Power and Distant Display: Early English "Ambassadors" in Moghul India

At Sir Thomas Roe's 1615 landing on the beaches of Surat, he was astonished by the reception he received at announcing himself as the official ambassador of England. While Roe was the first official English ambassador to visit India, he was not the first Englishman to do so, nor was he the only...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Huntington Library quarterly 1998, Vol.61 (3/4), p.343-368
1. Verfasser:	Barbour, Richmond
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ambassadors British English Business structures Consuls Diplomacy Diplomatic & consular services Embassies Emperors History Indian English International trade Joint stock companies Kings Merchants Roe, Thomas (1581-1644) Said, Edward Society of Jesus Travel
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Zusammenfassung:	At Sir Thomas Roe's 1615 landing on the beaches of Surat, he was astonished by the reception he received at announcing himself as the official ambassador of England. While Roe was the first official English ambassador to visit India, he was not the first Englishman to do so, nor was he the only one to call himself ambassador.
ISSN:	0018-7895 1544-399X
DOI:	10.2307/3817773