{"product_id":"travellers-in-the-golden-realm-how-mughal-india-connected-england-to-the-world-9781529371345","title":"Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spellbinding . . . a remarkable book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSEPHINE QUINN, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow the World Made the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compelling, highly readable account' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNANDINI DAS, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourting India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before the East India Company and the British Empire, England was a pariah state. Seeking better fortunes, 16th and 17th century merchants, pilgrims and outcasts ventured to the kingdom of the mighty Mughals, a land ruled from the palatial towers by women - Empress Nur Jahan Begim, the Queen Mother Maryam al-Zamani, and Princess Jahanara Begim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Into this golden realm went Father Thomas Stephens, a Catholic fleeing his home; the merchant Ralph Fitch seeking jewels in the markets of Delhi; and John Mildenhall, an adventurer revelling in the highwire politics of the Mughal elite. This collision of worlds connected East and West, launching a tempestuous period of globalization from the Chinese opium trade to the slave trade in the Americas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on rich, original sources, Lubaaba Al-Azami traces the origins of a relationship between two nations - one outsider and one superpower - whose cultures remain inextricably linked to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Murray Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529371345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.01w x 0.91d","brand":"Lubaaba Al-Azami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537421889717,"sku":"9781529371345","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c67418ca-f9ed-49a8-9f58-18d4de11c8df.jpg?v=1779169476","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/travellers-in-the-golden-realm-how-mughal-india-connected-england-to-the-world-9781529371345","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}