |
300 |
| Language |
English |
| Binding |
Hardcover / Hardbound |
| Publisher |
Manohar Publishers and Distributors |
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ISBN: 9789360803940
Year Of Publication: 2024
Pages : 300
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover / Hardbound
Publisher:Manohar Publishers and Distributors
This book records Father Antoni de Monserrate's experiences during the Jesuit mission to Akbar's court at Fatehpur Sikri in the mid-1570s. It covers Mughal history, royal genealogy, geography, cultures, customs, and regions stretching from India into Central Asia.
J. S. Hoyland (1887–1957) was a Quaker missionary and writer who worked in India from 1912 to 1926. He studied at Cambridge and Hartford Seminary School of Missions and wrote extensively on India, history, religion, and social reconstruction. S. N. Banerjee, who annotated the work, was a professor of History at Mahindra College, Patiala, Punjab.
The book presents Monserrate's account of his travels and his visit to Emperor Akbar's court at Fatehpur Sikri. It describes Akbar's imperial world, traces genealogies from Timur and Genghis Khan, and records observations about the geography, cultures, customs, and peoples of India and Central Asia. The work provides an important European eyewitness perspective for understanding the Mughal Empire and sixteenth-century India.
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