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Meeting the Mughals: England’s disastrous first embassy to India
Meeting the Mughals: England’s disastrous first embassy to India
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Mar 6, 2023
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In 1616, when the first English embassy was installed in Mughal India, England was a minor player on the global stage rather than a leading actor. Nandini Das explores what the challenges of this embassy can tell us about England’s unequal relationship with India at the time – and reveals how the future dominance of the British empire was far from a foregone conclusion.
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Released:
Mar 6, 2023
Format:
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