VISIONS OF MUGHAL INDIA: AN ANTHOLOGY OF EUROPEAN TRAVEL WRITING; ED. BY MICHAEL H. FISHER

The Mughal Empire, which conquered and ruled virtually all of today's India, Pakistan and Bangladesh over several centuries, created one of the richest and most colourful of all historical eras. Peoples of different cultures - including Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and others, originating from Iran, Central Asia, Europe, and South Asia itself - worked, traded and travelled throughout the Empire, contributing to its dynamism and power. A few of the Europeans who began criss-crossing the roads of Mughal India wrote, in the forms of diaries, letters and travelogues, about the people and lands they encountered. This illuminating and carefully chosen anthology contains a collection of among the best writings by European travellers from England, Italy, Russia, France, Spain and Portugal as they journeyed the length and breadth of the Empire over a 200 year period (1471-1671). Their experiences and observations form fascinating and informative visions of travel and life in India during this period and provide invaluable contributions to our understanding of life at the time. This Illuminating And Carefully Chosen Anthology Contains A Collection Of Among The Best Writings By European Travellers From England, Italy, Russia, France, Spain And Portugal As They Journeyed The Length And Breadth Of The Empire Over A 200-year Period (1471-1671). Their Experiences And Observations Form Fascinating And Informative Visions Of Travel And Life In India During This Period And Provide Invaluable Contributions To Our Understanding Of Life There At The Time.--jacket. Afanasy Nikitin : West And Central India, 1471-73 -- Cesare Federici : Central And South India, 1563-66 -- Father Antonio Monserrate : West And North India And Punjab, 1579-82 -- William Hawkins : West And North India, 160-13 -- Peter Mundy : North And West India, 1632-22 -- Friar Sebastien Manrique : East India, 1640 -- Niccolao Manucci : West And North India, 1655-56 -- François Bernier : North India, Punjab And Kashmir, 1664 -- Jean-baptiste Tavernier : North And East India, 1665-66 -- Friar Domingo Fernández De Navarrete : South And Central India, 1670-71. Edited By Michael H. Fisher ; Preface By William Dalrymple. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References (page 14) And Index.