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Aurangzeb's Persian Letters: The Emperor's Farangi Diplomacy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known side of Aurangzeb's reign: his diplomatic correspondence with the Safavid court and the English East India Company. Drawing on the letters collected in the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and the Ruqa'at-i-Alamgiri, they uncover how the emperor balanced Persianate etiquette with hard-nosed trade negotiations, and how his missives to the English factors at Surat and Madras reveal a ruler who was both pious and pragmatic. The conversation ranges from the embassy of Mirza Razi Danishmand to the court of Shah Abbas II, to the English request for…
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