216. Seeds of British India: England’s First Ambassador to the Mughal Court
Published 12/31/2024
Published 12/31/2024
What do you buy for a man who has everything? Thomas Roe is tasked with wooing the Emperor Jahangir. On March 6th 1615, he sets sail from England on the 8 month voyage to the Mughal Empire, home to one fifth of the world’s population. He has been sent by James I and the East India Company on a…
