This essay relates to The History of the Late Revolution of The Empire of the Great Mogol by François Bernier, one of the most important travel accounts of the seventeenth century. (more…)
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‘What news have you on the Great Mogul?’
Friday, June 11th, 2010Tags: 17th century, Bernier, history, india, rare book
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Aurel Stein
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Sir Marc Aurel Stein (1862 – 1943): Stein Márk Aurél was a Hungarian archaeologist and scholar, mainly concerned with exploring ancient Central Asia. He studied at various European universities including Vienna, Leipzig, Oxford and Tubingen. He went on to become Principal of Oriental College in Lahore, Registrar of the Punjab University and finally Principal of Madrasa College, Calcutta. (more…)
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The Schlagintweit brothers
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Hermann Schlagintweit, Sakünlünski (13 May 1826 – 19 January 1882), also known as Hermann Rudolph Alfred von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski, the great German explorer of Central Asia was the eldest of the five Schlagintweit brothers from Munich. (more…)
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