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037			_cPurchased _nCurrent Books,Convent Jn,Ernakulam
041			_aEnglish
082			_a954.0258092 _bMON/VE
100			_aMoneta,Marco
245			_aVENETIAN AT THE MUGHAL COURT : Life and Adventures of Nicolò Manucci
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260			_aUSA _bVintage _c2021/01/01
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500			_a‘An absorbing account of an almost unbelievably colourful life . . .’ AMITAV GHOSH, AUTHOR ‘An extraordinary character leaps off the pages of Marco Moneta’s book . . . ‘ MARIKA SARDAR, CURATOR, AGA KHAN MUSEUM, TORONTO ‘. . . irresistible . . . ‘ GIORGIO RIELLO, HISTORIAN ‘. . . rich and accessible . . .’ AMIN JAFFER, CURATOR AND AUTHOR The man who witnessed India’s history in the making Venetian Nicolò Manucci’s story is distinct from those of other European travellers and adventurers who documented their stay in India. The young teenager, who arrived on Indian shores with little education and few connections, lived here till his death at the age of eighty-two. He was witness to some of the most dramatic events in the subcontinent’s history. Living by his wits, he started his career as chief artilleryman in Dara Shukoh’s fratricidal battle against Aurangzeb for the Mughal throne. Thereafter, Manucci joined Rajput general Jai Singh in his campaign to subdue the Maratha leader Shivaji. However, Manucci had no stomach for a prolonged military career. With a great capacity for learning and immense good fortune, he made his way into the Mughal court, incredibly, as a court physician to Aurangzeb’s son Shah Alam. In service of the future Mughal emperor, Manucci was to head back to the Deccan once again to meet the challenge posed by Shivaji’s son Sambhaji. Manucci would spend the rest of his life within European settlements in Madras and Pondicherry. And his in-depth knowledge of the Mughal court would prove useful in negotiations between the Europeans and the Mughal authorities. Marco Moneta tells the gripping story of a man who was witness to the intrigues and rivalries in Mughal and European territories, and who not just survived but rose to a position of influence and respect in a hostile and alien world.
650			_aMost influent man in Mughal court -- Nicolo Manucci
650			_aBiography
650			_aAutobiography
650			_aHe assisted Aurangzeb’s son Shah Alam
650			_aCareer European traveller and Venetian writer
700			_aElisabetta Gnechi Ruscone (tr.)
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