This thesis is the study of one of the most consistently used primary sources of early seventeenth century Mughal India. The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe, written by England's first ambassador to the court of Jahângir, has traditionally been construed to be a succinct and perceptive account. Moreover, historians have relied on Thomas Roe's observations and conclusions to offer certain interpretations of Jahângîr's court: most notably, its decline as a forum of centralized absolutism into an arena of intrigue and rivalry. / Cette thèse est une étude d'une des sources primaires la plus consultée sur l'Inde mogole du 17ème siècle. The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe, écrit par le premier ambassadeur anglais à la cour de Jahângîr, a été vu traditionellement comme un récit succinct et perspicace. D'ailleurs, les historiens se sont basés sur les observations de Thomas Roe et ses conlusions pour offrir certaines interprétations de la cour de Jahângîr; en particulier son déclin comme forum "d'absolutisme universel" et sa transformation en arène d'intrigue et rivalité.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.108873 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Creators | Mitchell, C.P. |
| Contributors | Alvi, Sajida. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts. (Department of Islamic Studies.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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